Found 54 items in the class "Books/Nonfiction/Collecting".
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
Knopf Furniture Volume I Chairs, Tables, Sofa
12153. Book: The Knopf Collectors’ Guides to American Antiques: Furniture Volume I Chairs, Tables, Sofas & Beds by Marvin D. Schwartz. NY: Chanticleer Press, Inc. 1982 1st Printing so marked. ISBN 0394712682. 178pp.8vo 8.5x4.25. For collectors of all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the 17th century to the 1950’s. Color illustrations and full descriptions of 347 representative pieces, along with collecting tips, a price guide, and much more. DJ over soft decorative paper cover.
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
THE SHAKER CHAIR BY CHARLES R. MULLER & TIMOTHY RIEMAN
For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for House Beautiful suggested at the beginning of the twentieth century that "If you own a Shaker chair, preserve it with great care, for it will soon be considered an antique, and a rare one at that." In this definitive book, that statement is verified as the authors examine in depth the styles and production techniques of chairs made at ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical and contemporary photographs, extensive journal and account book references, diaries, postcards, catalog advertisements, and detailed line drawings are all used to document the chairs' history. Readers will find valuable information on identification of chair types and origins as well as an analysis of design and construction. An essential resource for collectors, historians, designers, and devotees of antique furniture.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
THE SHAKER CHAIR BY CHARLES R. MULLER & TIMOTHY RIEMAN
For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for House Beautiful suggested at the beginning of the twentieth century that "If you own a Shaker chair, preserve it with great care, for it will soon be considered an antique, and a rare one at that." In this definitive book, that statement is verified as the authors examine in depth the styles and production techniques of chairs made at ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical and contemporary photographs, extensive journal and account book references, diaries, postcards, catalog advertisements, and detailed line drawings are all used to document the chairs' history. Readers will find valuable information on identification of chair types and origins as well as an analysis of design and construction. An essential resource for collectors, historians, designers, and devotees of antique furniture.
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AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FURNITURE:
Great Longhorn Chair with Gold Incising attributed to William Mittman
A very good example of Long Horns Chair attributed to William Mittman, San Antonio Texas, circa 1885. The chair has unusual carving in the aesthetic style on the horns with original gold incising. Measurements are: 36 inches tall x 36 inches wide x 36 inches deep, 26 horns. The chair is in pristine condition and his upholstered in faux fur.THE CHAIR WAS ON LOAN AT THE PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN CANYON, TEXAS FOR THE EXIBIT CALLED: SHARP HORNS, SOFT SEATS: THE ART OF HORNED FURNITURE NOVEMBER 12, 2005 TO AUGUST 2006. The exhibit included furniture made from longhorns as well as the horns of other animals from the museum's own collection as well as borrowed pieces from other museums and private collections. Visit my website at www.antiquesbylisebohm.com for more great pieces like this one. Some of them are not listed here.
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AUCTION CATALOGS:
May 22, 1994 Pettigrew Auction Catalog
May 22, 1994 Pettigrew Auction Catalog, Meeks recamier, sofa, arm chairs, side chairs,, Galle Price $2, prices realized $2.
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AUCTION CATALOGS:
August 7, 1993 Pettigrew Auction Catalog
August 7, 1993 Pettigrew Auction Catalog, A lot of Horner and Belter Furniture, Belter cornucopia and pierced arm chairs, sofas and slipper chairs, Horner hall pices, dining pieces and library pieces, Price $15,
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques SEPTEMBER 1937
The Magazine Antiques January 1932. Articles on wALLACE cHAIR; vERIFYING A hULL AND sANDERSON pORRINGER; Ancestors of the Turned Chair; Abbreviated Inscriptions in German Pennsylvania; Minature Glass Lamps; Riddle of the Registry Mark; Walking Stick; L'Eprouvette; Remmey Family: American Potters, Part2.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques APRIL 1928
The Magazine Antiques APRIL 1927. Articles include: The Painted Peasant Furniture of Swixerland; Some Early Pattern Blocks; Some Decorated Woodenware; Rex Absolutus of the Monongahela; An Historic Lamp; Jefferson's Reading Table; Colonial Firearms, Part III; What Chairs for the Dining-Room, Part II; Some Charleston Silversmiths; Origin of the Rocking Chair.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1930
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1930. Articles include: Notes on Philadelphia Profilists; The Wesleyan Wainscot Chair; A Note on American Wainscot Chairs; The Man Who Made Brass Works for Williard Clocks; English Furniture for the Average Collector; Anerican Eagle Lowestoft; Church and Town Flagons of Holland; Some Connecticut Yarn Reels; Antique Smokers Furniture.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture
12234. Book: Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture by Robert F. W. Meader with 235 Illustrations. NY: Dover Publications, Inc. 1972. 128pp plus 18pp catalog. 4to 12x9. Necessary reference. Includes: Chairs and Footstools; Tables and Desks; Case Pieces and Miscellaneous Pieces; Pegs and Pegboards; Clocks; Stoves; Decadent and Doubtful Pieces; plus a shaker Chair Catalog.
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AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FURNITURE:
Texas Longhorn Chair attributed to Wenzel Friedrich
A very nice example of long horn chair attributed to Wenzel Friedrich, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1885. Measuremnts are: 36 inches tall, 26inches wide and 26 inches deep, 22 horns. The chair is in pristine condition and his upholstered in cow hide. FRIEDRICH, WENZEL (1827-1902). Wenzel Friedrich, horn furniture maker, was born in Grünthal, Bohemia, on July 2, 1827. In 1853 he emigrated, landed at Indianola, Texas, and settled in San Antonio. He soon established himself in cabinetmaking, a trade he had learned in Bohemia. In 1880 Friedrich expanded his cabinetmaking business to include the manufacture of horn furniture. It has not been established whether he originated horn furniture, but over the next ten years he crafted some of the most innovative. His works received awards of merit at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition of 1883, the New Orleans Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884-85, and the Southern Exposition at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1886. Between 1880 and 1890 his furniture, noted for its quality, was sold throughout the United States and Europe. His patrons included Queen Victoria, Otto von Bismarck, and Kaiser Wilhelm I. Friedrich died in San Antonio on November 7, 1902. Today his furniture is displayed in museums throughout the United States.
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AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FURNITURE:
Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Side Chair
American Aesthetic Movement Mother-of-Pearl- and Brass-Inlaid Mahogany Sidechair, fourth quarter 19th century.The back with a spindled frieze centered by a foliate and floral brass and mother-of-pearl panel, the seat apron with a similar gallery and inlaid foliate and floral garland, now upholstered after the period fashion in gold and aqua brocade.
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS: Books Related to this Period
Centuries and Styles of the american Chair 1640-1870
Large volume in very good condition published by Dutton, New York: 1972 - First Edition, Stated. Hard Cover 516 pages; indexed; illustrated throughout with contemporary paintings, photographs, advertisements, etc. A vert clean copy. Edges of dust jacket lightly worn and lightly yellowed.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Innovative Furniture in America from 1800 to the present by David Hanks
Used hard cover copy in good condition. Two centuries of furniture as invention and as aesthetic object, ranging from Gragg's early 19th-century early 19th-century bentwood side chair to Gehry's 20th-century plied cardboard contour rocker. Notes, biblio., index. 171 illus: photos, drawings, historical catalogue & advertisements reproductions. 200p. Pap. ART-FURNITURE
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Old Buildings Gardens & Furniture in Tidewater Maryland by Forman
A Glimpse of Early Maryland, The Upper Eastern Shore, The Lower Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland and Upper Bay Counties. Contains over 580 photographs and drawings. Vast range of objects pictured from chairs, secretaries, paneling, tools and handmills to forts, mansions, house floor plans, churches, pew plans sorry houses, outbuildings of every description, mouldings, fences, gateways and garden plans. There are also portraits, silhouettes, mural paintings, wallpaper designs, early settler artifacts, maps, plats and town plans
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS: Books Related to this Period
INNOVATIVE FURNITURE IN AMERICA FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT BY DAVID HANKS
Used SOFTCOVER copy in good condition. Two centuries of furniture as invention and as aesthetic object, ranging from Gragg's early 19th-century early 19th-century bentwood side chair to Gehry's 20th-century plied cardboard contour rocker. Notes, biblio., index. 171 illus: photos, drawings, historical catalogue & advertisements reproductions. 200p. Pap. ART-FURNITURE
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
Antique Biedermeier Furniture with Price Guide - 2002 Edition
A comprehensive look at striking furniture of the nineteenth century Biedermeier era in Austria and Germany. This handsome book features more than 600 authentic Biedermeier pieces, including cabinets, bureaus, wardrobes, secretaries, sofas, chairs, and tables. The authoritative authors provide extensive information on shapes, materials, ornamental features, and regional aspects of this popular furniture. The text covers evaluation and pricing, market trends, and tips on buying, caring for, and proper restoration of Biedermeier pieces. An illustrated glossary and current values are also included in this elegant reference.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
