Author: Robert Wemyss SymondsPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Old English Furniture and Its Makers
Author: Robert Wemyss SymondsEnglish Furniture and Furniture Makers of the 18th Century
Author: R. S. CloustonPublisher:
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Category : Cabinetmakers
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Furniture
Author: Joseph AronsonPublisher: Potter Style
ISBN: 0517037351
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
Old English Furniture and Its Surroundings
Author: MacIver PercivalPublisher:
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Old English Furniture of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Author: George Owen WheelerPublisher:
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Old English Furniture (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frederick FennPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483032859
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Excerpt from Old English Furniture Oak (made in Belgium or the Midlands) backed by an art wall-paper, or to see cottage chairs Of the Chippendale period in the drawing-rooms Of the wealthy; but at least these things show a hankering after improvement. It is not every one who has instinctive feeling for what is beautiful in design and correct in form - not every one who is born with a sensitiveness which is outraged when a beautiful piece of furniture is insulted by being placed in unsympathetic surroundings, and I am not at all sure that the vast majority are not much to be con gratulated on the circumstance. The modest collector, who has scraped up a little know ledge and is the easy prey Of the modern manufacturer, Often forgets, if he ever knew, that the furniture Of the great makers was intended for certain styles Of rooms. The oak-panelled rooms and tapestry-hung walls took their dignified solid oak and exquisite walnut-wood work, and the painted rooms Of a later period show up the dainty work of Sheraton, Adams, and Hepplewhite. Divorced from their proper surroundings, you miss half the effect which the designer saw. I do not suggest that there are not a fair number of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Old English Furniture
Author: Frederick FennPublisher:
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Old English Furniture from the 16th to the 19th Centuries
Author: George Owen WheelerPublisher:
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Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Old English Furniture and Its Surroundings, from the Restoration to the Regency
Author: Maciver PercivalPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290932134
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Old English Furniture - From the 16th to the 19th Centuries. a Guide for the Collector
Author: G. Owen WheelerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781473315884
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
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.