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Antique Boxes: 1760-1880 (Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price Guide) [Hardcover]

Antigone Clarke (Author), Joseph O'Kelly (Author)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (10 Mar 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764316885
ISBN-13: 978-0764316883
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 3 x 31 cm

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Joseph and Antigone live in an old part of London, close to the heart of traditional cabinet making. There is a wealth of material relating to their chosen fields, in libraries, museums, and homes easily accessible to them.
Joseph has a passion in nurturing old string instruments back to health and has carried out conservation projects photographing the work in progress.
Antigone has been dealing in boxes for nearly thirty years, delving into their history and finding them appreciative homes. Too busy sourcing boxes, she leaves the running of the house to the cats.They may be contacted at Pandora@hygra.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny 1 Feb 2006

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Despite my growing interest in antique boxes in general and writing slopes in particular I've held off from buying this book because of its seemingly high price. I finally took the plunge on the strength of the website on the same subject - www.hygra.com - and I'm so glad I did. This is a marvellous book, highly informative and beautifully written. So much more than the coffee table book I feared. There are at least 3 and often as many as 5 or 6 exquisite colour photos on every page. I hope the authors will take advantage of Amazon's 'search inside the book' function so that other antique box enthusiasts can see what they're missing. Clearly a labour of love, this book not only lives up to its promise: it is tremendous value for money too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Boxes: Touching the Past 22 Jun 2003

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Anyone who's ever touched a small box or tea caddy or folding writing desk from several hundred years ago knows the thrill of holding that object, one used by ancient sets of hands. Or maybe it's the thrill of seeing rare and ancient woods -- amboina or coromandel or burled yew or satinwood -- up close. Whatever leads you to boxes, lead yourself to this book. The pictures are gorgeous, but even better is the precision of the social history which surrounds them, whether it's the intricacies of the tea-opium trade, or the influence of the penny post, or the Prince Regent's taste. Many books I've seen before -- small "Shire" studies of writing antiquities, for example -- are good but small, and almost impossible to find in the States except at occasional antique shows. This is both scholarly in its documentation and readable, even enjoyable, in the portrait of Britain it unfolds. And the pictures are a refreshing change from the blurry amateurism that marks too many specialized "guides." Pricey but worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Novice and Expert alike 9 Oct 2003

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One does not have to be an expert to love this book. It is a treasure trove of information on all kinds of English boxes from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Packed with photographs and intelligent text, it is simply the best, most informative, most comprehensive book on the subject. It's easy to tell the writers are not only experts with vast experience but lovers of these boxes too.
I'm particularly interested in writing boxes, and I could wish for more chapters on these, but that is purely out of a sense of greed. The whole book is fascinating, whether one is browsing or studying. Thanks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A BOOK BEGGING TO BE OPENED! 6 May 2003

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Like a box begs to be opened, so does this book!

The history of antique boxes is finally told in a comprehensive way with wonderful photos of quality boxes and details of the contemporary events and fashions that influenced their design and construction.

Whether you are a collector or not, this book will captivate you as it takes you back to a time when the box was as necessary in society as today's computer. The box is now a time piece that represents the artistic flair and superb craftsmanship prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book gives antique boxes the admiration they deserve!

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