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Book SynopsisBritish Furniture 1820 to 1920: The Luxury Market, written by celebrated furniture historian Christopher Payne and including over 1,000 superb photographs, is a landmark publication and the first book to comprehensively assess British furniture design from the early origins of the so-called Victorian era through the myriad of influences in vogue up to the 1920s. It goes further than any book has attempted before, creating a continuum to underline the importance of the late Recency style favoured by George IV, moving through to the first two decades of the twentieth century, with a host of ever-changing styles and fashions. Payne studies the influence of the exhibition era, trade catalogues, retailers and subcontractors, and sheds light on the often-unidentified makers of reproduction furniture that later became an important part of the market. He also illustrates the importance of the revival styles, a fundamental part of the furniture trade that has often previously been ignored and shines the light on makers and suppliers of the popular Rococo Revival, ‘Queen Anne’ and ‘Chippendale’ styles.
Some of the makers’ names are familiar to furniture collectors, such as Collinson & Lock, Edwards & Roberts, Gillow, Holland, Maples and Morris & Co., but many are less so and their work is explained and presented here for the first time.
Table of ContentsForeword 7 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 15 Chapter 1: 1820s 18 Chapter 2: 1830s 64 Chapter 3: 1840s 118 Chapter 4: 1850s 170 Chapter 5: 1860s 224 Chapter 6: 1870s 284 Chapter 7: 1880s 340 Chapter 8: 1890s 390 Chapter 9: 1900–1909 442 Chapter 10: 1910–1920 486 Endnotes 540 Bibliography 556 Index 566
