Antiques Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Forward by Sir Hugh Casson, President of the ROyal Academy . Edited by Paul Atterbury.

From Windsor chairs to railway tickets, from Faberge jewels to the Colt revolver, this book is the complete guide to antiques. All the major categories are examined in turn including furnisture and furnishings, ceramics and glass, jewelry and other decorative pieces, metalwork, arms and armour, printed materials and mechanical inventions. General introductison to each section priovide the context for the detailed examinationas of colelctable objects.

400 pages, lavisly illustrated with over 600 photographs. In excellent condition