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Antique Iron Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Antique Iron Furniture

The recent resurgence in outdoor living space has fostered a revival of interest in antique iron furniture - read more.

6 min read · From the archive
Antique Painted Furniture: Points of Connoisseurship

Furniture & interiors

Antique Painted Furniture: Points of Connoisseurship

Learn to authenticate antique painted furniture using a four-step sensory system and confidently differentiate genuine 18th and 19th century pieces from forgeries.

6 min read · From the archive
Choosing a Vintage Billiard Table

Furniture & interiors

Choosing a Vintage Billiard Table

John Kohan's billboard design for Brunswick billiard tables makes it's point succinctly, just as a billboard should: "Every game room starts with Brunswick". Of course, let's not forget that a suitable 21st Century "man cave" will also have a big-screen television and a well-stocked bar. For more than four hundred years, Brunswick or other brands of billiard (aka "pool") tables have graced the game rooms of castles, taverns, homes and recreation halls.

5 min read · From the archive
Collecting Adrian Pearsall Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Collecting Adrian Pearsall Furniture

Vintage Mid-Century Modern furniture is in demand, especially genuine Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates pieces. Read more.

5 min read · From the archive
Collecting Adrian Pearsall Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Collecting Adrian Pearsall Furniture

Though highly collectible, there is much confusion among auction-goers regarding Stickley furniture. Learn more.

5 min read · From the archive
Farm Antiques: The Fanning Mill

Furniture & interiors

Farm Antiques: The Fanning Mill

Are you a collector of farm antiques? One such farm-labor-saving machine was the fanning mill. Click to read more about it.

5 min read · From the archive
Identifying Rustic French Canadian Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Identifying Rustic French Canadian Furniture

Did you know that in the late 18th Century, French-Canadian furniture was made by carpenters rather than cabinetmakers? Click to find out more.

6 min read · From the archive
Recognizing Hand Carved Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Recognizing Hand Carved Furniture

How can one tell the difference between hand-carved antique furniture and machine-carved? Read our primer on how to tell the difference between them.

6 min read · From the archive
Unholy Matrimony – "Married" Antique Furniture

Furniture & interiors

Unholy Matrimony – "Married" Antique Furniture

Opinions vary on the appeal of "married" antique furniture pieces. Some say they are built to deceive; some say that a good marriage makes a piece more useful; others say that married pieces keep orphaned components from becoming firewood. But all antique dealers agree on one point: married case-good pieces are never worth the price of an unaltered original. So, it pays for an antique furniture shopper to know how to identify these items.

6 min read · From the archive
Wooton Desk

Furniture & interiors

Wooton Desk

'Order Reigns Supreme, Confusion Avoided. Vexation Spared'. What more could one possibly want from a desk?

5 min read · From the archive