How to Date Furniture

Author: Trevor Yorke
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781846743764
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
This illustrated, easy reference guide is packed with all the information you need to help you date English furniture and bring its history to life. The book looks at many different furniture types, showing how form, style and the types of wood used changed from the Tudor period through to the Art Deco years of the 1930s. It highlights key details, what to look for when dating furniture, and introduces significant furniture designers and their importance. There's also a look at how changes in English society and fashion resulted in the introduction of specific pieces. The book should appeal to those who love antique shows on TV and looking round antique shops and country houses, but would like to know more about furniture and the stories behind it.

Antique Furniture Expert

Author: Peter Philp
Publisher: Tiger Books
ISBN: 9781855016903
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
How you can identify, date and authenticate antique furniture. Comprehensive survey of the development of styles, guide to recognizing woods. English, European and New World furniture.

Field Guide to American Antique Furniture

Author: Joseph T. Butler
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805001242
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
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.

Antique Furniture Expert How You Can Identify, Date and Authenticate

Author: Peter Philip
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781855016903
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

A Field Guide to Antique Furniture

Author: Peter Philp
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780395597002
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
Utilizes explanatory diagrams and expert information to study the style, material, construction, decoration, finish, and relative value of all types of furniture dating from the late Middle Ages to 1940.

The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture

Author: Marvin D. Schwartz
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579121082
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 478

Book Description
This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

Discovering and Restoring Antique Furniture

Author: Michael Bennett
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
ISBN: 9780304347407
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 157

Book Description
'Discovering and Restoring Antique Furniture' is a highly practical illustrated guide to providing essential and detailed information on the most commonly encountered problems in furniture restoration and conservation. All stages are clearly explained and generously illustrated with black and white pictures and colour photographs and line drawings.

A Directory of Antique Furniture

Author: F. Lewis Hinckley
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517011706
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Authentic classification of European and American designs for professionals and connoisseurs.

Miniature Antique Furniture

Author: Herbert and Peter Schiffer
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780887408823
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Over 300 color and black and white photos give a unique look at genuine antique hand-crafted furniture for children and dolls. Organized to show the evolution of styles, the quality and historical significance are discussed. A comprehensive study, it covers the aspects which determine the quality of an antique miniature, as well as those particular facets which contribute to its beauty and grace.

American Antique Furniture, 1640-1840

Author: Patricia Petraglia
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Pub
ISBN: 9781567991475
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
A lavishly illustrated two-hundred-year chronicle of furniture making in the United States.