Antique Collector - Antique Furniture

Antique Furniture.
There is no single area of antique collecting as diverse as antique furniture. After all, if there's one thing we all need in abundance in any domestic setting, it is, furniture. Whether to sit on, eat at, sleep on, as storage or to display things in, there will always be a demand for the quality of design and construction of antique furniture.

When looking at any piece of antique furniture, with the intent of owning it, certain basic factors should be considered. These are, manufacturer, date, wood used, type of construction, proportions and style, patina, decoration, such as handles and any carving, either as part of the overall shape or as ornamentation.
Other factors will also affect price and desirability, not the least of which, is condition. Nowadays this tends to make the most sought after pieces prohibitively expensive. However, there are plenty of beautiful examples from famous manufacturers still available at reasonable prices, worth restoring and looking after for the future.

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Arts & Crafts Furniture by Kevin P. Rodel & Jonathan Binzen View UK View USA	Complete Guide to Repairing and Restoring Antique Furniture W.J. Cook View UK View USA	The Art of Inlay: Contemporary Design and Technique Larry Robinson View UK View USA	Windsor Chairs: An Illustrated Celebration Michael Harding-Hill View UK View USA

French Furniture: From Louis XIII to Art Deco Sylvie Chadenet View UK View USA	Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture by Edward Joy View UK View USA	British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas 1740-1914 Nicholas Brawer, Jerome Phillips View UK View USA	Encyclopedia of American Oak Furniture by Robert W. Swedberg View UK View USA

Classic Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty by Jiaqing Tian View UK View USA	Restoring Antique Furniture: A Complete Guide by Richard Lyons View UK View USA	18th Century English Furniture: Norman Adams Collection - S. Whittington View UK View USA	Starting to Collect Antique Furniture by John Andrews View UK View USA
Star Rating: Customers who review books often leave a star rating. Where known, I have recreated this information to give you an idea of how popular the book was deemed by readers, researchers, collectors and dealers. Star Rating is for guidance only. More Antique Furniture

How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe	Miller's Late Georgian to Edwardian Furniture	Masterpieces of American Furniture by Anna D'Ambrosio	The Art of Inlay by Larry Robinson
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