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Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco

Carol Green Wilson

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Description:The story of Gump's of San Francisco - one of the most extraordinary establishments in America - is the story of a fabulous trade in treasure and of the men who built it.This new up-to-date edition includes many photographs of objects in the famed Brundage Collection, the largest private collection of Oriental art in the Western world. This great gift to San Francisco contains many pieces that Avery Brundage purchased at Gump's.Founded in California's gold-rush days by David Hausmann - great-uncle of Richard Gump, the current president - the store first provided mirrors for saloons and gilt cornices and frames for the luxurious houses and hotels which sprang up in San Francisco. By 1906, when Abraham Livingston ("A.L.") Gump inherited the store from his father, Gump's was purveying pictures and art objects as well. Under his direction, the store began to specialize in works from the Orient, particularly ancient China.GUMP'S TREASURE TRADE is as much the story of A.L. Gump as it is of the store he helped to make famous. When he was told at the age of eleven that he would eventually be blind, he developed a rare ability to judge objects by touch alone and astonished dealers with his unfailing judgment. Despite the 1906 earthquake and fire and the depression of the 1930's, he made Gump's a mecca for lovers of art from all over the world.Under Richard Gump's direction since 1946, a new philosophy in merchandising has emerged. Today's accent is on originality in design. With agencies of supply from Agra to Tokyo to Madrid, Gump's is an international treasure house in the heart of the city.Carol Green Wilson skillfully re-creates the high-living boom days, the Bohemia of the early 1900's, the terror of the earthquake, Chinese jade hunts, fabulous discoveries, and more fabulous customers. One such customer, Frank Lloyd Wright, wrote in the Jade Room's guest book: "To Mr. Gump, a Western pioneer who will be built into this history of culture in our West."Here is a book for art enthusiasts, lovers of San Francisco, and those who enjoy an exciting narrative well told.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco. To get started finding Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 306

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company

Release: 1965

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Description: The story of Gump's of San Francisco - one of the most extraordinary establishments in America - is the story of a fabulous trade in treasure and of the men who built it.This new up-to-date edition includes many photographs of objects in the famed Brundage Collection, the largest private collection of Oriental art in the Western world. This great gift to San Francisco contains many pieces that Avery Brundage purchased at Gump's.Founded in California's gold-rush days by David Hausmann - great-uncle of Richard Gump, the current president - the store first provided mirrors for saloons and gilt cornices and frames for the luxurious houses and hotels which sprang up in San Francisco. By 1906, when Abraham Livingston ("A.L.") Gump inherited the store from his father, Gump's was purveying pictures and art objects as well. Under his direction, the store began to specialize in works from the Orient, particularly ancient China.GUMP'S TREASURE TRADE is as much the story of A.L. Gump as it is of the store he helped to make famous. When he was told at the age of eleven that he would eventually be blind, he developed a rare ability to judge objects by touch alone and astonished dealers with his unfailing judgment. Despite the 1906 earthquake and fire and the depression of the 1930's, he made Gump's a mecca for lovers of art from all over the world.Under Richard Gump's direction since 1946, a new philosophy in merchandising has emerged. Today's accent is on originality in design. With agencies of supply from Agra to Tokyo to Madrid, Gump's is an international treasure house in the heart of the city.Carol Green Wilson skillfully re-creates the high-living boom days, the Bohemia of the early 1900's, the terror of the earthquake, Chinese jade hunts, fabulous discoveries, and more fabulous customers. One such customer, Frank Lloyd Wright, wrote in the Jade Room's guest book: "To Mr. Gump, a Western pioneer who will be built into this history of culture in our West."Here is a book for art enthusiasts, lovers of San Francisco, and those who enjoy an exciting narrative well told.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco. To get started finding Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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