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Victorian Decor (Schiffer Book for Collectors) | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin M. May
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 993452
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764314572
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.2048
EAN: 9780764314575
ASIN: 0764314572
Publication Date: December 2001
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Product Description
The best craftsmanship in home furnishings of the late 19th century is documented in this beautiful study by a dedicated connoisseur. At a time when American and European economies were expanding quickly, consumers' tastes were increasingly elaborate and refined. Demand for exquisite design, fine materials, and masterful workmanship resulted in interiors of a calibre never equalled or surpassed since. This book presents an overview of those Victorian architectural antiques, stained glass windows, furniture, art glass, lighting devices, match holders, and poster art in chapters that explain the development of the forms and show examples in over 400 color photographs. Period room settings as well as single items are featured. Especially strong here are the pieces that demonstrate originality in Tiffany windows and art glass, Mitchell and Rammelsburg furniture, Globe-Wernicke bookcases, French Burgun Schverer and English cameo glass, and Duffner and Kimberly lamps. More and more people today recognize and seek out the superior quality of Victorian antiques. With this new book as a guide, they will learn important details to help identify originals and marvel at the beauty they can hope to find. Current price ranges are included with the captions.
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| Customer Reviews:
Awesome November 8, 2002
Jeff Raymond (Canada)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
This Rules!! I have personnaly been in that house! in sept 2002. Its mindbogling...totaly breath taking you would never beleive. It's so amazing! And im so lucky to have had the priviledge of seeing everything with my own eyes...AND meeting Dr. May! :D And I owe all of this to my one and only sweetheart Stace! See her dad is the Doc's carpenter and he is the reason I had this awesome priveledge of seeing and Meeting Dr. Martin May.
Haha thanx Marty.
Jeff
Surveys home furnishings of the late 19th century May 10, 2002
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
An unusual blend of decoration and collecting guide is revealed in Victorian Decor, a beautifully presented title which surveys home furnishings of the late 19th century. From stained glass windows and art glass to match holders and poster art, Victorian period antiques are highlighted in full color. Assessments of item practicality and style round out the excellent background history and values guide.
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