Furniture Treasury (2 Volumes in 1) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you want to see what collectors of American antique furniture could find in the first half of the 20th century, this is a great book.It contains many, many (black & white) photos of wonderful pieces in allmajor categories of furniture.Each category is chronologically organizedfrom the Puritan period up to late Federal (nothing really fromNeo-classical on however).Note that there is very little data providedfor each item - this is really a photographic reference.Even so, for thenovice this is a great book because it provides so much variety to view inone place.For the expert it is a great place to see rare and highestquality pieces.No collector of American period furniture should bewithout this book.

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Indispensable for the beginning collector, the connoisseur, the dealer, the student, and the decorator, Furniture Treasury contains 5,000 examples, illustrated by photographs and brief descriptive comments, of furniture and utensils, mostly of American origin. While the classic work is rich in rare and elaborate pieces, dating from approximately 1650 to the end of teh Empire period, it also includes simpler articles desired by, and more accessible to, the small collector and dealer.The table of contents consists of ninety entries, both generic and specific -- among them chests, highboys, secretaries, sideboards, settees, chairs; fireplace utensils, lighting fixtures, turnings, and moldings. In every instance all periods of any given class are illustrated before another class is shown.