French Provincial Furniture by Robin Ruddy

French Provincial Furniture by Robin Ruddy

This is the beautiful guide to French provincial furniture that no serious buyer or enthusiast can afford to be without. It presents the key types of country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France, explains the differences in their construction and decoration which will enable you to identify them, and describes the twenty-one different woods used to make these provincial pieces. Separate chapters convey the techniques used by the traditional cabinetmakers who created these sought-after antiques and portray the delightful country interiors for which they were originally made. A helpful glossary of relevant French words and phrases is also included, and the book is illustrated with over 200 color and black and white photographs of representative pieces including value ranges. This is a new and welcome guide to the charming and distinctive provincial furniture of France.

About the Author

Robin Ruddy grew up in the tropics of Miami, Florida and is an Author/Musician/Songwriter/Producer, residing in Nashville, Tennessee.

As a multi-talented pedal steel, banjo, dobro and guitar player, Ruddy has toured 26 countries with icons like Rod Stewart, Shania Twain, Ray Stevens, Lynn Anderson, Deborah Allen and many more. She played banjo and sang on Beautiful Dreamer - Songs of Stephen Foster, which won a Grammy in 2005 earning her recognition for her performance.

As an Author, Ruddy offers her unique and creative insights on the principles of success - the very same principles that propelled her toward her many achievements.

She has been a lifelong entrepreneur, and owns several businesses with her husband, Larry Sheridan.

They own and operate:
Parlor Productions, a music production company and commercial recording studio dedicated to developing new talent;
Best Built Songs, a music publishing company;
Ultimate Event Nashville, a team-building company that utilizes their recording studio and hit songwriters; and
Music Row Realty a real estate firm that caters to the music industry.

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780764302053
ISBN 10	0764302051
Title	French Provincial Furniture
Author	Robin Ruddy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Year published	1998-02-20
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.