W M Abbott and Co

W M Abbott and Co Reproduction Furniture Catalogue

Yorkshire, W M Abbott and Co, 1959. First edition. Leather. A scarce furniture catalogue produced by W M Abbott and Co of Yorkshire in 1959. This catalogue contains a variety of their reproduction furniture as well as the measurements of each piece. This album contains many sideboards, clocks, armoires and side-tables. There are measurements and the item's name written in ink.Loosely inserted is a letter from W M Abbott and Co to Messrs C and J Brown Ltd regarding the photograph album of their productions with their latest test designs. The letter is dated September 17th 1959. In addition to this there are several photographs of kitchens from Geoffrey Sawyer Studios Ltd, Soho Square, London loosely inserted. A wonderful first-hand account of mid twentieth century interior design. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart. Patches of light rubbing to the boards, and a small loss to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: W M Abbott and Co. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 759L11

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Furniture Reproduction Furniture W M Abbott and Co Yorkshire Reproduction Furniture W M Abbott and Co

John Andrews

British Antique Furniture: Price Guide and Reasons for Values

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1989 . Cloth. An excellent copy of this important guide to the process of collecting antique furniture, providing readers with a detailed commentary on value and price. The work of English journalist, author on antiques and crime writer, the dust wrapper of this work explains that, first published in 1968, 'for the last twenty years this book has in its various editions outsold all other books on British antique furniture simply because it is unique in explaining what to look for when assessing the value of antique pieces&apos.This is the first edition of this work to feature colour plates, a reflection of 'the huge financial importance of patination and colour&apos.A fascinating guide for all with an interest in antique furniture, this work appears here in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally lovely. Minor edgewear to dust wrapper head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 796F21

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: furniture antiques collecting antiques None

Anon

Magnifique Ensemble de Meubles Et Objets D&Apos;Art Francais Collection Monsieur Akram Ojjeh

Monaco , Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. 1979. First edition. Cloth. An extensively illustrated First Edition auction catalogue from Sotheby's Monaco, with unclipped dustwrapper. Numerous photographic illustrations, many in colour. French language with Some Personal Recollections of a Visit to 11 East 64th Street, New York, in English, by Sir Francis Watson. Catalogue for an auction of French furniture and objets d'art taking place on the 25 and 26 June 1979 in Monte Carlo. "Art historian and museum curator Sir Francis Watson, 1907–1992, sought never to take himself too seriously and insisted that "museums exist to give pleasure", and treated his directorship of the Wallace Collection as an agreeable sinecure rather than as a heavy burden. "He did much to improve the care of the works of art in his charge, initiating the introduction of air-conditioning throughout the Wallace Collection and establishing specialist workshops for the conservation of furniture and arms and armour in the Royal Collection" - DNB. Syrian born Saudi businessman Akram Ojjeh (1923-1991) was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales. in a cloth binding with original dustwrapper. Externally, smart with mild wear to the extremities and water damage to the rear board. The dustwrapper has slight bumping, with a tide mark stain to the tail of the rear panel, and an area of water damage on the rear panel. Internally the pages are bright and clean. There is a light tide mark to pages 207 onward, which does not affect the text. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.

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Boeknummer: FGN10-G-6

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Sotheby's Monaco Monte Carlo Furniture Monaco None

Bennett's Ironfoundry Co

Catalogue of Biclam Cast Iron Tables, Also Seats

Manchester, Richard Johnson & Sons, c1897 . Paperback. A very scarce catalogue advertising the cast iron furniture manufactured by the Bennett Ironfoundry in the late nineteenth century. A very scarce catalogue of 'Biclam' cast iron tables and seats.With a loosely inserted typed memorandum, dated March 1897, addressed to the Chairman of the Parks Committee, Salford Town Hall, from Bennett's Ironfoundry, who manufactured these tables and seats.The message reads 'we understand a large quantity of seats will be required for the new park which is being laid out by Salford Corporation and we should like very much to have an opportunity of supplying some of them. We would respectfully draw your attention to the patterns shown in the enclosed catalogue&apos.The catalogue consists of hundreds of monochrome illustrations of cast iron tables and chairs, along with prices.When exhibiting at the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition of 1887, Bennett"s Ironfoundry described themselves as a "supplier of round and square tables for restaurants, hotels, coffee taverns, tea gardens, parlours and occasional tables and flower stands for drawing room". In the publisher's original paper wraps. Light discolouration and handling marks to wrap perimeters. Vertical fold to centre of work. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting to page perimeters. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 897F5

