"A King's Feast: The Goldsmith's Art And Royal Banqueting In The 18th Century" 1991 KROG, Ole Villumsen [edited by] Harvard David Byrne

David Byrne

They are an enduring combination of the unexpected and the classical

w/ an introduction by Lucius Beebe

Drawings by Edward Gorey

"A King's Feast: The Goldsmith's Art And Royal Banqueting In The 18th Century" 1991 KROG, Ole Villumsen [edited by] Harvard David ByrneKROG, Ole Villumsen [edited by] [287] pp. w 243 lots The Royal Exhibition Fund 1991 11 1 4" x 8 5 8" The silver exhibited here comprises some of the finest works of leading French and Danish gold and silversmiths of the second half of the 18th century. Many of the pieces, from the Danish Royal Household, are still in daily use today, while most are used only for state banquets and other special occasions. This exhibition aims to give connoiseurs an