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cover How To Identify Styles of English Antique Furniture How do you identify the different styles of English antique furniture? Its fairly simple, actually. English furniture encompasses four main...
800px-henry_treffry_dunn_rossetti_and_dunton_at_16_cheyne_walk The Aesthetic Movement (1870-1900) Marquetry furniture, iridescent jewel-tones, butterflies, peacocks, gininkgo leaves, Japanese-inspired patterns on walls and dishes, yards of velvet and other rich...
13813HA-4.6x9.0-Caucasion Persian and Oriental: Identifying Styles of Rugs Outiside of the rug world, “Persian” and especially “Oriental” are somewhat outdated terms. The country of Persia formally changed its...
  • tradtional_img0Nuts and Bolts of Antique Rugs

    Nuts and Bolts of Antique Rugs

    Hand knotted rugs are, of course, knotted by hand. Sometimes you will encounter a rug described as “hand...
  • Guanyin0Antique Blanc De Chine

    Antique Blanc De Chine

    The all white porcelain figurines in the form of frolicking cherubs, Chinese divinities , graceful dancers, romantic groupings...
  • newyorksofa18250Good Antique American Empire Sofas

    Good Antique American Empire Sofas

    Nothing can make a room like an antique Empire sofa can. With their distinguishing curved continuous lines and...
  • antique-wine-cooler-rosewood -10Identifying Commonly Used Woods

    Identifying Commonly Used Woods

    To start off, woods used in antique furniture are sadly misunderstood. (More on that here.) However you don’t...
  • Ridgeway-Clocks-Windsor-Mantel-Clock_0_00A Primer On Antique Mantle Clocks

    A Primer On Antique Mantle Clocks

    The mantle clock is probably the most prominent of all clocks made throughout the years. These small and portable...
  • 59_010A Commode Is Not A Toilet

    A Commode Is Not A Toilet

    A commode is not a toilet. In the antique world, a commode is an essential word that is...
  • West Wycombe Park0West Wycombe Park

    West Wycombe Park

    West Wyombe Park in Buckinhamshire is one of the most theatrical and Italianate mid-18thC buildings in England. Its...
  • dd-SFiSJULY_MANO_05017269890How To Install An Antique Door

    How To Install An Antique Door

    Using architectural salvaged items like antique doors and woodwork in your space will provide rich architectural detail and...
  • 334900041_o0GOOD ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORERS

    GOOD ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORERS

    A national directory of antique furniture restorers listed alphabetically by state. To view all international listings click here....
  • dd-SFiSJULY_MANO_05017270840House-Turned-Brothel-Turned-School, Restored

    House-Turned-Brothel-Turned-School, Restored

    An upstairs sitting room of the former “school house” This house, known as Stonebrook Court, in the Los...
  • #i0The Bowery Hotel in NYC

    The Bowery Hotel in NYC

    The Bowery of the today is a far cry from the Bowery of the late 20th century. Once...
  • apl0The Wood is Misunderstood

    The Wood is Misunderstood

    You often hear people talking about the qualities of “hardwoods” and “softwoods.” Everybody seems to want “hardwood” and...
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