The Life, Times and Work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
K.E. Sullivan / Caxton Editions - Published in Great Britain in 2002 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh achieved international recognition and his innovative style influenced much of the art world, most notably the Secessionalist movement in Vienna. He has spawned generations of imitators, and, in spite of his many other achievements, is most famous for his furniture, especially his classic Ladderback Chair. Hardcover / 127 Pages / British import
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Design & Decorative Arts Victorian Britain 1837-1901 by Michael Snodin
About the AuthorMichael Snodin is head of the Designs Section of the V&A's Word and Image Department. John Styles is head of postgraduate studies at the V&A, with particular responsibility for the V&A/Royal College of Art History of Design course. Book DescriptionCharles Rennie Mackintosh's chairs, William Morris's wallpapers and carpets, and many more examples show why, during the reign of Queen Victoria, Britain was called the "workshop of the world." Brand new Soft cover book.
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AUCTION CATALOGS:
January 23, 1988 Pettigrew Auction Catalog: Victoriana of the Rockies Sale
January 23, 1988 Pettigrew Auction Catalog: Victoriana of the Rockies Sale II, Their most important annual sale, Belter, Hunzinger; Victorian Furniture and other items, thirteen lots of Belter furniture, Labeled Belter chairs and important Belter Bed, 230 lots Price $20, hammer prices not available
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AUCTION CATALOGS:
September 29, 1990 Pettigrew Auction Catalog
September 29, 1990 Pettigrew Auction Catalog, Victorian Furniture and other items, ten lots of Belter furniture, many high end pierce carved furniture including a great table and sofa and chairs, 80 lots, Price $20, hammer prices not available.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Ornamental Iron Manufactured by J. W. Fiske Iron Works
THIS IS A REPRINT OF A 1924 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ORNAMENTAL IRON(SETTEES, CHAIRS, ETC.) MANUFACTURED BY J. W. FISKE IRON WORKS. THE CATALOG HAS 40 PAGES OF BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THEIR PRODUCT LINE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CATALOG IS 1924 PRICE LIST.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
French Provincial Decorative Art
12300. Book: French Provincial Decorative Art by Catherine Oglesby. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1951. 214pp. Folio 12.25x9.5. DJ over hard board cover with acetate wrap. Includes French Provincial Design; France Builds Homes; Styles, Times and Kings; Furniture; Armoires and Cupboards; Beds; Buffets; Chairs and Commodes; Couches and Benches; Desks and Secretaries; Tables; Conversation Pieces; French Provincial in Canada; Mantels and Fireplace Fixtures; Mirrors; Glass; Clocks and Barometers; Metalmarks; Lighting Fixtures; Textiles; Ceramics; Wall Coverings; Floor Coverings; etc.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
American Antique Furniture
12218. Book: American Antique Furniture by Edgar G. Miller, Jr. with 2,115 illustrations in Two Volumes. Volume One. NY: Dover Publications, Inc. 1966. 606pp. 4to 10.75x8. Worn soft laminated cover. This volume includes: Styles of American Antique Furniture; Interesting Details; Chairs; Day-Beds, Settees, etc.; Sofas; Chests: Early Chest of Drawers; Highboys; Lowboys; Bureaus; Desks, Secretaries, etc.; Block-Front Furniture; Cupboards; Sideboards; Bedsteads.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
Fake, Fraud, or Genuine
12203. Book: Fake, Fraud, or Genuine: Identifying authentic American Antique Furniture by Nyrna Kaye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1987. 214pp. 4to 11.25x8.75. DJ over hard board cover. ISBN 082121666X. Includes: The villains; Equipment for Sleuths; False Identies; Styles as Clues; Technology as Evidence; The Case of the Case Piece, Part One: Jooinery; The Case of the Case Piece, Part Two: Cabinetry; Crimes Done to Chairs; Topless Tables and Other Concerns of the Board; Finishing ‘Em Off; and The Savvy Collector in Action. Excellent reference and one that should be on every furniture collectors shelf.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1928
