Hints and Tips When Buying Antique Furniture If you are new to buying antique furniture, it can be daunting and a worry about make a big mistake on your first purchase, below is a few Hints and Tips when Buying Antique Furniture. The first thing to mention is with antiques; you want to keep the […]
Where can I Sell My Antique Furniture? If you are considering selling your antique furniture, where do you start? Well there are many options out there but why not try us at driscolls Antiques Ltd. We travel the Country delivering and collecting so the distance is not a problem and we will consider pieces in […]
Different types of carving on antique furniture Carving on antique furniture is basically cutting into the wood to make decorative patterns and has been done for many centuries. Below are some examples of different carving used on antique furniture. Shell carving is basically carving in the wood to look like a shell. This type of […]
Protect your antique furniture with Fiddes bees wax Antique furniture wax has been used for hundreds of years as it was one of the first furniture polishes used. Fiddes furniture wax is a good example of a traditional wax still used today on antique furniture due to the fact it has very good natural protective […]
What is an Antique Whatnot? The antique whatnot stand was intended to display a variety of objects, ornaments, curiosities, books and papers. They are usually in very nice serpentine or simpler rectangular shapes, with three shelves and occasionally one or two drawers below. They were supported by turned columns at the edges. Whatnots were very […]
What is an Antique Dumb Waiter? An antique dumb waiter is basically a side serving table also known as a buffet which would be in a dining room for storing the food about to be served. Dumb waiters were often used in pairs in large houses from the mid-18th century. When the ladies retired after dinner, the […]
Here at Driscolls Antiques we do get a nice variety of mouseman furniture for sale so please let us know if you are looking for any specific pieces and I can see if we have anything coming in stock. Also if you have a piece of mouseman furniture you would like to sell please email […]
The types of handles used on antique furniture changed throughout history, mainly because of materials that was available, more skillful methods developed to create them and due to ever changing fashions. Wooden Knobs were first used on drawer furniture in the seventeenth century oak period until about 1660, when brass drops were introduced. Brass drops […]
There are many different feet and legs used on antique furniture throughout the centuries and below is examples of the different styles used. A bun foot can often be seen on Victorian and sometimes earlier pieces of antique furniture. The bun foot is a turned bulbous shaped foot that resembles a slightly flattened ball shape […]
Antique furniture was often constructed using different cuts of Veneer for decoration onto a solid carcass. Below are the different types of veneers used by the skilled cabinet makers over the last 400 years. Curl Veneer A curl veneer is obtained by cutting from the fork of the tree where the trunk divides. It […]
Most quality pieces of antique furniture will have a dovetail joint in the drawer construction as it was a very early form of construction, but was so successful, it was used for many 100s of years. The Dovetail joint, got its name because of its similarity to the shape of a birds tail. The Dovetail […]
The cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale is one of the best cabinet makers and designers of his time. ‘Chippendale’ usually refers to an age rather than the man. This age was from around 1730 to 1780 Either Thomas Chippendale or other furniture makers produced some of the finest antique mahogany furniture ever constructed and seen. In […]
There has never been such a good time to buy antique furniture than now. Over the last 20 – 30 years antique furniture prices have been falling but we are seeing prices starting to creep back up again and especially for the high quality pieces, these are rising at a much faster rate. Antique furniture […]
How to remove Odour & Mothball Smells from Antique Furniture Occasionally Old and antique furniture can come with certain smells which some people love and some people hate. As we wax and clean all our antiques, our items usually come with a lovely newly waxed smell that is very appealing. If you find you have […]
Antique Furniture by Simpoles of Manchester Simpoles of Manchester was a specialist office furniture manufacturer and was established in the late 19th Century. They made useful pieces of antique furniture from desks to filing cupboards and were one of the leading office furniture manufacturers in the Art Deco period of the 1930s. Unfortunately there is […]
Antique Furniture by the Cabinet Makers S & H Jewell S and H Jewell were fine quality cabinet makers who were established in 1830. They were a family business who worked from their premises at 29-31 Little Queen Street, Holborn, in London and then later to Parker Street, LONDON. W.C.2. They are recorded to have […]
Antique Furniture by A. Gardner & Son, Glasgow A Gardner & Son were cabinet makers based at 36 Jamaica Street, Glasgow in Scotland. They built very fine quality antique furniture using quality woods but mainly used mahogany with fine quality inlays. A Gardner & Son started in the Georgian era of 1803 by his Grandfather. […]
Antique Furniture by John Taylor and Son, Edinburgh John Taylor and Sons antique furniture is always constructed to a high standard using the finest quality timbers and stylish designs. John Taylor who founded the business started as a cabinet maker in 1825 in West Thistle Street, Edinburgh, and then moved to the more prominent position […]
Antique Furniture by Johnstone & Jeanes Antique Furniture By the cabinet makers Johnstone and Jeanes will be of very high quality as they only used the finest quality timbers and were skilled craftsmen. They were based in 67 New Bond Street in London from 1842 until 1880 run by John Johnstone. Before becoming Johnstone & […]
Antique Furniture by Robson and Sons Robson and Sons were cabinet makers of the highest standards; they were originally based in a small house at 42 Northumberland Street in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Robert Robson started the business in the William IV period of 1835 after serving his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker and upholsterer. His two sons […]
Antique Lamps Here at Driscolls Antiques Ltd offer super quality antique lamps for sale, all re wired and come fully certified with a pat test. If you are looking for our current selection please click here. Below is a selection of previously sold examples and if any look of interest please check our collectibles category […]
