Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs

Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs
Author: William Ince
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1998-08-13
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780486402956

Over 300 finely engraved designs for parlor chairs, claw tables, sideboards, desks, bookcases, writing tables, candlestands, couches, and much more. A magnificent sourcebook for antique collectors, craftworkers, artists, and cultural historians.

The 1912 and 1915 Gustav Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs

The 1912 and 1915 Gustav Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs
Author: Gustav Stickley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486266763

With over 200 detailed illustrations and descriptions, these two catalogs are essential reading and reference materials and identification guides for Stickley furniture. Among the items depicted and described are chairs, rockers, stools, settles, desks, library tables, music cabinets, drop-leaf tables, nests of tables, chests of drawers, sideboards, china cabinets and dressing tables.

Illustrated Mission Furniture Catalog, 1912-13

Illustrated Mission Furniture Catalog, 1912-13
Author: Come-Packt Furniture Company
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486265292

A comprehensive home furnishings catalog from the height of the popularity of Mission design, reprinted from a rare original, illustrating and describing 400 items from beds and highboys to arm chairs and kitchen cabinets, many designed to be shipped knocked-down for reassembly at home. With invaluable information on woods, finishes, upholstery, colors, more.

Art Nouveau Furniture Masterpieces

Art Nouveau Furniture Masterpieces
Author:
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486421131

This handsome reproduction of Majorelle Fregrave;res & Cie.'s 1910 furnishings catalog includes 192 illustrations of finished products, among them Art Nouveau-styled bowls and vases, hanging lamps, wrought-iron staircase railings - including the magnificent stairway in the Galeries Lafayette in Paris - end tables, desks, cabinets, sofas, armchairs, armoires, beds, dining room sets, and more.

Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs

Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs
Author:
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486238388

594 illustrations, including 277 photos, of authentic, prized, Craftsman furniture as shown in two catalogs (circa 1910) by foremost manufacturers. Numerous settles, rockers, armchairs, bookcases, plus many other kinds of pieces. 594 illustrations. Captions.

Windsor Chairs

Windsor Chairs
Author: Wallace Nutting
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012-11-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486158039

100 different types of Windsor chairs and other furniture. Full-page photos of side chairs, armchairs, comb-backs, writing-arm chairs, babies' high-backs and low chairs, settees, love seats, stools, and tables. Informative text.

Making Authentic Country Furniture

Making Authentic Country Furniture
Author: John G. Shea
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486144194

DIVIllustrated exploration of principal designs used in North America over past 400 years. 95 measured drawings enable woodworkers to construct for candlestand, pedestal table, rocker, corner cupboard, cradle, armoire, many more. /div

Gustav Stickley, the Craftsman

Gustav Stickley, the Craftsman
Author: Mary Ann Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486272108

Superb study was first to survey totality of influential designer’s accomplishments, focusing on Craftsman houses. Stickley’s design philosophy, influential journal, The Craftsman, major events in the rise and fall of the Craftsman empire, plus illustrations, descriptions, floor plans for many choice examples of Craftsman houses. 86 black-and-white halftones. 31 line illus. Introduction.

Classic Wicker Furniture

Classic Wicker Furniture
Author: Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486243559

Complete reproduction of rare 1897 premiere issue of most famous wicker company catalog; probably finest primary source. Includes rocking chairs, armchairs, divans, tables, cabinets, etc. Over 400 illustrations. Indispensable reference for antique dealers, collectors, Americana buffs.

Making Colonial Furniture

Making Colonial Furniture
Author: James M. O'Neill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486296661

Expert, illustrated hands-on guide enables even beginners to make 24 authentic pieces: butter churn table, pedestal table, apothecary chest, deacons' bench, dry sink, hutch, more. Exploded drawings help visualize construction. Detailed instructions plus advice on wood, gluing and clamping, finishing, hardware, more. 74 black-and-white illustrations.