THE OVERLOOK TREASURY OF FEDERAL ANTIQUES by Michael, George - 1986

Woodstock NY: Overlook Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0879512547; Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Small red mark on top edge. Contents are almost as new. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; 10-1/4" Tall, XVI + 239pp. Dark blue boards, bright gold spine lettering. ANTIQUES. Over 200 black-and-white illustratio ns. "The Federal Period, spanning from 1770 to 1830, is generally thought to have been the time of America's finest design and craftsmanship. It was the last era of hand manufacture and no other period in American history has produced work of such high quality across such a broad spectrum. In this study of important contributions in the ares of furniture, ceramics, glass, pewter, silver and timepieces, Michael selects and discusses representative work of the major designers and craftsmen. " Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Phyfe, Revere, etc. , etc. Bibliography. Index. .