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French Provincial Furniture
Robin Ruddy
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Description for French Provincial Furniture
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. Num Pages: 128 pages, 217 photos. BIC Classification: WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 924.
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cabinetmakers who created these sought-after antiques and portray the delightful country interiors for which they were originally made.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 ... Read more
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cabinetmakers who created these sought-after antiques and portray the delightful country interiors for which they were originally made.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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764302053
SKU
V9780764302053
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Robin Ruddy
Robin Ruddy has collected small antiques most of his life. A self-confessed francophile, he is now an antiques dealer with his wife, Paula, in Brighton, England, where he cultivates his original interests and specializes in big antiques as well.
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