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1928. Articles include: Irish cut Glass; Tucker and Hemphill Porcelain Works; some Light on Hubard; The Painted Peasant Furniture of Switzerland, Part II; Civil War Envelopes; Richard lee, Pewterer; Chintzes from Portugal; What Chairs for the Dining Room, Part IV; Martin Greiner. Note this is the 1st of 2 of these copies that I have.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1928
The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1928. Articles include: Irish cut Glass; Tucker and Hemphill Porcelain Works; some Light on Hubard; The Painted Peasant Furniture of Switzerland, Part II; Civil War Envelopes; Richard lee, Pewterer; Chintzes from Portugal; What Chairs for the Dining Room, Part IV; Martin Greiner. Note this is the 2nd of 2 of these copies that I have.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
Antiques AUGUST 1927
Antiques AUGUST 1927. Articles include: Some American Primitives; Spanish Chairs of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Some New England Tankards; Potichimanie; The Franklin Glass Factory; Ready Reference for Furniture Hardware, Part III. This is the second issue of this volume that I have
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques MARCH 1928
The Magazine Antiques MARCH 1927. Articles include: Early Pennsylvania Craftsmen, Thomas Tufft, Joyner; Lowestoft: What Is It? Part I; The Village Tinsmith; They Tyler Coverlets; Filgree Gold and Silver; What Chairs for the Dining Room Part I; Contemporaneous Estimations of Stiegel Glass.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques AUGUST 1927
The Magazine Antiques AUGUST 1927. Articles include: Some American Primitives; Spanish Chairs of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Some New England Tankards; Potichimanie; The Franklin Glass Factory; Ready Reference for Furniture Hardware, Part III.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques JULY 1930
The Magazine Antiques JULY 1930. Articles include: Old Danish silver Spoons; Weavers of NY's Historical Coverlets; An English Friend or American Liberty; Foreign Influences in Philippine Antiques; The Development and Decline of New England Paneling; The Brief Career of Ansel Goodrich; NY State Glasshouses; English Chairs for Comfort and Occasion; The Handiwork of Little Hannah.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1929
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1929. Articles include: Newly Discovered Miniatures by Edward Greene Malbone; The Chinese Lowestoft of Early American Commerce; More Old German Silver; Some North of England Chairs; Old-Time Iron Snuffers; NY State Glasshouses; Spreading the News in 1597.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques MARCH 1929
The Magazine Antiques MARCH 1929. Articles include: Development of the Twist Stem Drinking Glass; The Man Who Made Simon willard's Clock Cases; Lowestoft: What Is It? Part 1V; Paper-Mache; Early Firemaking devices: 1. From Flint to Matches; 11. Platinum Lighters; The Source of an American Chippendale Chair; Old American Newspapers.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques FEBRUARY 1928
The Magazine Antiques FEBRAURY 1928. Articles include: The American Rocking-Chair; Old English Glass Pictures; Washington's Traveling Boot Box; Lyndeboro Pottery; Old Wallpaper of France; European Continental Pewter, Part VII; Furniture Changelings, II.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
Early American Fine Points of Furniture
12220. Book Early American Fine Points of Furniture by Albert Sack. NY: Crown Publishers. 1978. 303pp 8vo 9.5x7.75. ISBN:0517001489. Contents include: chairs, beds, bureaus, chests and cupboards, chests-on-chests; clocks; desks; secretaries; highboys; lowboys; mirrors; sideboards; sofas, tables; restorations, replacements and imperfections. DJ over hard board cover.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Antiques Magazine MARCH 1952
The Magazine Antiques MARCH 1952. Articles include: Pilgrim Possessions 1620-1640; Color in Pilgrim and Puritan Dress; Latten Spoons of the Pilgrims; Some Irish Silver; The Art of Glass in France: Part II; For the Casual Collector: The ABC's of Hitchcock Chairs; Woodlawn Plantation.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1944
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1944. Articles include: American Silver-Hilted swords, Part 1; Windsor Chairs at Williams College; Log Cabin or Frame; Beans and Bean Pots; Scrimshaw, The Whaleman's Art; The ABC's of European and American Ceramics, Part 11.
