Excerpt from The W. Starbuck Macy Collection: Rare Examples of Old English and Colonial Furniture, Pewters, Potteries, Glass, Historical China, Etc;, Including Choice and Original Specimens by Chippendale, Sheration and Hepplewhite; Every Piece Positively Guaranteed as Catalogued, to Be Exhibited And<br><br>Mr. Macy has shown wonderful knowledge in as sembling so vast a collection of the various domestic works of art of a bygone age, and it is doubtful whether there is a man with his catholic knowledge and ability among the present day connoisseurs in this line.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.