This text comprises a detailed guide to the fine furniture produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with information on Thomas Chippendale and the other famous furniture designers of these notable periods in the history of furniture. Complete with information on development, history, and production, along with a plethora of exquisite illustrations and detailed descriptions, this text will be of significant interest to those with an interest in antique furniture and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: 'The Chippendale Period ¿ 1725-1750', 'The Adam Period ¿ 1760-1800', 'Hepplewhite and Shearer ¿ 1765¿1800', 'The Sheraton Period ¿ 1775-1810', 'The Regency and Louis XV Periods ¿ 1715-1774', 'The Louis XVI Period ¿ 1774-1789', and 'French Furniture of the Empire Period'. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.