Antique Furniture

"Suffice to say that this book is small enough to be toted around the auction rooms and galleries. Like all Antique Collectors' Club offerings, it is chock full of splendid photographs and illustrations, with a huge amount of information expressed in an invitingly readable manner on its well laid out pages" Furniture & Cabinetmaking

English, Colonial, and Victorian furniture comprise the most widely collected area of antiques in the US. This new massive reference combines 3 great volumes thoroughly covering these furniture styles. Colonial coverage ranges from 1875 to 1940, while English and Continental coverage is from the Renaissance to the early 20th century, and Victorian includes most of the 19th century.

Each furniture section includes hundreds of photos, in depth explanations of furniture styles, history, and current prices. Collectors will learn how to determine value, types of construction techniques, and the aging effects of wood. The index makes it easy to locate specific furniture pieces.

*Individual sections on English and Continental, Colonial, and Victorian furniture
*In depth coverage with current prices and history
*Three great books in one massive reference--an amazing value

A challenge that few have attempted in the past; assembling everything you need to know about furniture from the sixteenth century to the present in one book. This incredibly thorough book includes every important style that marked society, including Renaissance, Charles V and Phillip II, Regence, Louis XVI, Directoire, Rococo, Empire, Victorian, Art Nouveau and others, complete with intricate details allowing a rigorous identification of each object. Decorative motifs, various types of wood, fabrics and ornamentations are described in detail to help furniture lovers find their way around second-hand shops and auction houses. Includes over 700 color photographs.

Paul Atterbury is a freelance journalist, lecturer for the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Christie's Education, and Sotheby's Educational Studies. Currently he is guest curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Tim Forrest is an art historian and freelance writer. He has researched and written numerous projects and articles for international antique dealers, sales houses, and magazines. He began his career in antiques with Phillips, Fine Art Auctioneers, London working his way up over a period of 13 years to become Assistant Company Secretary in 1984. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.