This book contains a pictorial handbook of fine furniture made in great
Britain and in the American colonies, some in the sixteenth century but
principally in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth
centuries. Complete with interesting information and lovely photographs
of these exquisite pieces, this antique text will be of great value to
those with an interest in historical furniture and will make for a great
addition to collections of such literature. The chapters of this book
include: 'Gothic and Tudor Oak Furniture', 'English and American
Furniture of Seventeenth Century Type', 'The "Windsor" or "Turned"
Chair', 'Lacquer Work', 'Development of the English Walnut Chair',
'English and American Mahogany Chairs', 'American and English Dado
Furniture', 'Mahogany Tripod Furniture', 'Occasional Tables', and many
more. We are proud to republish this antiquarian book now complete with
a new introduction on the history of furniture.