<p>Little has previously been written about eighteenth-century English brass candlesticks which, widely used to illuminate British and American homes of the period, represent one of the most important groups of domestic objects.  Jean Burks firmly establishes that the seven firms known to have marked their candlesticks were all located in Birmingham, England.  The history and working dates of the firms are discussed, and some 140 surviving marked examples are analyzed and classified in terms of base types and candle-ejection mechanisms.  The appendixes include annotated listings of sixty additional eighteenth-century Birmingham candlestick makers working in various media.  Illustrated with 121 black and white photographs and drawings.</p>

Birmingham Brass Candlesticks

Arts & Photography

Burks, Jean M.

Decorative Arts & Design

Univ of Virginia Pr

<p>Two landmark 1995 publications, The Best the Country Affords: Vermont Furniture 1765-1850 and Vermont Cabinetmakers &amp; Chairmakers Before 1855: A Checklist, reintroduced Vermont high style furniture to decorative arts scholars, historians, and collectors. Equipped with this seminal knowledge, a small cadre of Vermont connoisseurs started scouring country auctions, adding signed and well-documented pieces to their private collections. Twenty years later, it is time to bring these pieces together and share them with the public. This catalog (and the accompanying exhibition that will run from July 25 to November 1, 2015) advances the understanding of Vermont high style furniture--from its features, craftsmanship, and economics, to its unexpected aesthetic innovations. </p>The authors identify key eighteenth-century Vermont pieces before covering a variety of topics, including clockmaking, chairmaking, the half sideboard, furniture from Woodstock, and furniture from Vermont factories. Seventy-five full-color photographs by acclaimed Boston photographer David Bohl and extended catalog entries display furniture from all over the Green Mountain State. Arriving at a time of increased U.S. interest in regional furniture, this book will be welcomed by scholars and collectors, along with all admirers of fine furniture.

Rich and Tasty: Vermont Furniture to 1850

History

Zea, Philip

Americas

Shelburne Museum

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