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COMPANION VOLUME BY THE SAME AUTHOR

CHATS ON OLD FURNITURE

Illustrated by 72 Full-page Plates.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I.The Renaissance on the Continent
II.The English Renaissance
III.Stuart or Jacobean (Early Seventeenth Century)
IV.Stuart or Jacobean (Late Seventeenth Century)
V.Queen Anne and Early Georgian Styles
VI.French Furniture: the Period of Louis XV.
VII.French Furniture: the Period of Louis XVI.
VIII.French Furniture: the Period of Louis XVI.
IX.French Furniture: the First Empire Style
X.Chippendale and his Style
XI.Adam, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton Styles
XII.Hints to Collectors

CHATS ON
COTTAGE AND
FARMHOUSE FURNITURE