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A visual journey showcasing how history can make a house a home, a reminder of the strength of character and ingenuity entrenched in Canada’s history.
Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity.
Drawing from a single collection, the author selects and showcases objects spanning three centuries of Canadian history, from the early days of French settlement to the creative boom of late-20th-century folk artists. Amply illustrated, and written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this is not a traditional technical study of antiques representing a specific type or region. Celebrating Canada showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity.
Drawing from a single collection, the author selects and showcases objects spanning three centuries of Canadian history, from the early days of French settlement to the creative boom of late-20th-century folk artists. Amply illustrated, and written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this is not a traditional technical study of antiques representing a specific type or region. Celebrating Canada showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Price: $65.00
Pages: 240
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
27 June 2017
Trim Size: 12.00 X 10.00 in
ISBN: 9781459740327
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Canadiana, Antiques & collectables, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference, Antique furniture / furniture collecting
Whether you’re a committed collector of Canadiana, a seeker new to the passion and looking to learn, or someone wanting to understand how to achieve ‘the look’ in a condo or house, you’ll not be disappointed.
Beautifully presented.
Amply and beautifully illustrated, deftly and informatively written in a conversational, easy-to-read style … impressively showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Echoes Joan Burney’s philosophy, which is to take an uncluttered approach and focus on pieces that make for ease of living.
Beautifully presented.
Amply and beautifully illustrated, deftly and informatively written in a conversational, easy-to-read style … impressively showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Echoes Joan Burney’s philosophy, which is to take an uncluttered approach and focus on pieces that make for ease of living.
Peter E. Baker has led a 40-plus-year career as a Quebec-based antiques dealer, participating in major shows in both Canada and the U.S. He is a long-standing member of the Canadian Antiques Dealer Association and was a featured Canadiana appraiser on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and the Canadian Antiques Roadshow. He lives with his wife Susan in Elgin, Quebec.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The Entrance
Select Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction
The Entrance
- Diamond Point Doors
- Neoclassic Pine Corner Cupboard
- Walking Stick — Ancienne Lorette
- Mi’kmaq Quillwork
- Frederick S. Barnjum — Painter
- Chantecler Weathervane
- French Régime Armchair
- Drum Table
- Niagara Falls — Robert Whale
- Draught Horses
- Diamond Point Armoire
- A View of Dundas — J.R. Seavey
- Damase Richard
- Northwest Coast Motif Blanket Chest
- Tiger Maple Corner Cupboard
- 1837 Rebellion Box
- Carved Brush
- Abenaki Deed Boxes
- John Tulles Card Table
- John Tulles Side Chair
- Holland Landing Red Mill
- Jean-Baptiste Côté — “L’habitant”
- New Brunswick “Nisbet” Sewing Table
- Bird Sculptures — Jean-Baptiste Côté
- Stevens Family Portraits
- Newfoundland Keepsake Box
- Death of Wolfe
- McGee Table
- Joseph Romuald Bernier — Lumberman
- Beaver Crooked Knife
- Portage in the Fog — F.A. Hopkins
- Exploring New Lands — Journals of Mackenzie and Weld
- The Huron Box
- Convent Boxes
- Seminary Parrot
- Three-Tier Chandelier
- S.J. Doyle/J.A. Mahar Trade Sign
- Carved Figure of Napoleon
- Louis XV Armoire
- Fruit Vendor Trade Sign
- Fort Duquesne Game Board
- Hooked Rug — Laurentian Village
- Silas Patterson Heart Table
- Decorated Canoe Paddle
- Hooked Rugs
- Miss Madilla Smith — E.S., Painter
- Quebec Chest of Drawers
- Thomas Nisbet Legislative Desk
- Josefina
- Halifax Dressing Table
- Horse and Buggy — Punkeydoodles Corners
- Longpré Bird Shelf
- Timber Shanty
- Logging Scene — Julius Hümme
- Carved Deer
- Main Street, Winnipeg — E.J. Hutchins
- The Steamship S.S. Quebec
- Indian Mother and Hunter — D. Gale
- Norfolk County Buffet
- Canadian Shorebirds
- Bakery Trade Sign — J. Bourgault
- Game Boards
- Captain Robert Chestnut
- Hooked Rugs — Deanne Fitzpatrick
- Manitoba Pheasant
- Horse Pull Toy
- Beaver Weathervane
- The Fenian Raids
- Recruitment Posters
Select Bibliography
Index