Θ Recreation: Antiques: Furniture

Site list:

Pine World Published twice a year, a buyers guide for antique and reproduction pine furniture.
Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers.
Material Culture Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks.
Pull Up a Chair Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow.
Arts and Crafts in Furniture Design Examines the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement on furniture. Includes selected item descriptions.
A Brief History of Medieval European Joinery Illustrated article includes resources on English and European furniture joinery.
Windsor Chair Resources Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector.
Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design.
Tribu-Design Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design.
Chronology - The British Period A list of British antique periods, showing period appellation, British Monarch, date of Reign and list a of world antique styles.
History of Furniture Timeline Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries.
Centennial or Colonial? Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration.
Substyles of Nineteenth Century Furniture Brief chronology and description of American furniture styles.
From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making.
Modern Terms Glossary of 20th century styles and periods.
Identifying Period Hardware Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware.
American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles.
Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement.
Masterpiece School of Furniture 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 Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows & auction calendars, and antiques markets.
Furniture Styles and Periods Directory of selected antique furniture resources.
Bent Ply Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase.
Furniture and Woodworking Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography.
Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques.