Trace the lineage of Arts & Crafts furniture and you soon discover there's more at work than a universal label can handle. It exhibits a multitude of international influences reflecting a philosophy rather than an easily defined design style.
American history can be found anywhere from museums to the old building around the block. I just happened to find an interesting source at an auction, not as a buyer or seller but as a student.
Complimentary antique appraisals (for entertainment purposes only) from the Antique Trader staff of appraisers is a service reserved exclusively for Antique Trader magazine subscribers. But that doesn't mean you can't learn from recent appraisals.
Complimentary antique appraisals (for entertainment purposes only) from the Antique Trader staff of appraisers is a service reserved exclusively for Antique Trader magazine subscribers. But that doesn't mean you can't learn from recent appraisals.
Eating used to be such a simple affair: If you found something to eat you ate it right then and there. When we got civilized eating became more complicated.
At first chairs don’t have a lot to say about who they are or where they came from (or when); you have to look closely at the construction.
Unlike genealogy, adequate knowledge of furniture history, construction and style can often help confirm or deny family tradition about furniture.
Dr. George Marchelos performs a appraisal of a chair made by the Harris Brothers Furniture Co., East Liberty, Pennsylvania.
Florida's Torreya State Park located on the high bluffs above the Apalachicola River features the restored antebellum Gregory House, which is filled with a variety of antique furniture.
When I go looking on the internet for information on furniture, sometimes I am appalled at the amount of incomplete, misleading, inaccurate or just plain dead wrong information I come across.
Recently, Dr. Anthony Cavo was requested to appraise many pieces in a home that dated to 1740 in which the same family had lived for several generations.
Renown furniture expert Fred Taylor gives his professional opinion on antique furniture resources for buyers, sellers and scholars.
Sometimes it seems a shame that in most cases today the overriding emphasis placed on an antique is the market value. But here's where you should start when considering value.
Most makers of the early period either scrawled their name or mark under a drawer somewhere or didn’t bother to mark their products at all. Finding a label on a piece of furniture now means that the collector has to know what kind of label it is to decipher its meaning.
This side-lock dresser, also known as a Wellington Chest by more seasoned antique collectors and dealers, is quite an interesting piece of furniture.
Much has been written in the last few years about furniture fakes in the antiques trade. Here's a discussion of some of the fakery and fake finishes.
Dr. George Marchelos gives an appraisal on a ladies bookcase desk and a decorative lamp, both of which were submitted by Antique Trader subscribers.
A little vocabulary and knowledge about auctions – and maybe some key words – will help you at your next auction or perhaps even inspire you to attend one if you haven’t gone recently.
The presence and design of escutcheons and height of a cabinet provide clues as to the age of the possible custom furniture, explains Ask the Experts panelist Dr. G. Marchelos, in his assessment of reader's inherited item of furniture.
Advice from the Furniture Detective about making the most of the tools available to repair an item of furniture brought forth storytelling memories for Antoinette Rahn when she was a child.
There's something enchanting about the 'animalistic' elements that appear in various forms of furniture, don't you think? In his latest column, Furniture Detective Fred Taylor discusses these creature features.
Collector and accomplished woodworker John Rexroad's acquisition of eclectic objects is one of his life passions, and come Dec. 13 Pook & Pook is giving bidders the chance to own some of these unique items.
Among the lots leading Kaminski Auctions's July 22 sale are six antique carriages and sleds.
In her latest assessments, Ask the Experts panelist Susan Mullikin suggests more in-depth evaluation of items of inquiry: an obscure chair and ginger jar.
72 pieces of Copeland Spode China represents one of 550 lots in the online-only auction Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is presenting March 29.
Do-it-yourself guides to furniture refinishing are often best paired with your own knowledge gained through your own refinishing experiences.
There is an entire furniture vocabulary related to Depression era furniture, some of which can be applied to items in nearly every American home.
American art pottery, various types of glass and furniture crossed the auction block during a January sale at Brown Auctions. A 15-inch Roseville Falline vase was a highlight in the glass category, selling for $1,500, while an RJ Horner dining set claimed top lot after commanding $14,500.
A Haida argillite totem, the work of master carver Charles Edenshaw, soared to $120,000 before the gavel fell, making it the top lot of a November 2015 auction offered by Fairfield Auction.
A seldom-seen complete 22-piece set of Meissen monkey figurines playing musical instruments may drum up $35,000 during the Annual New Year's auction being offered by Don Presley Auctions.
A historic 19th century oak chair wherein five U.S presidents and others sat for a photography session with iconic photographer Matthew Brady sold for a staggering $449,000, during an auction offered by Bonhams.
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia yellow pine blanket chest (circa 1800) decorated by Johannes Spitler, sold for $356,500 during a June 20 auction offered by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates.
Schwenke Auctioneers will present a single owner auction Aug. 22 that features more than 350 lots, Asian and European porcelain from the18th and 19th century, American 18th and 19th century formal and country furniture, prints, banjo and tall clocks, needlework, pottery, stoneware and oriental rugs, among other items.
From fish carvings and Stickley furniture to a French plate from President Lincoln's White House service will come to auction, through Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers, July 24-25.
A wide spectrum of Americana including rare Shenandoah Valley folk art; Virginia and other Southern furniture, including a pine chest is set for sale during Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc.'s June 20 auction.
The 17th Annual New Year's Day Auction at Ross Auctions will feature a 17-item R.J. Horner dining room set, as one of the lots expected to vie for top-lot status.
Four historic Old Greenwich village estates comprised of early clocks, vintage jewelry, decorative arts, lamps and lighting, are heading to market Nov. 1, during an auction being presented by Tim's Inc.
A small 18th century block front mahogany chest, soared past its presale estimate to a final price of $73,160 at Willis Henry Auctions' March 29 sale.