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: bennett's ironfoundry biclam tables cast iron furniture tables chairs salford corporation biclam tables Not Stated

Edward Lennox-Boyd

Masterpieces of English Furniture the Gerstenfeld Collection

London , Christie's Books, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this richly illustrated volume on the Gerstenfeld furniture collection. A first edition copy of this work. This volume celebrates the outstanding furniture collection of Jon Gerstenfeld, which focuses on furniture of the eighteenth century with pieces from England's greatest country houses. The collection is explored through a series of essays and through the photographs of Reid Baker.Richly illustrated in colour. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also excellent. Fine . Ill.: Reid Baker. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 845B30

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Masterpieces of English Furniture The Gerstenfeld Collection furniture collecting furniture Reid Baker

Herbert Cescinsky

English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1911. Leather. Three volumes of this historical work. The first two volumes have timelines outlining 'The Parallel History of Europe in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, with Population of the Various Countries in the Year 1800' and a 'Parallel History of the Arts and Crafts in England 1685-1800&apos. These works discuss the development in furniture during the eighteenth century as well as a detailed look at the furniture making process and designs. Illustrated throughout using drawings by both the author and photographs of real furniture. Complete in three volumes. Examples of furniture discussed include chairs, cabinets and clocks. Written by Herbert Cescinsky, an authority on both English and American furniture. Cescinsky wrote several other titles including English Domestic Clocks, English and American Furniture and English Furniture from Gothic to Sheraton. In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the head and tail of spines. Spines have faded slightly. Front hinge to volume III is slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. A few spots to the foredge of all volumes Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: SET38-A-2

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Furniture English Furniture Herbert Cescinsky English Furniture None

Herbert Cescinsky

The Old-World House Its Furniture & Decoration

London, A. & C. Black LTD, 1924. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Herbert Cescinsky's extensive work on the furniture and decoration of old houses, illustrated throughout, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Incomplete, being Volume I only of two volumes. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. This work is an interesting look at the furniture and decorations found in the interior designs in older houses in England. The author discusses oak chairs and tables, marqueterie furniture, gothic furniture, floors, wood panelling, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Written by Herbert Cescinsky Cescinsky also wrote 'English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century', 'Early English Furniture & Woodwork', 'English Furniture From Gothic to Sheraton', 'Chinese Furniture', 'English Domestic Clocks', and more. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart. Tidemarking to the fore and bottom edge of the boards. Dustwrapper with a closed tear to the tail of the front wrap, and a little loss to the head of the front wrap. Fading to the spine of the dustwrapper. Light edgewear to the extremities and some marks to the wraps, including a fold to the front wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 639P47

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: herbert cesinsky old world house furniture architecture old world house history england Not Stated

Herbert Cescinsky

The Old World House: Its Furniture and Decoration. In Two Volumes

London, A and C Black, 1942. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this richly illustrated work on the furnishing and decoration of old houses. Featuring illustrations throughout, including frontispieces. With information including the history, types, styles, and makers of furniture, interior decoration, woods, panelling, flooring and polishes, and eighteenth century arts and crafts. The front pastedown of Volume I has the pictorial bookplate of Ronald Cuttell. In quarter morocco bindings. Externally, some very minor shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright, with some occasional marginal background foxing, and marks. Some small spots to frontispieces. The verso of each front free-endpaper has the private ink ownership stamp of Ronald Cuttell. In Volume I, his bookplate covers the stamp. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: LTH8-E-6

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Cuttell Illustrated Furniture Decoration Illustrated Not Stated

Antoine Cheneviere et al.

Russian Furniture the Golden Age 1780-1840

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Antoine Cheneviere's groundbreaking work on Russian furniture in the 'Golden Age', copiously illustrated with numerous photographs specially commissioned in the Soviet Union and never before seen in the West. Written by the notable antique dealer Antoine Cheneviere, detailing Russia's 'cultural renaissance' at the end of the eighteenth century, from which emerged an autonomous Russian style noted for its lavish ornamentation and the 'dazzling virtuosity of its craftsmanship&apos. Translated by Anna Borisovna Bely and Marilyn Caron-Delion, and edited by Barbara Mellor and Sarah Sears. Complete with over three hundred and thirty five photographs in colour and black and white, visually demonstrating the skill of the skill of the gifted Russian craftsmen and presenting a 'lavish portrait of the 'Golden Age' of Russian decorative art. Complete with original unclipped dustwrapper. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely. Very faint marking to rear board. Pictorial endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Dustwrapper, very smart. Closed tear to front joint of wrap. Slight creasing to upper extremity of rear flyleaf. As New . Ill.: Various. As New/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 613M11

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Russia Furniture Cheneviere Illustrated Furniture Dustwrapper Various

Candy & Co.

