Product Description
English brass inlaid furniture has traditionally been attributed to the workshops of John Channon, one of Chippendale`s rivals and neighbors. In this beautiful book, Christopher Gilbert and Tessa Murdoch identify at least five more workshops in London at the time that were specialized in this type of furniture. The first portrayal in word and image of all recorded and traceable examples of English brass inlaid furniture, this handsomely illustrated book presents fresh information about the Channon family, illuminates the structure of the London cabinet-making trade, associates different workshops with various previously little known firms, and traces continental design sources for decorative elements.