| French Provincial Furniture Contributor(s): Ruddy, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764302051 ISBN-13: 9780764302053 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1998 Annotation: Over 200 color and black and white photos and text to interpret French country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France. Explains differences in construction and decoration to enable you to identify them, and describes twenty-one different woods used. Price Guide and glossary of relevant French words and phrases also included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Furniture - House & Home |
| Dewey: 749.24 |
| LCCN: 97038783 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 8.76" W x 11.27" (2.04 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the beautiful guide to French provincial furniture that no serious buyer or enthusiast can afford to be without. It presents the key types of country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France, explains the differences in their construction and decoration which will enable you to identify them, and describes the twenty-one different woods used to make these provincial pieces. Separate chapters convey the techniques used by the traditional cabinetmakers who created these sought-after antiques and portray the delightful country interiors for which they were originally made. A helpful glossary of relevant French words and phrases is also included, and the book is illustrated with over 200 color and black and white photographs of representative pieces including value ranges. This is a new and welcome guide to the charming and distinctive provincial furniture of France. |