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John Bly Eric Knowles

English Furniture

John Bly,  Eric Knowles

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English
Shire Publications
10 July 2010
Antique furniture & furniture collecting
Series: Shire Collections
The story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when crude medieval tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs.

This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity, and it is where John Bly begins his history of English furniture. Changing fashions, influences, materials, and manufacturing techniques have all had an impact on English furniture, causing it to change over the decades, sometimes quite suddenly.

Each of these changes is fully explained, as oak gives way to walnut, and then mahogany; as furniture becomes finer and more formal and the great names – Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite – emerge.

This seminal work concludes with a masterclass in detecting the alterations and fakery that can significantly affect the value of a piece of furniture.
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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 5
Dimensions:   Height: 255mm,  Width: 192mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   522g
ISBN:   9780747807865
ISBN 10:   0747807868
Series:   Shire Collections
Pages:   136
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Bly worked for four years at Sotheby's before joining the family firm in Tring, one of the oldest established antique dealers in Britain. John appears regularly as an expert on BBC Antiques Roadshow and has had his own ITV series, Heirloom. He lectures extensively in Britain and North America and has contributed to Antique Dealer and other specialist magazines. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Eric Knowles is a former director of Bonhams, the London auctioneers. Eric is a well known TV personality, as an expert on the Antiques Roadshow and Antiques Master. He is antiques expert for the Sunday Times and the author of several books on antiques and the decorative arts.

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