Old English Furniture of the 17th and 18th Centuries - A Guide for the Collector

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This text contains a detailed treatise on old English Furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Including interesting historical information, detailed descriptions, and authentic photographs, this text is perfect for those with an interest in old English furniture and constitutes a great addition to collections of antiquarian furniture literature. The chapters of this book include: 'On Buying Old Furniture: Some Methods of the ''Faker'''; 'The Evolution of the Cabinet-Maker's Art in Britain', 'Jacobean, Cromwellian, Charles II, and William and Mary Furniture'; 'Queen Anne and Georgian Vogues', 'The Chippendales', 'Thomas Chippendale', 'Irish Chippendale', 'Chinese Chippendale', et cetera. This text has been chosen for modern republication due to its educational value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.