Nya Huset I Andrarum - Anno 1741 (Piperska Handlingar S., #1)
by Carl-Filip Mannerstrale
Robert Thompson, known as 'The Mouseman', of Kilburn, North Yorkshire (1876-1955) is widely regarded as having been one of this country's finest craftsmen of hand carved, traditional oak furniture. His life story is fascinating - a quiet man, who never moved away from the cottage in which he was born in his home village of Kilburn in North Yorkshire. Nonetheless, his work was discovered by leading architects of the day who commissioned major pieces for cathedrals, stately homes, and municipal bu...
The Spanish Revival movement in architecture was well established when Barker Brothers, a California furniture retailer, approached the Mason Manufacturing about creating a line of Spanish-styled furniture. That was 1929, and within a year Mason had created a 24-piece line of furniture called Monterey. It was immediately popular, and would continue in production until 1943. Today this high quality, beautifully designed and decorated home furniture is much sought after by collectors. This richly...
Chairs, Tables, Sofas & Beds (The Knopf collectors' guides to American antiques)
by Marvin D Schwartz
Judith Miller takes on the 20th century with this new, expansive handbook for both beginning and established collectors. Modern design is beautiful, functional, idiosyncratic, increasing in value, and still relatively affordable. Now, Judith Miller introduces a extensive sourcebook, written specifically for the 20th century collector. From the birth of modern design, through modernism, art deco, mid-century modern, and the post-modern and contemporary years, 20th CENTURY takes a close look all t...
Classic Furniture
Field Guide to Identifying Woods in American Antiques & Collectibles
by R.Bruce Hoadley
Covers 37 types of wood commonly found in American antiques, based on the species Hoadley has encountered in museums, collections, shops, auctions, garage sales etc. Each wood is described in terms of their physical properties, with a macroscopic view to explain critical features used in identification. Also includes a guide to the simple tools and techniques required for identifying wood and how to deal with the many special problem situations.
Old Furniture for Modern Rooms - From the Restoration to the Regency
by Edward Wenham
Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Furniture Movement
by David M Cathers
The Practical Book Of American Furniture And Decoration - Colonial And Federal
by Edward Holloway
This is the first account of the development of English furniture in the early Georgian period to be published for many years. It is based wherever possible on documented furniture, and draws heavily on contemporary documents as well as the latest published research. It discusses both stylistic influences and the technical advances in furniture making, and offers a reliable, soundly based chronology drawn from dated examples. The book begins with an account of the furniture-making industry in Lo...