The Unusual Collection of English and Colonial Furniture of the XVII, XVIII and XIX Centuries Belonging to Frederick S. Dickson, Esq. (the Thackeray Bibliographer of Philadelphia)


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Excerpt from The Unusual Collection of English and Colonial Furniture of the XVII, XVIII and XIX Centuries Belonging to Frederick S. Dickson, Esq. (The Thackeray Bibliographer of Philadelphia): Embracing Choice Specimens of Hepplewhite, Chippendale and Sheraton, Rare English, Japanese and Chinese Porcelains, Antique Hangings and Rugs and Fine Old Engravings, Color Prints and Paintings In the collection will be found many choice pieces of Fine Old Furniture designed by Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Chippendale, as well as some few of the American colonial period. Of the major portion of the Furniture We have rendered photographic reproductions in the catalogue, which will both display the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.






















Colonial Furniture and Old English Silver, the Collection of Robert L. Forrest, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa


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Excerpt from Colonial Furniture and Old English Silver, the Collection of Robert L. Forrest, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa: Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Adam Furniture; Girandoles, Mirrors, Clocks, Lamps, and Brasses; Colonial and Georgian Silver; Spode, Lowestoft, Wedgwood, Staffordshire, and Historical Blue China; Rare Chinese Porcelains and Oriental Rugs The Anderson Auction Company will afford every facility for the employ ment of carriers and packers by the purchasers, but will not be responsible for any damage arising from the acts of such carriers and packers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Colonial Furniture in America


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...designated by the number of their slats.4hus, "three back," "four back," and "five "back "--the one just shown being a four-back. Figure 107 is a five-back chair in the pattern most often found in New England, dating early in the eighteenth century; and as such chairs are somewhat hard to find, they are more highly prized than those with a smaller number of slats. It belongs to Mr. Meggat. Figure 108 shows a five-back belonging to Mr. Frank C. Gillingham, of Germantown, Pennsylvania, which represents the Southern type of this chair. The arms are high and cut much like those of the wainscot chairs, and the chair is original throughout. Figure 109 is still another slat-back, belonging to Mr. C. J. Burnell, of Hartford, Connecticut, which has cut instead of turned uprights, and belongs to a later date. The hollow cut in the top slat accommodates the head and relieves the very upright position re quired by the straightness of the back. The brass terminals are new. Such chairs as these may have been referred to in a Yorktown inventory of 1745: "6 Ribed back chairs 1." Figure 109. Slat-back, about 1760-70. Another form of chair which had survived from an earlier period was the banister-back chainf a very early example of one, belonging to the Connecticut Historical Society, is shown in Figure no. It wifl be seen at a glance that it is a modification of the cane chairs, combining both the Flemish and Spanish styles in the back, while the under part is decidedly Spanish. The four spindles, curved on the front side and flat on the back, take the place of the cane or leather back, and the carved underbrace of the cane chairs is supplanted by a simple turned one. Figure 110. Banister-back, 1710-20....