Knowledge: furniture
Links
- Pine World
http://www.antiquesbulletin.com/abonline/pineworld/index.html - Published twice a year, a buyers guide for antique and reproduction pine furniture.
- Wallace Nutting Library
http://www.wallacenuttinglibrary.com/index.htm - Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints.
- Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture
http://www.imperialtours.net/furniture.htm - Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers.
- Material Culture
http://www.stfx.ca/people/lstanley/Material/Guidelines.htm - Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks.
- Pull Up a Chair
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/chairs.html - Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow.
- Arts and Crafts in Furniture Design
http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/artsandcrafts/furniture.html - Examines the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement on furniture. Includes selected item descriptions.
- A Brief History of Medieval European Joinery
http://www.medievalwoodworking.com/articles/joinery.html - Illustrated article includes resources on English and European furniture joinery.
- Windsor Chair Resources
http://www.windsorchairresources.com/ - Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector.
- Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques
http://www.ragtime.org/miss/index.html - Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design.
- Tribu-Design
http://www.tribu-design.com/ - Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design.
- Andy's Antiques
http://members.tripod.com/a.whitton/web_page.html - Features pictures of the antique furniture he has collected and tips for collectors.
- History of Furniture Timeline
http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/timeline.html - Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries.
- Centennial or Colonial?
http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spn96s3.htm - Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration.
- Substyles of Nineteenth Century Furniture
http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq94u8.htm - Brief chronology and description of American furniture styles.
- From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home
http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq95sf6.htm - Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making.
- Modern Terms
http://www.decorativearts.com/glossary.html - Glossary of 20th century styles and periods.
- Identifying Period Hardware
http://www.win.net/~larrivee/hardware_history.html - Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware.
- American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=1 - Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles.
- Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture
http://anc.gray-cells.com/p_gs.html - Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement.
- Masterpiece School of Furniture
http://www.masterpieceschool.com/ - Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography.
- Early American Antiques
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/usered/elunch/fall2000/antiq/antiq.htm - Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows & auction calendars, and antiques markets.
- Florida Furniture Collection
http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/furniture/ - Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion.
- Furniture Styles and Periods
http://www.iserv.net/~plucas/styles.htm - Directory of selected antique furniture resources.
- Bent Ply
http://www.bentply.com - Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase.
- Furniture and Woodworking
http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/F88ME.html - Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography.
- Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association
http://www.tvada.co.uk - Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques.
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