Old English Furniture - From the 16th to the 19th Centuries. a Guide for the Collector (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781473315884)

This book contains a fantastic guide to old English Furniture. Contents include: On Buying Old Furniure: Some Methods of the "Faker", The Evolution of the Cabinet-Makers Art, Jacobean Cromwellian, Charles II., and William and Mary Furniture, Lacquered Furniture, Queen Anne, Grinling Gibbons, Georgian, Chippendale, and The Brothers Adam. This book will be a fine addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in antique furniture and those who buy and sell old furniture. Originally published in 1909, we are here republishing it with a brand new introductory essay on the history of furniture.

Author: G. Owen Wheeler
ISBN-10: 1473315883
ISBN-13: 9781473315884
Publisher: White Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2014
Pages: 772
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.12lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.70d