British Antique Furniture
Price Guide and Reasons for Values
by John Andrews

This book was first published in 1968 under the title The Price Guide to Antique Furniture and has since, not only been retitled, but updated, revised and reprinted a number of times as prices and the market for antique furniture has changed.

In the intervening period since its first publication, it has become the most popular and authoritive guide to British antique furniture with both dealers and private buyers.

It now contains over 1000 black and white pictures and 148 colour plates. These have been chosen to illustrate why certain pieces are more valuable than others and which features detract or add to the value. For example, under the illustration of a black Sutherland table the author comments, "Black is so unpopular that the best thing to do is to pop it in the stripper caustic tank."

The book contains information on patination, a subject that can be something of a mystery to the non-expert but of huge importance in the valuing of a piece. The author, John Andrews, also give advice on buying furniture as well as a guide to prices over the last 30 years.

In the back of the book there is information on the woods used in furniture, a glossary and trade terminology.

This new edition of British Antique Furniture maintains the high standards set by previous editions keeping it as the foremost guide to the subject for anybody interested in antique furniture.

Quick Facts
Title: British Antique Furniture

Editors: John Andrews

Publisher: Antique Collectors Club

ISBN: 1851493832

Binding: Hardback

Number of Pages: 431

Price: £39.50

All information relates to the UK edition.

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