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Victor Chinnery’s scholarly work covers the history and development of furniture in oak and kindred timbers in the British Isles and New England, from the Middle Ages through to 1800. The subject is broken down into a logical sequence of aspects and each section is generously illustrated. The furniture shown ranges from the finest examples of the period, to the sort of sturdy and workmanlike pieces which modern collectors will find afforsable.
The study of oak furniture is a remarkably rich and varied subject,which reflects at several levels the social and domestic life of many generations of our ancestors. Victor Chinnery has explored and clarified many important topics, whilst fully realising that scholarship in this field is still very much in its infancy.
One of the most profound influences on the appearance of furniture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was the system of rigid demarcations operated by the different furniture making trades, and in which the work of the joiners was the most important. The author explains the techniques and materials of the different trades, as well as other considerations of vital interest to the modern collector and curator.
The furniture of Connecticut and Massachusetts in the seventeenth century is presented as an extension of the range of styles to be found in other English provinces at the same date.
The standard work of reference on the subject, consulted by dealers, collectors, auctioneers, valuers and students of furniture.
A reprint of the first major book on oak furniture for more than half a century.
Provides an amazing range of superb illustrations with a clear classification of the furniture, all within the context of the period
Contains a pictorial index with items arranged in chronological order for quick and easy identification.
The Author:
Victor Chinnery was born in London in 1944, but spent most of his childhood in South Wales. A teacher of art and geography by training, he started dealing in antiques during his college days in London in the mid-1960s.
His first venture was to share a stall at Portobello Road and he quickly discovered an instinctive regard for early furniture, pottery, metal-work and carvings.
After a few years teaching in London, interspersed with work as a film designer and potter, he moved to Salisbury in 1970 and set up as a specialist dealer in early oak furniture and associated objects. He lives in Wiltshire, with his wife Jan and daughter Kate. He now runs a specialist consultancy business, advising a number of private and institutional clients on matters of early furniture and restoring early buildings. His regular clients include Sotheby’s and Birmingham City Museums.
His knowledge and love of oak furniture have prompted him to devote a great deal of time to research and writing, in an effort to expand the available literature, and this book constitutes his first major work on the subject.
Specifications
Size: 279 x 261 mm
Pages: 620
Illustrations: 22 col. 2,000 b&w
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
ISBN: 1 85149 013 2
Price: $99.50
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