Charleston Furniture, 1700-1825

The purpose of this work is best described in the words of the author: "No history of Charleston furniture and furniture making can be regarded as definitive until all the surviving pieces have been located, identified, and completely described. In the face of so tremendous a task, the present work can be presented only as a beginning. Its purpose is to open the subject, not to close it. If the book in any degree stimulates interest in early Charleston furniture, or encourages present owners of antique furniture to examine their pieces more carefully for the sake of identifying them, or leads to the discovery of pieces which have been overlooked or undervalued - if it accomplishes any of these things - the labor that has gone into the preparation of the book will have been fully justified."The beautifully illustrated volume bespeaks thorough research on every pages. It is enhanced by an alphabetical list of cabinet makers, with information about each. - Press-Telegram/Independent, Long Beach, California