The Shaker Chair
ISBN: 9780764317392 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for House Beautiful suggested at the beginning of the twentieth century that "If you own a Shaker chair, preserve it with great care, for it will soon be considered an antique, and a rare one at that." In this definitive book, that statement is verified as the authors examine in depth the styles and production techniques of chairs made at ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical and contemporary photographs,...
For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for Hous...
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141,28 zł |
Shaker Furniture: A Craftsman's Journal
ISBN: 9780764324451 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English founder Ann Lee and a small group of followers brought the Shaker faith to New England in 1774. Dedicated to a simple, communal lifestyle outside of society, this movement spread throughout New England and the Midwest during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The furniture produced by Shakers for their own use was beautiful in its simplicity and functionality. 300 historical and modern photos provide a visual tour of masterpieces of Shaker furniture and an introduction to the faithful artisans who produced them. Among the items displayed are benches, blanket chests, cases of...
English founder Ann Lee and a small group of followers brought the Shaker faith to New England in 1774. Dedicated to a simple, communal lifestyle outs...
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186,70 zł |
Charleston Furniture 1700 - 1825
ISBN: 9781443760041 / Angielski / Miękka / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage volume contains a classic study of Charleston furniture. With over one hundred and forty authentic photographs, this guide catalogues the famous designs of some of the most sought-after furniture in North America. Contents include: Sources of Furniture, English Importations, American Importations, Other Importations, Negro Cabinet-Makers, Kinds of Furniture used in Charleston, Kinds of Furniture Not Made in Charleston, Styles and Influences, Schools, Labels, etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume...
This vintage volume contains a classic study of Charleston furniture. With over one hundred and forty authentic photographs, this guide catalogues the...
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173,13 zł |
Chinese Provincial Furniture: Selections from the Late Qing Dynasty
ISBN: 9780764324789 / Angielski / Twarda / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on provincial furniture of the early 1800s to early 1900s (late Qing Dynasty), this stunning book provides a detailed look at assorted chairs, benches, tables, storage pieces, beds, and screens originally created and used in eight Chinese provinces. Over 550 color photographs and accompanying text detail the construction and artistic differences characterizing these styles. Highly informative to collectors, dealers, and students of Asian furnishings, the book covers types of wood used, construction techniques, lacquer and other finishing processes, and original usage. Restoration and...
Focusing on provincial furniture of the early 1800s to early 1900s (late Qing Dynasty), this stunning book provides a detailed look at assorted chairs...
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232,12 zł |
Early American Furniture Makers - A Social And Biographical Study
ISBN: 9781443730358 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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191,86 zł |
Heywood-Wakefield Blond: Depression to '50s
ISBN: 9780764322792 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Combining stylish, contemporary looks with sturdy construction and ease of use, light-colored furniture produced by the Heywood-Wakefield Company from the 1930s to the 1950s was well received in its day and is wildly popular among vintage furniture enthusiasts now. Using hundreds of archival catalog images, this informative book follows the development of Heywood-Wakefield's wheat and champagne finish blond lines from their early streamlined look of the 1930s to the classic "Modern" look of the 1950s. Living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture is included, along with occasional tables...
Combining stylish, contemporary looks with sturdy construction and ease of use, light-colored furniture produced by the Heywood-Wakefield Company from...
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141,28 zł |
American Furniture
ISBN: 9780976734437 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.
Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. B...
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282,65 zł |
Mark of the Kite
ISBN: 9781436315968 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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310,77 zł |
Chinese Country Antiques: Vernacular Furniture and Accessories, C. 1780-1920
ISBN: 9780764333149 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new kind of antique Chinese furniture swept onto the market in the early 1990s. It appealed to people who were sure they did not like Chinese furniture, people who were ready for new ideas about Orientalia, and people who couldn't afford the five- and six-figure prices routinely attached to classical Chinese pieces. It struck a surprisingly sympathetic chord with Western tastes, and the prices are still surprisingly low. It comes from the last days of the emperors, and expresses a sense of creative freedom, vigor, and visual elegance. Here are cabinets, tables, chairs, and accessories in...
A new kind of antique Chinese furniture swept onto the market in the early 1990s. It appealed to people who were sure they did not like Chinese furnit...
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186,70 zł |
American Furniture 2009
ISBN: 9780976734451 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts.
An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts.
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307,89 zł |
California Revival: Vintage Decor for Today's Homes
ISBN: 9780764326356 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The California Revival style of home design is a new movement, an indoor-outdoor design that uses vintage furnishings, art pottery, tile, paintings and decorative arts from California's Spanish Revival period of the 1920s to 1940s. Carole Coates and Annie Dietz take you inside ten "real" homes and share secrets from scores more, including top collections that demonstrate how to achieve this enlivening and color-saturated style. The book contains over 600 color images with detailed captions and an engaging text. See historic Malibu pottery, Catalina Island pottery and tile, Bauer pottery,...
