Author: Carl William DrepperdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Primer of American Antiques
Author: Carl William DrepperdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Art & Industry in Early America
Author: Patricia E. KanePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217846
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.
The New and Revised Catalog of American Antiques
Author: William C. Ketchum (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780831712082
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection
Author: The Catalog of American Antiques
Author: William C. Ketchum (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A fully illustrated collector's guide to styles and prices on furniture, folk, glass pottery, silver, pewter, copper, brass, iron, tin, textiles, woodenware, baskets, lighting devices, tools, toys, decoys, weathervanes, whirlgigs, schrimshaw, memorabilia, photographs, postcards, political memoribilia and more ...
The Antiques Directory
Author: American Furniture, 1650-1840
Author: Alexandra Alevizatos KirtleyPublisher: Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN: 9780876332962
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art show early American furniture participated in an international visual language. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present"--
Antiques
Author: Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide
Author: Nadja MarilPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764308543
Category : Lamps
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Many basic questions confronting antique lamp buyers, from "Where do I look for a manufacturer's signature?" to "How do I distinguish reproductions from originals?" are answered here. Using color photographs and catalogue illustrations, a wealth of information is presented including buying or selling old lighting, restoration issues like rewiring, practical uses for fixtures originally made for gas or oil, and restoring and protecting metal finishes.
American Folk Art in Wood, Metal and Stone
Author: Jean LipmanPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486228167
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The carved and painted figures collected in this exceptional book are excellent examples of a wide-spread American folk art tradition that flourished from the middle of the 18th to the end of the 19th-century. 183 photographic illustrations, 4 reproduced in full-color on the covers. List of illustrations. Extensive bibliography.