"A specialist in Continental decorative arts at Christie's, Fiona Gallagher draws from the famous auction house's archives and private collections to tell the story of the iridescent glassware of Lalique, Gallé, and Tiffany; the silver and metalwork of the Wiener Wekstätte, Georg Jensen, and the Unger Brothers; the furniture of Hector Guimard, Josef Hoffman, and Otto Wagner; the jewelry of Liberty & Co. and Charles Robert Ashbee; the sculpture of Maurice Bouval, Louis Chalon, Raoul Larche, and Auguste Ledru; the ceramics of Emile Gallé, Villeroy & Boch, and Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel; and the stirring graphics of Toulouse-Lautrec."--Jacket.