Viardot
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"enchantress of nations" is a lavish biography of this amazing woman whose life spanned most of the nineteenth century; and it also weaves a rich tapestry of music and literature in france, england and russiasee oxfam website for delivery information read moredickens - reduced to tears by her singing - regarded her as 'one of the greatest actresses of any time'michael steen recounts the back-stage bitchiness, robbery, duels and violence, life in russia before the emancipation of the serfs, appalling disease and shocking poverty, and the unhappiness experienced by children of successful parentsshe was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to franz liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in europe'liszt also declared that, with pauline viardot, the world had finally found a woman composer of geniusluxuriously produced with a colour plate section, it opens a new vista on opera, nineteenth-century literature and historythis is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's maria callas
(England)
15 €
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Translation by louis viardot and each book contains 370 compositions by gustave doré engraved on wood by hhachette, parissigns of wear on the bindings and some signs of wear on the first pages of volume 1, otherwise in good conditiongustave doré (illustrator)2 volumes in red half leather binding, spine with 4 raised bands and gilded title - (xxiv), ppvolume one and volume two, two books together weighing approximately 10 kg and each measuring 37x29x approximately 5 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
57 €
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Pair of central louis xv ornamental japanese style furniture in mahogany in the taste of viardotgreat quality parisian cabinetmakingdimensions: h read morebronze ornamentation with gilt patinacabriole legs ending with claws on spacer platecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefront opening with 1 drawer and 1 door eachplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeabundant decorations of plant sculptures
227 €
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Openwork legs in the spirit of viardotcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeseries of napoleon iii period nesting tables with japanese style decoration
121 €