Fine Points of Furniture: Early American
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Book Overview
This is the Revised Edition of the classic bible of American furniture. It presents a thorough analysis, through over 700 photographs and detailed text, of the various elements of design, decoration, craftsmanship, construction, and finish of early American furniture. Each type is shown and discussed with three examples--good, better, best--and the relative merits and consequent value differentials of each are compared. It explains why superficially similar pieces of furniture of the same approximate age and scarcity, and possibly by the same maker, may vary considerably in desirability and worth. It is a unique, indispensible guide for today's students, collectors, dealers, and curators in judging and evaluating antiques. More than 100 types are discussed and 675 examples are illustrated, including some of the most notable pieces. The ultimate reference, as important today as when first written in 1950.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0764327372
ISBN13:9780764327377
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:304 Pages
Weight:3.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.5" x 10.9"
Customer Reviews
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A Classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Albert Sack's original "Fine Points of Furniture" and the updated and revised "New Fine Points of Furniture" are as seminal, definitive and classic as the furniture the books study. For anyone serious in the study, collection or reproduction of Early American Furniture, Sack's books are an absolute necessity. With the possible exception of Henry Francis du Pont, no single man deserves more credit and appreciation from lovers of early American Furniture.
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