English Furniture, Decoration, Woodwork and Allied Arts During the Last Half of the Seventeenth Cent

This antique text contains a comprehensive guide to English furniture, decoration, woodwork, and allied arts from the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth century. Containing 3,000 beautiful illustrations and a wealth of fascinating and detailed information, this text is one of a kind and will be of considerable value to collectors. The sections of this book include: Bedposts, Bookcase Doors, Borders and Friezes, Brackets, Cabinets, Candelabra, Card-Tables, Ceilings, Chairs, Chests of Drawers, China Showcases, Clocks, Coal Vases, Commodes, Console Tables, Cornices, Handles, Ironwork, Lanterns, Memorial Tablets, Mirrors, Overdoors, Pedestals, Shields, and much, much more. We are proud to republish this beautiful book now complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.