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Antique and vintage furniture is the collecting area that's been least impacted by the online world. Because except at the high end, the market is still largely local due to shipping costs. That said, the market is huge and can be confusing - there are as many different types of furniture as there are tastes and styles and eras.
For a long time, collectors in the U.S. focused on traditional 19th Century furniture categories and styles, like Queen Anne, Chippendale; Federal Style, Colonial Revival, and the many styles that fall under the rubric of Victorian (Gothic Revival, Rococo Revival, Renaissance Revival, Eastlake). Much of this furniture has been heavily influenced by European (e.g. French) and British styles.
In recent decades, modern 20th century styles have gained prominence in the world of antique and vintage furniture, including Arts and Crafts (e.g. Mission Oak Style), Art Deco, and increasingly, Mid-Century Modern (e.g. Eames, Heywood Wakefield, Danish, etc.)...
As with any collecting category, quality is key with antique and vintage furniture. Look for undamaged pieces which have been well cared for, with original finishes, hardware, and patina if possible. Try to understand the piece's history and provenance, and ascertain its maker and originality (mass-produced reproductions have been made of almost every style and piece).
Finally, as any furniture collector will tell you, buy only what you really like, because furniture styles go in and out, and values fluctuate up and down accordingly.
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In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake? New!
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she … [more]
Oak Shaving Stand Fit For a Governor
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For the Love of Danish Modern Furniture
I grew up with antiques, mostly English, and I've lived around the world and traveled a lot as well. Art had always been a passion… [more]
The International Influences of Buffalo Furniture
About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored the tours, and I vol… [more]
Eames, Nelson, and the Mid-Century Modern Aesthetic
As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized some of this stuff co… [more]
John Werry Explains How To Appreciate Victorian Furniture
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longtime antiquers and live… [more]
Hepplewhite Combined Straight Lines and Bold Curves
Great as was the impact of the Hepplewhite style on furniture design in both Great Britain and America during the last 15 or 20 ye… [more]
Philadelphia Chippendale at Its Best in the Collections of the Philadelphia Museum
Thomas Chippendale lived in the London of great artists whose names are indelibly associated with their work — Garrick and the the… [more]
Furniture Masterpieces by Jacob Bachman
For a considerable number of years, the discriminating antiques collectors of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have noted the occasional a… [more]
Chippendale Designs as Reflected in English and American Furniture
For over a generation there has been growing contention about Thomas Chippendale and the English and American furniture of his per… [more]
Antique Furniture with Double Uses
“Functional design.” For better than a decade this phrase has been worked and over-worked. Architects, production executives and w… [more]
The Grace of Queen Anne Furniture
Whole books, and many of them, have been written about American furniture of various periods and special localities but one of the… [more]
The Sandersons and Salem Furniture
Part I: For at least thirty years students of American craftsmanship have realized that a large quantity of fine Hepplewhite an… [more]
Chester County Cabinetmakers
The scope covered by the work of Chester County, Pa., cabinetmakers was literally from the cradle to the coffin. The daybooks are … [more]
Birch, the Forgotten Wood of Cabinetmakers
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George Washington and His Presidential Furniture
"Great rejoicing in New York on the arrival of General Washington. Previous to his coming, Uncle Walter's house in Cherry Street w… [more]
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Buffalo Architecture and History
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