French Provincial Furniture Decorative Arts Scarce Book

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FRENCH PROVINCIAL DECORATIVE ART by Catherine Oglesby, Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY, 1951 First Edition.

”This complete, authoritative volume is the first book available in English in many years on French Provincial furniture, textiles and ceramics. In an interesting, informal fashion, [the author] covers every aspect of the great flowering in decorative art which took place in the provinces of France during the 18th and early 19th centuries. She gives the historical background of each period, traces the changes in styles from one period to the next, and clearly indicates how they may be recognized in the various objects. Though the major part of her book is devoted to furniture – chairs, buffets, beds, desks, tables, couches – there are informative chapters on textiles, ceramics, silver, wallpaper, rugs, mirrors, mantels and glass. Carrying six full-page illustrations in full color and over three hundred photographs and sketches, this book enables the reader not only to see the objects described in the text, but also to follow the development through the different periods. Included are photographs of interiors showing the assembly of the different styles in rooms and groups.”

This scholarly book covers by chapter: French Provincial Design; France Builds Homes; Styles, Times and Kings; Furniture; Armoires and Cupboards; Beds; Buffets; Chairs and Stools; Chest and Commodes; Couches and Benches; Desks and Secretaries; Tables; Conversation Pieces; French Provincial in Canada; Mantels and Fireplace Fixtures; Mirrors; Glass; Clocks and Barometers; Metalwares; Lighting Fixtures; Textiles; Ceramics; Wall Coverings; Floor Coverings; Acknowledgments; and Bibliography. Whether a student of the decorative arts, or a connoisseur of French Provincial furniture and fixtures, this book is an invaluable text.

9.3” x 12.3” hardback book with dust cover in very good condition. 214 pages.

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