| Description |
xxii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Encyclopedia of antiques and collectibles |
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Encyclopedia of antiques and collectibles.
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| Note |
Subtitle on cover: A comprehensive price guide to American, regional, vernacular, and European furniture. |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Contents (chapter headings only): (Introduction (p.vi) -- Auction houses (p.xiii) -- State of the market (p.xv) -- Acknowledgments (p.xviii) -- Chair back styles (p.xix) -- Part one: American furniture (p.1). William and Mary (1690-1730) (p.4) -- Queen Anne (1725-1815) (p.7) -- Chippendale (1755-1790) (p.16) -- Federal (p.29) -- Empire, Classicism second phase (1805-1830) (p.62) -- Victorian (p.68) -- Arts and crafts/prairie (p.102) -- Art deco (1925-1940) (p.111) -- Centennial and Colonial revival (p.113) -- Modernism (p.131) -- Post World War II (p.137). |
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Contents (cont.): Part two: American vernacular furniture (p.149). Windsor (p.153) -- Ladder or slat-back chairs (p.158) -- Oak (p.161) -- Pine (p.170) -- Painted and grain painted (p.177) -- Stenciled (p.182) -- Rural craftsmen/primitive (p.186) -- Department store modern (p.189) -- Upholstered (p.193) -- Garden furniture (p.196) -- Natural materials (p.198) -- Part three: American regional furniture (p.213). Adirondack (p.216) -- Canadian (p.217) -- Pennsylvania German (p.219) -- Shaker (p.224) -- Part four: European furniture (p.229). English (p.233) -- French (p.265) -- German (p.289) -- Scandinavian (p.301) -- European folk furniture (p.303) -- Index to craftsmen and manufacturers (p.307) -- Index to design styles and periods (p.312). |
| Subject |
Furniture -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs.
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Furniture -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Rinker, Harry L.
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| ISBN |
0870696262: $14.95 ($18.95 Can.) |
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9780870696268 |
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