Download or read book Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories written by Thomas Arthur Strange and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cathedral stalls, altar pieces, sofas, commodes, writing tables, grillwork, organs, pulpits, and other decorative accessories produced by such noted craftsmen as Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and Chippendale. Descriptive text.

Download or read book Old Virginia Antique Furniture Company Entire Collection written by Joseph M. Winkler, Baltimore and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Collection of Antique Furniture written by John Wanamaker (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Furniture written by Karen Mazurkewich and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles--from the very best hardwood pieces featured to standard softwood specimens still available on the Asian market. This antique furniture book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques. It includes detailed chapters on various types of wooden furniture cover chairs, stools and benches, tables and desks, beds, cabinets and bookshelves, doors and screens and household accessories. With this renewed interest in antique furniture, a forgery market has emerged. Thousands of factories in southern China are churning out brand new or refurbished furniture and passing them off as Chinese antiques. Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide for collectors of antique wood furniture.

Download or read book Field Guide to American Antique Furniture written by Joseph T. Butler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1985 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1700 of Skibinski's line drawings present a visual approach to the identification of antique furnishings. The book is arranged in chronological sequences (17th century through the early 20th century) by type of furniture, from tables and settees to desks and bookcases. Butler and Johnson have included some important information for the novice and the experienced collector: the sources of furniture used as models for the illustrations; lists of museums, art galleries, and special displays of outstanding collections of furniture; a selected bibliography and a glossary; the anatomy of a piece of furniture; and a brief history of the periods of furniture and furniture makers. Highly recommended for public libraries and other subject collections.

Download or read book Collection of Antique Furniture written by John Wanamaker, New York and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collecting Antiques for Pleasure and Profit written by Felix Gade and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Collection of Antique Furniture written by John Wanamaker (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Southern Furniture 1680 1830 written by Ronald Hurst and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a history of the South's cabinetmaking traditions

Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of an Extraordinary Collection of Antique Furniture written by American Art Galleries and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles 1740 1940 written by Philip Sturm and published by Acc Art Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers insight into the little-known furniture of the Lesser Antilles and includes over 200 illustrated examples of island furniture, with detailed captions. A comprehensive study of this hiterto neglected subject.

Download or read book Neat and Plain a Southern Furniture Collection hardcover written by A. Gehrken and and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated catalog of one southern gentleman's antique furniture collection.

Download or read book A Fine Collection of Antique Furniture written by C.F. Libbie & Co and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Antique Furniture written by John Andrews and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overall view of the history and development of furniture design.

Download or read book Start Collect Antique Furniture written by John Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Clear, relevant information on Western furniture from 1660 to 1900 by a leading authority* Comprehensive, full-color illustrations throughout* Succinct details of all-important design features, styles, terminology and historical context* Features country and provincial furniture, including Windsor, Alsatian and Shaker pieces, as well as the work of all major designers of the period This concise yet wide-ranging survey of collectible antique furniture, illustrated throughout in full color, guides the new collector through almost three centuries of Western Furniture with clarity and authority.Invaluable as a reference tool, it offers collectors the means to identify key features of a wide variety of pieces, ranging from the Gothic and Renaissance period to Art Nouveau, and the beginning of the twentieth century. The book is structured chronologically by century and, within each time period, by country. Existing collectors will find all titles in the series act as a handy and portable reference, and beginners will welcome a reliable, accessible starting point from which their interests can develop.Readers will find succinct sections detailing all major phases in Western Furniture, with full-color coverage of English, American, French, Italian, German, Austrian, Low Countries, Spanish and Portuguese pieces. The work of important furniture designers is discussed, from the French ébénistes and Chippendale, through key 19th century figures such as Biedermeier, Pugin and Stickley and the mass producers of bentwood such as the Austrian Thonet, to the Belgian and French Art Nouveau designers.

Download or read book Antique Furniture Including a Remarkable Collection of Chairs Relics of Washington and Marie Antoinette written by Stan. V. Henkels (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of Antique Furniture Rare Old China Cameos Etc A Fine Collection of Antique Furniture Etc From Fall River Mass written by C F Libbie & Co and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.