A Masterclass in Antique Furniture: How to find and identify American, English, Dutch and French antique furniture, clocks and musical instruments

by Thomas M Clark

Overview

This superb guide informs the reader on how to identify and discover the most gorgeous furniture ever to grace Europe and North America. With intense descriptions steeped in history and experience, this book brings the time tested expertise of its author - New England based antique dealer and specialist Thomas M. Clark - to the table in a world beating display of descriptive finesse and passion. Objects from chairs to beds to tables to cabinets are described in detail, with their making and prominence properly placed in the context of their time and place of manufacture. The author aims to arouse interest and natural passion by including anecdotes of the time, having researched and sourced poignant quotes and vignettes from the times in which these pieces emerged freshly worked from quality wood. Together with informing the reader about the pieces themselves, most of the items described are accompanied by detailed illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781387764303
Publisher:	Lulu.com
Publication date:	04/23/2018
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Thomas M. Clark has long celebrated period furniture and antiques, having studied and collected them from his base in New England. With years of experience in examining and verifying the many pieces which have come his way, he has gained something of an authority in valuation. Having also personally engaged in restoration of a few pieces over the years, the precise appearance of these past treasures has been a great focus of his. He can often be spotted in antique sales and auctions all around New England, which has become renowned for its convergence of old furnishings originating Stateside and in Europe.

When not examining aged items, Thomas enjoys long walks in nature as well as watching old movies, in particular Westerns. He has happily raised three children, and enjoys spending quality time with them and his wider family.