Overview

The furniture designs of William Morris, C. R. Ashbee and Charles Rennie Mackintosh are even more popular today than in their own lifetimes. The work of other figures, such as William Burges and Christopher Dresser is also being avidly collected. Jeremy Cooper's survey contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings: nearly 700 illustrations offer a uniquely comprehensive coverage of nineteenth-century furniture. Every major designer is represented, and the choice of pictures includes little-known pieces from private collections. Rare contemporary photographs of Victorian and Edwardian interiors show how the furniture formed part of complete decorative ensembles. Extensive commentaries on the illustrations and detailed text provide the essential background - wherever possible using the actual words of the designers, architects and critics themselves.

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9780500280225

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'A marvellous survey ... dazzling detail' - Sunday Times 'As intricate as a De Morgan tapestry ... pure eye candy for any enthusiast' - Period Living 'A Pandora's Box of a book ... a fabulous journey through the period ... brimming with fascinating detail' - Design Week 'A splendid compilation that benefits from its marvellous air of confidence and its grasp of the whole period' - Royal Academy Magazine

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Jeremy Cooper is a specialist dealer in the Victorian decorative arts who has worked for Sotheby's, and has appeared many times on Antiques Roadshow.

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