Miller's Pine & Country Furniture: Buyer's Guide (Buyer's Price Guide) [Hardcover]

Judith Miller (Author), Martin Miller (Author), Jo Wood (Author, Editor), Lynn Bonnett (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Series: Buyer's Price Guide | Publication Date: December 1995

The Miller's Buyer's Guide series provides invaluable reference material for the enthusiast as well as the experienced collector. Each guide concentrates on a popular area of collecting and features thousands of examples, which are illustrated, authenticated, and given an up-to-date price range by a team of top dealers, and auction house specialists.

Pine and country furniture continues to ride the crest of popularity, with collectors drawn to the warm-colored tones, attractive designs, and affordable prices. Selling over 20,000 copies since publication, Miller's Pine & Country Furniture Buyer's Guide has been completely revised with all price ranges updated. All types of pine and country furniture are featured as well as oak and painted pine furniture, and kitchenalia. Over 3,500 items are illustrated.

Editorial Reviews

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Pine and country furniture continues to ride the crest of popularity with collectors drawn to the warm-colored tones, attractive designs and affordable prices. Selling over 20,00 copies since publication, Miller's Pine & Country Furniture Buyer's Guide has been completely revised with all price ranges updated. It is the essential practical reference work for both new enthusiast and experienced buyers seeking out the best pieces to furnish their homes.

All types of pine and country furniture are featured, including dining chairs, kitchen dressers, settles, chests and corner cupboards. Oak and painted furniture is included too, as well as other popular collecting areas, such as kitchenalia. Over 3500 items are illustrated and described, each with a price range reflecting the latest market trends.

Leading experts in the field provide invaluable information on the state of the market and highlight pieces that have increased in value significantly over the last decade. Miller's Pine and Country Furniture Buyer's Guide is the only comprehensive guide to a much-loved collecting area. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Leading experts in the field provide invaluable information on the state of the market and highlight pieces that have increased in value significantly over the last decade. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857326849
• ISBN-13: 978-1857326840
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,059,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques and design through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international bestseller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" and co-hosts the popular BBC TV series "The House Detectives," "ITV's "Antiques Trail," and Discovery's "It's Your Bid." She has appeared on "The Martha Stewart Show" and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.