The California Revival style of home design is a new movement, an indoor-outdoor design that uses vintage furnishings, art pottery, tile, paintings an...
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232,12 zł |
Herman Miller Office
ISBN: 9780764316500 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this long-awaited new volume, classics by Herman Miller's super-designers -- Gilbert Rohde, Charles and Ray Eames, and George Nelson -- are shown along with more recent office furniture designs. Furniture designs are described in detail and shown in color and black-and-white photographs, all from the Herman Miller archives. An essay on the history of the office, designer biographies, company chronology, appendix, bibliography, index, and value guide make this book essential for collectors, dealers, curators, designers, and other devotees of modernism. Herman Miller was the first American...
In this long-awaited new volume, classics by Herman Miller's super-designers -- Gilbert Rohde, Charles and Ray Eames, and George Nelson -- are shown a...
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232,12 zł |
Studies in Ancient Furniture - Couches and Beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans
ISBN: 9781445531410 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the furniture of the ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans, with a particular focus on their beds and couches. Complete with a wealth of fascinating information and detailed photographs and illustrations, this text is a must-read for anyone with an interest in ancient furniture and constitutes a great addition to collections of such literature. The chapters of this book include: Ancient Sources Literary Monumental; Chronological Survey of Forms; Materials, Technique, and Centers of Manufacture; Interlaced Fillings of Couch Frames;...
This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the furniture of the ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans, with a particular focus on their be...
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135,69 zł |
The Art Of Classical Furniture Finishing: Working With Stains, Glazes, Toners And Effects
ISBN: 9781434837394 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Art of Classical Furniture Finishing is Tim Inman's new book on fine furniture finishing and refinishing. Tim taught classes and helped develop the Minuteman furniture restoration systems for professional restorers for nearly 25 years.This book includes many of Tim's tricks and tips on working with fine furniture and antique finishes. This book covers color theory and working with colors; how to dye and stain furniture to get the look YOU want. Learn how to use furniture glazes, stains, toners, shading lacquers to get special effects and looks you want on your furniture, from old to new....
The Art of Classical Furniture Finishing is Tim Inman's new book on fine furniture finishing and refinishing. Tim taught classes and helped develop th...
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65,60 zł |
The Practical Book of American Furniture and Decoration - Colonial and Federal
ISBN: 9781445509709 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early work is a fascinating read for any antique enthusiast or historian. Its 191 pages are extensively illustrated with full page and text plates. Contents Include: The Colonial Styles - Jacobean or Stuart, William and Mary, queen Anne-Early Georgian, Chippendale, The Federal Styles - Hepplewhite, Shearer, and Early Sheraton, American Directoire, American Empire, Decoration - Interior Architecture, and Decorative Accessories. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...
This early work is a fascinating read for any antique enthusiast or historian. Its 191 pages are extensively illustrated with full page and text plate...
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182,49 zł |
The Book of Furniture and Decoration - Period and Modern
ISBN: 9781445510965 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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149,73 zł |
The Practical Book of American Furniture and Decoration - Colonial and Federal
ISBN: 9781445513546 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early work is a fascinating read for any antique enthusiast or historian. Its 191 pages are extensively illustrated with full page and text plates. Contents Include: The Colonial Styles - Jacobean or Stuart, William and Mary, queen Anne-Early Georgian, Chippendale, The Federal Styles - Hepplewhite, Shearer, and Early Sheraton, American Directoire, American Empire, Decoration - Interior Architecture, and Decorative Accessories. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...
This early work is a fascinating read for any antique enthusiast or historian. Its 191 pages are extensively illustrated with full page and text plate...
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238,65 zł |
The Book Of Furniture And Decoration - Period And Modern
ISBN: 9781445514802 / Angielski / Twarda / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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238,65 zł |
Antique Chinese Accessories
ISBN: 9780764321795 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The beauty of traditional Chinese design is seen in the simplest household implements as well as in the great houses and furnishings of the Emperors. This new book celebrates items found in the households of China that are now finding growing appreciation among Western collectors and designers. Baskets, buckets, boxes, small items of furniture and cabinetry, and items of play and relaxation like mahjong sets, puppets, and bird cages are all featured.
This is the first book to discuss at length vernacular Chinese accessories c. 1850-1930., The author draws on her wide expertise as a long-time... The beauty of traditional Chinese design is seen in the simplest household implements as well as in the great houses and furnishings of the Emperors. ...
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141,28 zł |
Furniture: World Styles From Classical to Contemporary
ISBN: 9781405358002 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering more than 3000 years of furniture design, this visual celebration is packed with over 3000 beautiful photographs illustrating every style and form. This is not just a book for enthusiasts and collectors, but a reference for anyone interested in the very best of style and design.
Covering more than 3000 years of furniture design, this visual celebration is packed with over 3000 beautiful photographs illustrating every style and...
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203,65 zł |