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About Antique and Vintage Bookcases
The bookcase has seen many incarnations over the years. The Victorian era saw the addition of glass fronts and short legs, for example, and many bookcases also doubled as China cabinets. As time went on, the simpler, flatter Mission and Arts and Crafts styles gained popularity. The mid 20th century saw the introduction of new materials such as laminate and metal, and new forms such as backless shelves and corner bookcases.
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Upcoming Events
- In the Service of The Buddha: Tibetan Furniture from the Hayward Family Collection
Mar 27–Apr 3. Los Angeles, CA. - The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs
Jan 30–Apr 25. Pittsburgh, PA. - Brandywine River Museum 39th Annual Antiques Show
May 29–31. Chadds Ford, PA.
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Victorian Furniture Collector John Werry
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longtime ant… [more]
An Interview With American Furniture Collector Chuck LaChiusa
About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored the t… [more]
An Interview With Eames Collector and Mid Century Design Aficionado Steve Cabella
As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized some o… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Buffalo Architecture and History
Chuck LaChiusa's wonderful guide to the architecture and history of Buffalo, NY, also happens to host an impressive… [read review or visit site]
Rare Victorian
John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [read review or visit site]
Chipstone
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [read review or visit site]
EamesCollector.com
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [read review or visit site]
Kentucky Online Arts Resource
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [read review or visit site]
Index of American Design
The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [read review or visit site]
LACMA Arts and Crafts
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [read review or visit site]
Modernism
An overview by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts of the design movements between 1880 and 1940 that comprised Moder… [read review or visit site]
Herman Miller Consortium Collection
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]
Work of Charles and Ray Eames
This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [read review or visit site]
George Hunzinger Furniture
Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [read review or visit site]
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Other Great Reference Sites: Furniture
- The Victoria and Albert Furniture Collection
- Eames Office
- U.S. State Department Diplomatic Receptions Rooms
- Wadsworth Atheneum
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