History Of Furniture: Ancient To 19th C.

History Of Furniture: Ancient To 19th C. by Huntley, Michael. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781861083197.

No one is better qualified to discuss the evolution of fine furniture from ancient Egypt to Victorian England--with full details of its construction, decoration, use, and historical context--than Michael Huntley. As the Head of Furniture Restoration and Conservation at Sothebys and author of the acclaimed "History of Furniture" articles in Furniture and Cabinetmaking magazine, he speaks with authority on every style and every period. With the aid of color photographs from Sothebys unrivaled archives, he gives everyone interested in the subject--collectors, dealers, curators, museum-goers--a book that is both a magnificent gallery theyll visit from cover to cover, and a definitive reference theyll return to again and again.