Synopses & Reviews
This successful series offers clear, accessible, easy-to-follow information to help the collector develop an appraiser's eye and a connoisseur's knowledge. At the heart of each book approximately 50 to 60 pairs of related objects are analyzed, compared, and evaluated to discover why one item is more valuable than the other. The factors involved may be age, rarity, intricacy of design, make, marks, provenance, or restoration. This volume covers everything a reader needs to become a knowledgeable collector of the best of twentieth-century furniture. The subject is put in its historical context with a section on the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of modern furniture. The basic materials are detailed, and principal designers and manufactures such as Eames, Jacobsen Bertoia, and Knoll are highlighted along with their identifying features.
Synopsis
This covers everything you need to become a knowledgeable admirer and collector of the best 20th-century furniture. The subject is placed in historical context, with a section on the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of design. Principal designers and makers such as Eames, Jacobsen, Bertoia, and Knoll are highlighted in color features.