Handles Used on Antique Furniture
The types of handles used on antique furniture changed throughout history, mainly because of materials that was available, more skilful methods developed to create them and due to ever changing…
Types of Feet and Legs on Antique Furniture
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…
Types of veneer cuts in Antique Furniture
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…
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…
Antique Furniture by the Cabinet Makers S & H Jewell
S & 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,…
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 and…
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…
Antique Furniture by Johnstone & Jeanes
The cabinet makers Johnstone and Jeanes produced very high quality antique furniture, as they only used the finest quality timbers and were skilled craftsmen. They were based in 67 New…
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…
Edwards and Roberts Antique Furniture
The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by…
Antique Boxes
Antique boxes come in lots of different sizes and styles with various uses from a tea caddy to a jewellery box or stationery writing slope.In the late 18th century, antique…
Hepplewhite Chairs
George Hepplewhite was a Georgian cabinetmaker and furniture designer whose designs become so sought after, they are still copied today. His most sought after design was in the form of…