Use the Screws to Help Identify the Age of Your Furniture (3/28/11)
One of the most overlooked and least understood clues in establishing the date and authenticity of older and antique furniture … More >>

Who Really Made It? Outsourcing in the American Furniture Industry (3/14/11)
One if the most frequently asked questions about a piece of older and antique furniture is, “who made it?” That … More >>

Using the ‘Old Stuff’ – Enjoy Your Treasures (3/8/11)
Two of the more common comments I hear about antiques, especially with regard to furniture, are along the lines of … More >>

Furniture Devolved: Pieces that have Out-Lived their Usefulness (2/14/11)
A little more than five years ago I wrote about certain types of furniture forms that had evolved in response … More >>

Revival Time – 19th-Century Furniture Styles (2/7/11)
It is tempting to think of the 19th century as the “Victorian” century, as it is true that Queen Victoria … More >>

Building a Reference Library – The Specifics (1/25/11)
Previous editions of this column (view Part One: The Basics and Part Two: The Period) have dealt with building the … More >>

Building a Reference Library – The Period (1/19/11)
The previous installment of this column dealt with building the foundation of a furniture resource library based on accumulating a … More >>

Building a Reference Library – The Foundation (1/10/11)
Doing research on older and antique furniture has gotten a lot easier in some respects over the last few years. … More >>

Odds ’N’ Ends: Why Do They Call It That? (12/20/10)
In the everyday conduct of our affairs in the older and antique furniture trade, we often come across terms and … More >>

Is It An Antique? Who’s Asking? (12/14/10)
A topic that invariably generates a lot of heat and a lot less light is the question of what qualifies … More >>