PART II.
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
CHAPTER I
I. QUEEN ANNE FURNITURE
Exquisite simplicity.
Worm-eaten furniture.
Old Colour which cannot be imitated, English styles
copied abroad.
An English cabinet-maker
Copies by Italian workmen.
Lack of finish.
The effect of careful restoration.
Black Italian
furniture.
A fine piece from Wales.
Modern
reproductions of the antique..
The romance of
some Queen Anne needlework. Gesso work
An old-time popular design.
II. THE CHIPPENDALE PERIOD
Chippendale's career.
The house of Haig and Chippendale.
Account rendered to Garrick,
Contemporary books of dsign.
The "Vernis Martin."
Painted furniture.
The Arts should be combined.
One of Chippendale's happiest inspirations.
An untouched old farm-house.
An early example.
The adoption of French designs.
The necessity of careful examination.
An unusual piece of furniture.
A great increase in value
The value of old gilding.
III. THE HEPPLEWHITE AND SHERATON PERIOD
The pleasure of the search.
A country farmhouse sale.
A purchase in pieces.
A mistake in restoration.
A point to be remembered
A Settee for sale
The result of too great length in a fine specimen.
Valuable Wine cooler
An unusual side table
ETC ETC ETC ...
