The C. M. Traver Co., New York, Collection of Rare American Antiques: Comprising Important Seventeenth Century Pieces Known to Collectors and Listed i Paperback -

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Excerpt from The C. M. Traver Co., New York, Collection of Rare American Antiques: Comprising Important Seventeenth Century Pieces Known to Collectors and Listed in Reference Books on Early American Furniture, Choice Samples of the Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton Periods The rare and fine pieces to be dispersed in this sale present a splendid Opportunity for collectors and other buyers to acquire specimens of Early American furniture that for character and quality are today seldom matched. The pieces come from the private collection of Miss Traver as well as from the general stock of The C. M. Traver Company. The private collection is placed on sale because The C. M. Traver Company's lease expires within a year, and Miss Traver has determined to make a purchasing trip abroad this summer which will require all the storage space she has to house the resulting acquisitions. Many of these pieces have been illustrated and exhibited at vari ous times, and have become well known to collectors of Early American furniture for their superlative rarity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.