American John Henry Belter Victorian Furniture / Scarce In-Depth Scholarly Book

Description

Beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book provides a scholarly survey of American Victorian furniture by John Henry Belter.
THE FURNITURE OF JOHN HENRY BELTER AND THE ROCOCO REVIVAL – An Inquiry into Nineteenth-Century Furniture Design Through a Study of the Gloria and Richard Manney Collection
by Marvin Schwartz, Edward Stanek, and Douglas True, E.P. Dutton, NY, 1981.
“Discussed in depth are Belter’s career as a cabinetmaker, the techniques and aesthetics of this furniture construction, a comparison of Belter’s work with that of his competitors, and the relationship between Belter’s style and the rococo style of eighteenth-century Europe.  Lastly the book is profusely illustrated in both color and halftone and features many large details showing the beauty of the wood and carving.”
”John Henry Belter, an immigrant from Germany, was the outstanding cabinetmaker of the mid-nineteenth century in America.  Because of their graceful lines and gorgeously carved ornament Belter’s pieces are a joy to the collectors and students of American Victorian cabinetmaking.  Belter is known particularly for the furniture he created by the laminating of wood, a process that enabled him to fashion superb chairs, tables, sofas, and other important forms in the highly ornate Rococo Revival style that was the ultimate fashion (and expense) in the period 1840 to 1865.”   This text belongs in the permanent reference library of the serious collector, dealer, historian, or curator of American Victorian furniture.
8.6” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  88 pages.
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