The Historic Preservationist

457. Horological Conservation 02.03.2021 6:48 ↓

A caveat of the science explaining horological conservation.

456. The Moondial 02.03.2021 15:55 ↓

Everything you want to know about the moondial but your afraid to ask.

455. Connoisseurship 02.03.2021 11:00 ↓

Principles of connoisseurship.

454. Tables dining and refractory 28.02.2021 4:41 ↓

Tables are one if the few furniture forms that have spanned all the great timber periods.

453. Principles and precautions of furniture buying 28.02.2021 16:25 ↓

Principles, least risk, diminished risk, higher risk, fashion, and fakes should all be considered when purchasing furniture.

452. Victorian carve ups 28.02.2021 4:51 ↓

More commonly called over carving when a mundane piece of furniture gets into the hands of the carver in the late 19th century.

451. English Timber 28.02.2021 13:54 ↓

Woods used for building 17th through 29th century.

450. English Sattees 28.02.2021 7:13 ↓

Sofas, day-beds and couches.

449. The English dresser 27.02.2021 6:04 ↓

This two part oak firm has come into its own in 30 years creating a new segment of collectors and coneseurs.

448. English court cupboards 27.02.2021 7:23 ↓

This oak, at times dank late 17th century object would generally be the only piece of furniture in a modest house.

447. This week at auction 27.02.2021 4:40 ↓

High Covid prices continue at Freeman’s auction.

446. English Bureaux 27.02.2021 6:54 ↓

The finer points of furniture architecture that make this form popular.

445. Chest and chested drawers 21.02.2021 13:21 ↓

Follow the evolution of the coffer to a box with openings called a chest of drawers.

444. Chairs with Cabriole legs 21.02.2021 4:59 ↓

These early chairs starting around 17th had high backs, and for the first time a solar in back post with were “S” shape to give comfort and included for the first time an upholstery seat.

443. The wainscot chair 21.02.2021 3:55 ↓

The earliest chair forms recorded, always found in English oak with solid seats and a solid high back with carved decoration.

442.Canterburies 21.02.2021 4:09 ↓

An examination of the small decorative object which held sheet music, reading materials and plates.

441. Sideboards 20.02.2021 20:53 ↓

Understanding these beautifully veneered dining room pieces.

440. The Rectangular Tea Table 20.02.2021 15:09 ↓

The card table becomes a sampling venue for tea and chocolate.

439. Folding Card Table 1720-1750 20.02.2021 12:26 ↓

Expressive variants of this versatile gaming table.

438. Joint-Stools 20.02.2021 5:28 ↓

A basic staple of utilitarian furniture of the mid 17th century.

437. Furniture buying, principles and precautions. 15.02.2021 16:18 ↓

Understanding all the risk factors involved when buying antique furniture and most importantly developing an eye.

436. American & British Tall Case Clock Movements. 15.02.2021 11:42 ↓

Explaining count wheel striking and the passing strike in early tall case clock movements.

435 Collecting furniture, color and patination 14.02.2021 24:44 ↓

Pros and cons are discussed of how color and patination affect valuations of period furniture.

434. Materials for producing marquetry 14.02.2021 22:36 ↓

Dyes, color formulas, soaking periods, reconstructed wood, marquetry fillers, tortoise shell and horn

433. Materials used for marquetry production. 14.02.2021 22:08 ↓

The appearance of wood veneers, sausage veneers, end grain, The choice of wood, natural colored woods and artificial colored woods.