Cast-iron furniture : and all other forms of iron furniture / Georg Himmelheber ; [translated from German by Judith Hayward]
1996, 1st edition. London Wappingers' Falls, N.Y. : Philip Wilson ; Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #386480
ISBN: 0856674621
Physical description; 240 pp., illustrations, 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78) and indexes. Plate captions also in German. Contentss; Wrought-iron furniture. Seating; Chests and cupboards; Wrought iron in the rococo period; Beds -- The beginnings of cast-iron furniture -- Karl Friedrich Schinkel -- Cast-iron Gothic -- Nature made of iron -- Registered British furniture models -- Rococo and Renaissance -- Iron in the house. Beds; Hall stands; Umbrella stands; Tables -- Iron on the street -- Furniture made of bent iron -- Final observations. Subjects; Wrought-iron furniture History 19th century. Cast-iron. Ironwork.
Price: €65.00