Oak Furniture: The British Tradition: A History of Early Furniture in the British Isles and New England [Revised edition]

RR 2017/143 Oak Furniture: The British Tradition: A History of Early Furniture in the British Isles and New England [Revised edition] Victor Chinnery ACC Art Books Woodbridge 2016 551 pp. ISBN 978 1 85149 715 7 £75 $125

Oak Furniture: The British Tradition is a massive compendium originally authored by Victor Chinnery (1941-2011) in 1979. With various reprints in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002, this 2016 revised edition is an improvement in terms of editing and authorship and redesign and colouring of the included photographs. Chinnery was, without a doubt, an expert in this particular field and, as a result, this tome continues to hold its position as an important and valuable work. Chinnery was a founding member of the Regional Furniture Society and the Merchant's House Museum, a Society of Antiquaries fellow and an auctioneer at some of the most reputable auction houses, such as...