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1943
The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1943. Articles on Greek Revival in US; English Silver with Chinese influence; Deborah Goldsmith (portrait painter); Philadelphia cup plates; English cockfighting chairs
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques October 1936
The Magazine Antiques October 1936. Articles on Long Island Dutch Splat Back Chairs; Stencils; Hex Marks as Talismans; Sihouettes by Charles Willson Peale; Chafing dishes by Peter Van Dyck; Cincinnati Porcelain Tea Saucer; Tucker china history; Dyott note (purveyor of patent medicines, glass manufacturer).
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques November 1936
The Magazine Antiques November 1936. Articles on William Calder, a Transition Pewterer; English Roundabout Chairs; The Union Glass Co.; Thomas Coram's Bible; Delineators of the Adams-Jackson American Views, Part 1; Philadelphia Mahagony LowPiece
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Books-Nonfiction-Collecting:
The Magazine Antiques OCTOBER 1950
The Magazine Antiques OCTOBER 1950. Articles include: Connecticut Cherry Furniture; Oriental Designs in English Ceramics; Three American Rooms; The Belknap Bequest; Notes on Construction of Philadelphia Cabriole Chairs; Silver from Midwestern Collections; This Is How It Happened; English Aquatints in Color; Newtown Park
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
The English Regional Chair by Bernard D. Cotton
This is arguably the most detailed study ever made of any branch of British furniture. It covers in considerable depth, on a region by region basis, the work of hundreds of craftsmen, spread throughout the country, working in the general tradition of the area but superimposed with their own individual design ‘signatures’.Employing a remarkable combination of talents, the author has examined thousands of regional chairs, researched local archives, conducted field studies, collected anecdotal evidence and used computers to relate the evolution of known types and makes. The result is a living account of the development of countless styles of chairs from all over England and the way of life of the craftsmen who produced them.This authoritative book has revolutionised the collecting and the study of vernacular furniture. It is quoted in auction catalogues and consulted avidly by collectors as hundreds of new makers’ names emerge from the blanket anonymity of ‘Windsor’, ‘ladder back’, ‘spindle back’, and other generalisations. It is a key standard work of reference, encyclopaedic in its breadth of information and illustration.The AuthorDr Bernard (Bill) Cotton is a researcher and lecturer specialising in the history of regional furniture traditions. He is Visiting Professor of Furniture at Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education, High Wycombe, and Visiting Professor of Furniture History at Southampton Institute of Higher Education. His research takes him to all parts of Britain and abroad, particularly North America, where he is involved with field work projects, recording furniture in traditional settings and evaluating its social history. Following two years of field research in the fishing communities of Newfoundland he has recently produced an exhibition of furniture from that country, with examples showing its antecedents in the British traditions. The exhibition has travelled to major museums throughout Canada, 1995-1997, and was funded by the Canadian and Newfoundland Governments.When he is not getting to know furniture he is to be found fly-fishing for brown trout on the River CoIn, near to his home in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture by T. Rieman and Jean Burks
Book DescriptionThis comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. Endnotes, bibliography, glossaries, and technical terms make this beautiful reference required reading for everyone with an interest in Shaker design and culture.
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ART & AMERICANA:
Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960
Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960 By Brooke Kamin Rapaport and Kevin L. Stayton, et al. From the Studebaker and the Slinky7 to the TWA terminal and paintings by Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko, 1940 to 1960 was a compelling era for the arts in America. Artists and designers responded to the atomic-age anxieties of the postwar period with "vital" forms - organic imagery and biomorphic shapes based on nature. These forms proliferated during the optimism of the late '40s and '50s prosperity, in Tupperware7 and the Hula Hoop as well as Eames chairs and Calder mobiles.Examining visual arts from an interdisciplinary perspective, Vital Forms focuses on the development and ascendancy of organic imagery. Essays placing the works in historical context, hundreds of photos, and an engaging mix of fine art and commercial design make this a must-have for serious art and design enthusiasts and fans of American popular culture. 350 illustrations, 250 in full color, 400 pages,10 x 12"ISBN 0-8109-6927-0EAN 9780810969278 US$75.00 Brooke Kamin Rapaport is associate curator, Department of Contemporary Art, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.Kevin L. Stayton is chair, Department of Decorative Arts, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Exhibition Schedule: Brooklyn Museum of Art Oct. 12, 2001-Jan. 6, 2002 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Feb. 16-May 12, 2002 The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville June 21-Sept. 15, 2002 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Nov. 17, 2002-Feb. 23, 2003
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture by Timothy D. Rieman & Jean BurksISBN: 0764319280Size: 9" x 12" Illustrations: 698 color, 346 b/w photosPages: 576 This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. Endnotes, bibliography, glossaries, and technical terms make this beautiful reference required reading for everyone with an interest in Shaker design and culture.
