Book Description

This work covers high-style and country furniture from the Renaissance up to the early-20th century. It acts as a reliable reference to the market, design periods, construction techniques, and levels of quality for English and continental furniture. The book provides keys to identifying and dating furniture styles - William and Mary, Chippendale, Regency, Victorian, Queen Anne - as well as supplying up-to-the-minute prices for furniture pieces of French, English, Italian, Austrian and other countries of origin.