This text comprises a detailed guide to the fine furniture produced in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with information on Thomas
Chippendale and the other famous furniture designers of these notable
periods in the history of furniture. Complete with information on
development, history, and production, along with a plethora of exquisite
illustrations and detailed descriptions, this text will be of
significant interest to those with an interest in antique furniture and
is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this
book include: 'The Chippendale Period - 1725-1750', 'The Adam Period -
1760-1800', 'Hepplewhite and Shearer - 1765--1800', 'The Sheraton
Period - 1775-1810', 'The Regency and Louis XV Periods - 1715-1774',
'The Louis XVI Period - 1774-1789', and 'French Furniture of the Empire
Period'. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with
a new introduction on the history of furniture.