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English Furniture (Shire Collections)
John Bly
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Description for English Furniture (Shire Collections)
Paperback. The story of English furniture begins in the sixteenth century, when crude medieval tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This book reveals that the Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive. It concludes with a masterclass in detecting the alterations and fakery that can affect the value of a piece of furniture. Series: Shire Collections. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 490. New.
The story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when crude medieval tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity, and it is where John Bly begins his history of English furniture. Changing fashions, influences, materials, and manufacturing techniques have all had an impact on English furniture, causing it to change over the decades, sometimes quite suddenly. Each of these changes is fully explained, as oak gives way to walnut, and then mahogany; as furniture becomes finer and more formal and the great names - ... Read more
The story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when crude medieval tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity, and it is where John Bly begins his history of English furniture. Changing fashions, influences, materials, and manufacturing techniques have all had an impact on English furniture, causing it to change over the decades, sometimes quite suddenly. Each of these changes is fully explained, as oak gives way to walnut, and then mahogany; as furniture becomes finer and more formal and the great names - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Shire Collections
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747807865
SKU
9780747807865
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About John Bly
John Bly worked for four years at Sotheby's before joining the family firm in Tring, one of the oldest established antique dealers in Britain. John Bly appears regularly as an expert on BBC Television's Antiques Roadshow and has had his own ITV series, Heirloom. He lectures extensively in Britain and North America and has contributed to Antique Dealer and Collector's ... Read more
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