Lawless Letters

While perusing my collection of antique furniture catalogs I came across some nice looking pieces that I would thought would be of interest to our readers and folks in general. The photography is i … read more

Throughout the uneven career of American furniture design three names have always been in its background - Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton. Sometimes they have stood out clearly, when design was go … read more

Of English cabinet makers, the name that overshadows all other is that of Thomas Chippendale. Many of his successors gained a renown that has endured, but his name is popularly used as a generic term … read more

Continued from Part One..."After Chippendale's work, there appeared, in the year sixty-five, a book of designs for chairs only, though it is called The Cabinet-Maker's real Friend and Companion, as we … read more

Continued from Part Two...To Mr. Smith, whose unlovely productions were being bought by the Prince Regent, the noblity and gentry, it would have been a great surprise to learn that "Chippendale" style … read more