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture by Timothy D. Rieman & Jean BurksISBN: 0764319280Size: 9" x 12" Illustrations: 698 color, 346 b/w photosPages: 576 This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. Endnotes, bibliography, glossaries, and technical terms make this beautiful reference required reading for everyone with an interest in Shaker design and culture.
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PERIOD & CLASSICAL FURNITURE BOOKS:
The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture by Timothy D. Rieman & Jean BurksISBN: 0764319280Size: 9" x 12" Illustrations: 698 color, 346 b/w photosPages: 576 This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. Endnotes, bibliography, glossaries, and technical terms make this beautiful reference required reading for everyone with an interest in Shaker design and culture.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Pool & Billiard Collectibles: Accessories & Price Guide - New 2003
Pool & Billiard Collectibles:Accessories and Price Guide - Brand new book written by dealer friends of mine Mark & Connie Stellinga - ISBN: 0764317008 - Size: 8 1/2" x 11" - Illustrations: 792 - 256 pages. Brand new book published in 2003 by Schiffer Publishing. This is a unique reference to the intriguing world of pool halls and billiard parlors. Over 700 beautiful color photographs explore the history of the sport through pool and billiard collectibles from the 18th through the early 20th centuries. Balls and their boxes, cues, racks, triangles, scorekeepers, specialized chairs and lights, chalks, medals, tokens, trophies, historic photos, prints, posters, matchbox holders, matchsafes, pocket mirrors, advertisements, catalog pages, and much more are all part of this specialized presentation. The text, by experienced dealers, imparts useful tips for newcomers and experienced collectors alike. Values are found in the captions. A gallery of ninety different pool and billiard tables is a tribute to their diverse designs.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Herman Miller Office by Leslie Pina - Price Guide Incl.
In this long-awaited new volume, classics by Herman Millers super-designers Gilbert Rohde, Charles and Ray Eames, and George Nelson ?? are shown along with more recent office furniture designs. Furniture designs are described in detail and shown in color and black-and-white photographs, all from the Herman Miller archives. An essay on the history of the office, designer biographies, company chronology, appendix, bibliography, index, and value guide make this book essential for collectors, dealers, curators, designers, and other devotees of modernism. Herman Miller was the first American company to design and manufacture exclusively modern furniture. From the 1930s, Herman Miller has been a leader in modern design. The same company also led the office revolution and is a name synonymous with the best modern contract furniture. From Action Office I of the 1960s to the Aeron Chair of the late 1990s, Herman Miller has consistently introduced designs that have become classics that are being collected along with the residential icons of modernism. Hardcover - 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 300 pages with color and b/w illustrations. Price guide and index included.
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FURNITURE REFERENCE:
Chinese Provincial Furniture by Kimberly Hessler New Book
Selections From the Late Qing Dynasty Book DescriptionFocusing on provincial furniture of the early 1800s to early 1900s (late Qing Dynasty), this stunning book provides a detailed look at assorted chairs, benches, tables, storage pieces, beds, and screens originally created and used in eight Chinese provinces. Over 550 color photographs and accompanying text detail the construction and artistic differences characterizing these styles.Highly informative to collectors, dealers, and students of Asian furnishings, the book covers types of wood used, construction techniques, lacquer and other finishing processes, and original usage. Restoration and tips for care of antique furniture are also discussed. Descriptive captions include dimensions, circa dates, types of wood, and current market values for all pieces shown.Learning to authenticate classical antiques from China is becoming a necessity as facsimiles begin to appear in the marketplace. This book helps demystify the purchasing process and engenders an appreciation of lovely designs that blend wonderfully into contemporary homes.8 1/2 x 11550 color pictures240 pagesHardcover
$49.50 |
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