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"Beyond the Border" sets the lives and work of Huguenot goldsmiths in the context of the different societies in which they lived and worked. Distinguished international scholars explore the contributions of individual goldsmiths in France during times of tolerance of the Protestant religion in the 16th and 17th centuries. They explain how protestant craftsmen dominated regional centers but found establishing a presence in the metropolis more challenging. From benefiting from ambitious patronage from noble and professional clients in the English-speaking world to the influence the Louis XIV...

Examining the art of the gold box in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, this work gives voice to distinguished international scholars to explore the contributions made by individual workshops in major European centers of production in the context of contemporary patronage and the international market for such boxes. Consideration is given to the design of gold boxes with reference to the Victoria and Albert Museum s important collection of design drawings. Leading experts, including senior museum curators, auction house specialists, and independent scholars, explore the ways in which different...