Superb Queen Anne & Chippendale Furniture and Representative American Examples; an Important Group of British Sporting Pictures and Other Paintings, Including Sisters at Work by Winslow Homer; Rare Color Prints, with Complete Sets of Orme's British Field Sports and Wheatley's Cries of London; Queen Anne, Georgian and Other Silver; Sheffield Plate; Table Porcelain and Glass; Books on Fine & Applied Arts
Superb Queen Anne & Chippendale Furniture and Representative American Examples; an Important Group of British Sporting Pictures and Other Paintings, Including Sisters at Work by Winslow Homer; Rare Color Prints, with Complete Sets of Orme's British Field Sports and Wheatley's Cries of London; Queen Anne, Georgian and Other Silver; Sheffield Plate; Table Porcelain and Glass; Books on Fine & Applied Arts

Author: Parke-Bernet Galleries

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Published: 1955

Total Pages: 121

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American Furniture
American Furniture

Author: Joseph Downs

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780764314070

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400 outstanding examples of American furniture from the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods in the Winterthur Museum, representing the era when the cabinetmakers of New England, New York, Philadelphia, and the South were at the height of their achievement. Each illustration is accompanied by information about the pieces place of origin, date of construction, dimensions, special features and qualities, and the maker and original owner when known.

American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum

Author: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

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Published: 1952

Total Pages: 506

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From among the world-renowned treasures at the Winterthur Museum, the author selected 400 outstanding examples of American furniture from the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods, representing the era when the cabinetmakers of New England, New York, Philadelphia, and the South were at the height of their achievement. Each illustration is accompanied by information about the pieces place of origin, date of construction, dimensions, special features and qualities, and the maker and original owner when known. A special section presents the furniture in its proper environment, including ten rooms in full colour. There is technical information for the serious collector and a highly readable history for those interested in the early-American way of life.--Amazon.com.