Antique Console Tables
The Antique Console Table originally only had two front legs and was permanently attached to the wall. These magnificent tables were used to decorate the hall or a formal reception…
Art Deco Furniture
Art Deco Furniture is dating from the 1920s to the 1930s usually built in finely figured Walnut, Oak and other exotic woods like zebra-wood. The Art Deco design was first…
Antique Bijouterie Tables
Antique Bijouterie Tables, also known as a Vitrine is a pretty side display table with glazed top and sides designed to store and display a collection of small valuable items…
Antique Lowboy
The antique Lowboy was an 18th century piece of period furniture originally used as a dressing table but now used as a good country side table. The antique Lowboy originally…
Antique Gateleg Tables
Antique Gateleg Tables are a type of table with two large hinged drop flaps (leaves) that open to a larger dining table supported by a swinging gate leg, later known…
Where can I Sell My Antique Furniture?
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…
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…
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…
Mouseman Furniture
Mouseman furniture always has the distinctive hand carved mouse running up chair and table legs and always carved in a good quality English oak. This iconic design was fist created…
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…