Stacey J. Pierson is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her areas of specialization include ceramic history (China) and the history of collecting and display. Her most recent publication was From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain, 2013.

• List of Figures List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction: A New Gentlemen’s Club for London Part 2: ExhibitionsChapter 1 Painting and Prints in Europe and BritainChapter 2 Ceramics East and WestChapter 3 Persia, Egypt, and IndiaChapter 4 Indigenous and Primitive ArtPart 3: Epilogue: The Club, its Legacy and the Historiography of Collecting and DisplayAppendix A: List of Special Exhibitions Mounted by the Club with Visitor Numbers (where Available) from 1869 Appendix B: Biographical Index of Active Members and Contributors BibliographyIndex

"This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in art market studies and the interconnectedness of the public and the private, the formation of private clubs and public taste and the network of agents who manoeuvre between them."--New Books Network

Stacey J. Pierson is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her areas of specialization include ceramic history (China) and the history of collecting and display. Her most recent publication was From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain, 2013.

• List of Figures List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction: A New Gentlemen’s Club for London Part 2: ExhibitionsChapter 1 Painting and Prints in Europe and BritainChapter 2 Ceramics East and WestChapter 3 Persia, Egypt, and IndiaChapter 4 Indigenous and Primitive ArtPart 3: Epilogue: The Club, its Legacy and the Historiography of Collecting and DisplayAppendix A: List of Special Exhibitions Mounted by the Club with Visitor Numbers (where Available) from 1869 Appendix B: Biographical Index of Active Members and Contributors BibliographyIndex

"This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in art market studies and the interconnectedness of the public and the private, the formation of private clubs and public taste and the network of agents who manoeuvre between them."--New Books Network

Stacey J. Pierson is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her areas of specialization include ceramic history (China) and the history of collecting and display. Her most recent publication was From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain, 2013.

• List of Figures List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction: A New Gentlemen’s Club for London Part 2: ExhibitionsChapter 1 Painting and Prints in Europe and BritainChapter 2 Ceramics East and WestChapter 3 Persia, Egypt, and IndiaChapter 4 Indigenous and Primitive ArtPart 3: Epilogue: The Club, its Legacy and the Historiography of Collecting and DisplayAppendix A: List of Special Exhibitions Mounted by the Club with Visitor Numbers (where Available) from 1869 Appendix B: Biographical Index of Active Members and Contributors BibliographyIndex

"This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in art market studies and the interconnectedness of the public and the private, the formation of private clubs and public taste and the network of agents who manoeuvre between them."--New Books Network