Furniture Detective Fred Taylor did some wicker investigation recently, and now he addresses the most common misconception surrounding wicker. Find out what it is. Read More +
Wicker Furniture: A process – not a material
Antique Furniture Advice & How To
Furniture Detective: If repair advice stinks, results will, too
Even when advice is easy to come by, it’s not always the best. Which is why Furniture Detective Fred Taylor, in his most recent column, offers valuable insight on how to spot good advice. Read More +
Managing organic threats to furniture
Are you properly defending your antique furniture against organic damage? Be it insects, pets or people, all require some safeguarding when it comes to furniture. Read More +
Furniture Detective: Wood Art: Eclectic Aesthetic style bridges Victorian and Arts & Crafts
Since the definition of art is open to interpretation, one man’s art might be another man’s junk. The same holds for furniture, and the Furniture Detective explains. Read More +
Rago’s to host open house including talk by Mira Nakashima
Renowned woodworker Mira Nakashima, daughter of the master craftsman George Nakashima, will speak at the preview for Rago’s 20th/21st Century Design auction. Read More +
Furniture Detective: Looking closely at brass hardware aids in deciding furniture age
Gauging the age of a piece of furniture can be tricky, but not if you turn to the hardware on the piece – as it contains tips to the true age of the treasure. Read More +
Furniture Detective: What’s in a name? Furniture lexicon clouded by misnomers
In a world where a good story sometimes overshadows the facts, furniture lexicon has it’s own history of misnomers, misunderstandings and more. Read More +
Knowing Your Business: New service safeguards heirlooms’ lore
We keep baby books to record the highlights and special moments of children, we keep photo albums to preserve those events/people and times we don’t want to forget, and some keep journals to preserve the thoughts and memories we experience in our lives. Up and until now there hasn’t been anything like The Heirloom Registry to provide the same record-keeping for heirlooms; but brothers Mike and Dan Hiestand have changed all that. Read More +
Furniture Detective: Wet Worry – Dealing with water damage
Water damage. Two terrible words when paired together, especially if you own antiques. However, your antiques don’t have to become victims of standing water. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: Windsor fan back chair based on 19th century design
Please tell me something about these Windsor style chairs. They were painted and used as outdoor furniture when my mother-in-law acquired them in the 1940s. She refinished them and used them inside. Read More +