Synopses & Reviews
Most have heard about Wallace Nutting's hand-colored photographs, and many are aware that he authored nearly 20 books on travel and antiques, but relatively few know much about his reproduction furniture. Written by nationally known Wallace Nutting expert Michael Ivankovich, this book explains why Wallace Nutting furniture is one of the most highly sought after types of furniture from the early twentieth century. Beginning with Windsor chairs, Wallace Nutting went on to copy nearly 1,000 different forms of period furniture, including beds, chairs, chests, desks, mirrors, sofas, tables, cup-boards, case and cabinet pieces, and much more, in styles ranging from early Pilgrim and William & Mary through the Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton periods. Collector's Guide to Wallace Nutting Furniture will provide you with the story and history of Wallace Nutting furniture, including how to differentiate lower quality pieces from Nutting's best and most collectible work, what types of furniture he reproduced and why it is so collectible today, ways to identify signed and unsigned pieces, how to distinguish reproductions from the original period antiques, and it even includes a numerical furniture grading system for evaluating condition. This book will provide you with up-to-date pricing, including actual auction and retail pricing, as well as consensus expert pricing on those rare and never-before-seen Nutting pieces. Whether you are a Wallace Nutting collector, dealer in early American antiques, or simply an individual who has wondered whether your "authentic" antique might actually be a Wallace Nutting reproduction, this book is for you -- a must for any reference library.