Antiques for the Modern Home

The collecting of anything adds a zest to life but the getting together of old pieces is in a category of its own. The process is such a personal thing, and is indeed so bound up with the art of living, that it becomes a very real part of life itself. Aesthetically, the choice and display of antiques can make or mar a home. Either their presence lends dignity, charm, and a sense of well-being or else, through bad selection and poor arrangement, there is a feeling of unrest and a lack of harmony, and this no matter how attractive the individual pieces may be.

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1 The Background of Collecting

2 Treatment of the Bedroom

3 The Entrance Hall

4 Harmony in the Dining-Room

5 Pewter

6 Old Silver

7 Old Sheffield Plate

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