Illustrated catalogue of old Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite furniture of great rarity and beauty: from the collections of Marsden J. Perry and ... and Barye bronzes from Mr. Canfield's colle

There are two general metliods employed by collectors of antique furniture. The first method is that of obtaining an example of each known variety and variation. The second method is that of furnishing a house. Had Mr. Perrj^ employed the first method he would have had no jsieces to dispose of, but his method has been to furnish a very beautiful colonial house with furniture of its period. Consequently when he purchased the Canfield collection he was confronted with the necessity of making a choice, and this choice did not so much involve the question of relative merit as it did that of arrangement and space. For this reason the pieces offered for sale from the Ferrer and Canfield collections do not represent discards, for many are as good as those which have taken their places. Luke Vixcent Lockwood.

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OLD CHIPPENDALE, SHERATON AND HEPPLEWHITE FURNITURE OF GREAT RARITY AND BEAUTY

A FOREWORD

CONDITIONS OF SALE

CATALOGUE

SALE SATURDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY 29, 1916