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Fine Points of Furniture
Albert Sack
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Description for Fine Points of Furniture
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, 708 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1558.
This is the Revised Edition of the classic bible of American furniture. It presents a thorough analysis, through over 700 photographs and detailed text, of the various elements of design, decoration, craftsmanship, construction, and finish of early American furniture. Each type is shown and discussed with three examples—good, better, best—and the relative merits and consequent value differentials of each are compared. It explains why superficially similar pieces of furniture of the same approximate age and scarcity, and possibly by the same maker, may vary considerably in desirability and worth. It is a unique, indispensible guide for today's students, collectors, dealers, ... Read more
This is the Revised Edition of the classic bible of American furniture. It presents a thorough analysis, through over 700 photographs and detailed text, of the various elements of design, decoration, craftsmanship, construction, and finish of early American furniture. Each type is shown and discussed with three examples—good, better, best—and the relative merits and consequent value differentials of each are compared. It explains why superficially similar pieces of furniture of the same approximate age and scarcity, and possibly by the same maker, may vary considerably in desirability and worth. It is a unique, indispensible guide for today's students, collectors, dealers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764327377
SKU
V9780764327377
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-11
About Albert Sack
Albert Sack has had a fascinating career as a furniture dealer and established a reputation as an authority on antiques. He was a member of the highly regarded New York firm of Israel Sack, Inc., one of America's most respected and best known dealers in early American firniture.
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