{"product_id":"going-for-the-gold-a-curators-quest-paperback","title":"Going for the Gold: A Curator's Quest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid B. Warren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA compelling tale of art, history, and intrigue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen American museum curator Dickie Read stumbles upon a pair of eighteenth-century silver candlesticks in a remote chapel in Umbria, he sets off to solve a decades-old mystery. His curiosity and knowledge of antique artifacts lead him to uncover the history of a Jewish girl hidden from the Nazis during World War II. As Dickie delves deeper, he discovers a connection to a famous American expat who inherited a fabled trove of eighteenth-century gold hollowware long believed to have been lost during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of the beautiful Marchesa Lucrezia Atti, Dickie embarks on a journey across Europe and America to piece together the artifacts' history. Met with dead ends and danger-including an encounter with the infamous Red Brigades-Dickie forges on to bring closure to an enduring family mystery and restore the hollowware to its rightful place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA noted decorative arts scholar, David B. Warren crafts an intriguing story about the search for lost history set against the backdrop of historical Italy. With animated characters and rich details, \u003cem\u003e Going for the Gold\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully blends the mysteries of museum artifacts and the forgotten past into a novel of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580763042099,"sku":"9781632999801","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WkYPiIxu959781632999801.webp?v=1761529987","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/going-for-the-gold-a-curators-quest-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}