Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3d Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, recently traveled to New York from his ancestral seat in England for the purpose of peddling furniture. Well, his lordship ...
A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...
If I'm going to build a re-creation of an original, hopefully I will see the item either in a magazine, or in person. I will take a photograph of it or print something up on my computer. I either ...
Thanks to excellent furniture reproductions, Sheraton hunt boards or Chippendale secretaries are available and, although not cheap, they are affordable. Today, at stores and by mail, reproductions ...
Wondering whether the dining set you inherited is really an antique, or hoping to hit it big on “Antiques Roadshow?” Take the new “Antiques 101” Digging Deeper Tour at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum on ...
The first rule of thrifting is to never pass up on once-popular vintage decor at the thrift store because they're likely to gain popularity very soon. And, while many thrifters gravitate towards ...
A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques-appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining-room set. First, I had ...