Types of handles used on antique furniture throughout history.
Dating antique furniture handles. The video above provides a great introduction to dating antique furniture and what areas should be examined. Using vintage furniture in the bathroom. Learn how to evaluate the age and quality of your attic treasure or flea market find. Determining the age of antique furniture is not an exact science but there are certain indicators of age evident in furniture.
What is thought to be an antique dresser may be something else. Take note of the shape of the screws used to hold the furniture together. In the east an antique is queen anne or earlier. Fakes exist with dealers trying to make money from such furniture.
Wherever you look it s a sure bet that you won t find a genuine antique from 1500 or 1600. Antique furnishings can tell a story one that may only exist in the imagination of the lucky person acquiring the piece. Key designers of the georgian period who led the way in creating some of the finest pieces of english antique furniture were thomas chippendale george. We specialise in georgian antique furniture dating from c 1714 c.
The condition and quality of materials are used to gauge the age of a. Listed below are foot styles developed in europe and the united states from the renaissance to the empire periods. Identifying antique furniture feet can help determine the approximate age of a piece along with the period in which it was made helping you research and value antique pieces more skillfully. Determining the age of antiques is half the fun.
How a piece is constructed is a common measure of age. Around the 1800 s the turned wooden knob came into use and by the time the victorian period had set in most drawer furniture had wooden knobs of varied simplicity or complication. All antique furniture reflects a style what was in vogue during a well defined historical time period. Our selection of antique georgian furniture includes georgian chest of drawers georgian tables georgian bedside tables georgian desks small georgian furniture.
If you are trying to determine the age of a piece of american antique furniture it will require investigative work look closely at the the different elements that make the piece of furniture. What to look for when buying old furniture. Make a checklist of. A southern antique is a piece made before the civil war.
Learn 10 specific steps to establishing an accurate age for your antique furniture. In the west it s any piece of furniture that came across the mountains in a wagon. Hand cut dovetails can date an older american piece to before 1890 although hobbyists and specialty makers still use them. Examine the level of work that went into the furniture from the joinery finishing knobs and more.