The Devon Fire, List No. 27

London, Candy & Co. c1930 . Paperback. No. 27 of the catalogues of "The Devon Fire" fireplace, illustrated in colour throughout. A trade catalogue of eighteen beautifully designed fireplaces.Illustrated with a colour pictorial onlay to the front wrap, with six colour vignette illustrations, and one charmingly rendered colour plate. With further monochrome illustrations. Collated, complete.The final leaf provides a technical illustration of the 'method of fixing' of the fireplaces.This catalogue presents fireplaces in unglazed red and buff finishes. Undated; dated c. 1930 via Jisc. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with pictorial onlay to front wrap. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 897F6

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: the devon fire devon fire fireplaces devon fire Not Stated

Anthony Coleridge

Chippendale Furniture

Cirencester, Collector's Book Club, 1968. Cloth. An illustrated history of the works of Thomas Chippendale. Book Club edition. With many photographic plates. Thomas Chippendale (probably born at Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, baptised at Otley 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1718 – November 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In a cloth binding with original clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some light shelfwear and a couple of marks. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some marks, tidemarks to the rear, and some creasing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: GEN34-B-1

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Chippendale Furniture Design Woodwork Furniture None

Ralph Edwards; Margaret Jourdain

Georgian Cabinet-Makers

London, Country Life Limited , 1944. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this work concerning Georgian cabinet-makers, from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A charming study of Georgian cabinet-makers by Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain. An interesting work concerning the careers of leading cabinet makers of the eighteenth century, assembling a corpus of furniture to assign to them individually. Chapters regard John Pelletier, Thomas Johnson, George Seddon, David Wright, and James Wyatt among many others. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one hundred and seventy figures. Collated, complete.  From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos. Signed by Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie to the front free endpaper.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Signed by Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, only a touch of age toning to the leaves of text as usual. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one hundred and seventy figures. Collated, complete.  Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 793A17

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: cabinet-makers first editions furniture first editions Not Stated

Charles J. Fox; Alfred Harvey

The Antiquary&Apos;S Books: English Church Furniture

London, Methuen and Co. 1908. Cloth. A collection of examples of furniture commonly found in parish churches across England. Second edition. Illustrated with over one hundred plates and vignettes. Including publisher's catalogue to the rear. In a red cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart, with just some bumping, and sunning to the spine. Hinges are tender. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, and quite clean, with just a few instances of foxing. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN9-C-6

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Second Edition Illustrated Church Furniture Illustrated Harvey Various

Hans Huth

Roentgen Furniture

London and New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974. Cloth. An appraisal of the furniture made by Abraham and David Roentgen. First edition. Illustrated with many plates throughout, several of which are coloured. Abraham Roentgen was born in Mülheim am Rhein, Germany. He learned cabinet making from his father. At age 20, he traveled to Den Haag, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, learning from established cabinet makers. Upon his retirement in 1772 his son David took over the business and established his own reputation. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with just some slight bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: GEN27-B-13

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Roentgen Furniture Abraham Roentgen David Roentgen Furniture None

Peter Ward-Jackson

English Furniture Designs of the Eighteenth Century

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1959. First edition. Cloth. An historical look into English furniture designs of the eighteenth century. With 366 illustrations, collated complete. The eighteenth century saw a wide variety of furniture styles, from William and Mary through Queen Anne, Georgian to Chippendale and Hepplewhite. This work, issued by the Victoria and Albert Museum, provides further insight into the styles of this century. Written by a curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Peter Ward-Jackson. This work examines the contrasting rococo and neo-classical styles as well as producing a detailed catalogue of designs. Ward-Jackson produced many books on varying types of craft and art. In original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is bumped to the extremities and chipped to the head and tail of spine, mostly at the front and rear joints. Sticker to the rear wrap from a previous bookseller, with a barcode and the title. A few spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Good.

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Boeknummer: 577L15

Catalogus: Furniture

Trefwoorden: Furniture Rococo Neo-Classical Georgian Rococo Architecture Various