Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne

The volume surveys English furniture produced during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, tracing the shift from Jacobean to Dutch-derived forms and the widespread use of walnut before mahogany supplanted it. It examines major decorative and architectural influences, notably Sir Christopher Wren and Grinling Gibbon, and illustrates and describes typical object types such as chairs, tables, chests of drawers, tallboys, cabinets, secretaires, bureaux, clocks, mirrors and lacquered pieces. Practical collecting guidance, bibliographic references, museum sources, photographs and brief conservation notes accompany the historical and stylistic commentary.