EXTRAORDINARY FURNITURE - DAVID LINLEY

In English, hardback, 1996.  Featured here are some of the world's most extravagant, inventive and unusual pieces of furniture. Each sumptuously illustrated chapter is organized chronologically to highlight the evolution of styles and manufacture. Among the pieces represented are an ornate 17th-century Italian tortoiseshell table cabinet, a mechanical desk with hidden compartments, a suite of silver furniture, and Empress Josephine's gilded and canopied bed. Each section concludes with an example of Linley's own work. Featured prominently are works from England's Royal Collection. Biblio., glossary, public collections, index. 230 illus., 200 color. 192p. Some stains of faint rust on the first page, rest of the book really nice clean tight condition.  29 x 28.5 cms.

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