This guide looks at the social history of antiques. Nicholas Courtney poses questions such as: what were wine-glass coolers and Monteiths used for, and who was Monteith; what were the footmen doing in the early 1900s taking out electric table lamps at night; why do most dining tables up to the Regency period fold up, dismantle or tilt? Courtney then answers the questions, throwing light on items which are taken for granted but the reasons seldom known. He also tells the reader where the best examples can be seen.
- ISBN10 0718136594
- ISBN13 9780718136598
- Publish Date 29 September 1994
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 11 July 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English