In 1988, Barbara Streisand paid $363,000 at auction for a sideboard by Gustav Stickley, establishing mission furniture a......more
An impressive array of furniture, most never seen in print before, comprise this new study of American cabinetmakers and......more
For fashion, elegance, and wealth, the port city of Charleston, South Carolina, flourished without parallel in colonial ......more
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Within a narrative framework, Wright charts the development of modern design from its first appearance in an Eaton’s dep......more
A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool......more
A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool......more
The exceptional beauty of Pairpoint glass lamps has been cherished since their origin in New Bedford, Massachusetts, bet......more
Over 300 color and black and white photographs present a unique essay on children s and doll s genuine antique handcraft......more
Miniature oil lamps are beautiful reminders of Victorian days, glistening in glass, china, porcelain, brass, and silver.......more
This mammoth catalog of American furniture manufacturers shows, for the first time in modern publication, the styles of ......more
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The famous Harrods Ltd. of London supplied home furnishings worldwide at the height of the British Empire, and this is f......more
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A record of marked items made by London furniture makers between 1700 and 1840. The survey contains illustrations suppor......more
Chinese hardwood furniture of the Ming dynasty is known the world over for its classical beauty and ingenious design. Th......more
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A collection of 140 plates for mouldings from bedsteads, cabinets, cupboards, and more....more
With this profusely illustrated guide, even beginning woodworkers can build precise reproductions of the most sought-aft......more
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In 1929, wicker furniture reached its peak of popularity, not surpassed until today s widespread enthusiasm for antique ......more
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Explains, illustrates criteria and techniques used by the Shakers to design, construct and finish the furniture and craf......more
A reprint of two rare catalogs (circa 1908-1910) of furniture makers - brothers of Gustav Stickley - who played a key ro......more
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Studying, exhibiting, and collecting Gustave Stickley s austere, functional designs for furniture and other home furnish......more
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Antique wicker furnishings are greatly cherished by collectors today. Here hundreds of charming pieces made of cane, rat......more
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Westerners have long admired Chinese furniture for its durability, inner strength, quiet restraint, and simple dignity. ......more
A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, rec......more
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Of the more than one hundred experiments in communitarian living that proliferated in America during the nineteenth cent......more
Directly influenced by William Morris Arts and Crafts Movement in England, the Stickley family created what is now know......more
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Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) was the most famous and most skilled of England s master cabinet-makers. So synonymous with......more
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A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods ......more