Le Mobilier Francais Du XVIII Siecle: Dictionnaire Des Ebenistes Et Des Menuisiers, Kjellberg, Pierre, Published by , Editions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1989. First Edition. FRENCH Text. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles, front and spine, brown endpapers; 2 gold reading ribbons. Volume in pristine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is ruffled top edge rear with a tiny closed tear. 4to up to 12″ tall; 887 pages and over 3000 color and black and white illustrations in text; includes detailed descriptions of the furniture, trade marks, stamps and biography of the cabinet-worker or carpenter. This definitive reference of 18th century French furniture by art historian Pierre Kjellberg covers the last years of the reign of Louis XIV “at the dawn of the First Empire, when Paris was “the center of world furniture”. 001378 $250
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