Description
The first comprehensive study of William Ince and John Mayhew's famous eighteenth-century cabinetmaking partnership, complemented by high-quality photographs of their work.
About the Author
Sir Hugh Roberts, a one-time board director of the auctioneer Christie's, and Surveyor Emeritus of The Queen's Works of Art, was Director of The Royal Collection from 1996 to 2010. He is the author of For The King's Pleasure (2001) and The Queen's Diamonds (2012). Charles Cator has worked at Christie's since 1973 and is currently Deputy Chairman of Christie's International. He has contributed articles to leading furniture-making and collecting journals and is a co-author of Star Pieces (2009).
Reviews
This handsome and magisterial work, the distilled harvest of forty years' research, presents a comprehensive account of the great neo-classical cabinetmaking partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew. They have indeed been accorded their rightful place alongside Chippendale, an achievement to celebrate. -- Simon Swynfen Jervis, President of the Furniture History Society
This welcome and beautiful book restores Ince and Mayhew, Georgian English furniture makers, to the pantheon of leading British designers and craftsmen and retrieves them from 'historical oblivion'. * Country Life *
This book, so long awaited, is no disappointment. It has been a prodigious undertaking and has brought into clear light the full extent of the creativity of this leading firm. * Furniture History Society *
This splendid book is a welcome addition to the corpus of scholarly publications on English furniture makers of the 18th century... It is a truly impressive achievement. * The Georgian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781781301098
Author Hugh Roberts
Format Hardback
Page Count 448
Imprint Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Publisher Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd