Period Furniture
Period Furniture Joints and What They Tell You About Age
I spent five years working as a cabinet restorer before I started writing about furniture, and the joints are still where I...
Furniture and decorative arts writer, page 6 of 7
Edmund trained as a cabinet restorer, which gives him an angle most writers miss: he has taken apart enough pieces to know what the construction tells you about the date. He writes about period styles, joinery and how condition grading affects resale.
Period Furniture
I spent five years working as a cabinet restorer before I started writing about furniture, and the joints are still where I...
Prints, Maps and Books
I once bought an eighteenth-century Speed map of Yorkshire described as "excellent condition, minor faults", paid 380 pounds...
Silver and Metalwork
I once ruined a piece of Victorian silver by cleaning it.
Starting a Collection
Three terms get used interchangeably in the trade, and doing so causes real financial harm.
Period Furniture
Walnut has long been one of the most prized furniture woods, valued for its rich colour and the beauty of its figure.
Period Furniture
Tables are among the most varied antique furniture, made in countless forms for countless uses, and that variety is exactly...