How to Tell the Difference Between an Antique & Reproduction
…piece because of the high cost to use expensive woods. Check areas of the furniture that aren’t usually seen, such as the back and drawer interiors, for secondary wood. If…
…piece because of the high cost to use expensive woods. Check areas of the furniture that aren’t usually seen, such as the back and drawer interiors, for secondary wood. If…
…have a room that is mostly modern, consider a few antique pieces that have significant detail to balance out the sleekness of the rest of the room (Hollis). Adding a…
…also design the furniture, matching the outside architecture with the indoor furnishings. Robert had been studying abroad before he began his career, and he brought back Greek and Roman styles…
…as authentic or realistic as these richly colored nautilus shells pictured above! Placed on a 4” decorative base, they offer a different way to express one’s love of the ocean….
…it into the wee hours of Christmas Eve? Also known as banker’s lamps, Emerlite lamps share similar design characteristics –green glass shades mounted to a brass base and a pull-chain…
Pair of bronze Napoleon III chenets with bar, circa 1880.
Early 1900´s “Baker” mirror, gilded, circa 1920´s…
Great torchier , circa 1920´s Bronze and marble base
English Piano bench in mahogany with ball and claw foot, circa 1890
…general, the interiors of eighteenth-century country French armoires and bonnetieres are often much less finished than the exteriors. Perhaps the tremendous effort the cabinetmakers put into the outside of these…