A Primer for the assessment of antique wooden furniture

The overall look of a piece of furniture tells the expert, whether old or less, but this is a matter of experience. If you are interested in old furniture see as many original parts as you can, to museums, where you are sure to go on the authenticity of the product. Slowly the eye and mind can be trained to recognize whether the appearance of a piece is true or not.

The aging in wood color changes depending on the wood of which is done, and after treatmentHe has received over the years. Even the hidden inside change with time, when a coating is scraped off the tray at once, as the surface is old. Similarly, the old polished smooth outside surfaces, and polishing changes the color of the wood completely.

It is worthwhile to study the methods of manufacture of furniture, and how it varies from time to time. Like crude oil, adding to heavy structures have been modified during 1600 and the bestCentury. When examining a piece of furniture in bright light, you can also see signs of change, and try to think what has been done and why.

New screws differ markedly from the old, in 1850 does not taper to a point, and cut slits in the head by hand and rarely central, has been made in modern machine screws, is at the center of the head.

Old facets cut with a handsaw and are thick enough, many of which almostEighths of an inch. Modern veneers are, however, driven by a machine, saw cut, and are much more subtle. This, along with other factors, is a useful indicator of the authenticity of a piece.

The use of some of the rarest forests means that a product for materials and labor, probably, and was probably produced by a high level. The better quality of the eighteenth century, with pieces of oak flooring were the drawers, but in exceptional cases, this couldMahogany or cedar. Practical laboratory-and variable from period to period, and a guide can not give answers to only a guide.

When furniture is really interested in discovering new ways to assess the antique wooden furniture, then the most comprehensive book on all aspects of Old English is the dictionary of English furniture from Macquoid Percy and Ralph Edwards. It is in three large volumes, richly illustrated, and was first issued in 1927. A new edition, revisedand enlarged by Ralph Edwards, was released 1954th

It 'also a good guide for the 1720-1820 period Georgian furniture, the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1951st care

A standard work on furniture French Les ébéniste XVIW du Siecle, by Comte Francois de Salvert, whose fourth edition was published in Paris and Brussels in 1953. Although written in French, but less comprehensive and cheaper price is Les Meubles Francois du Siecle XVIW by Pierre Verlet. E 'in twoVolumes: I, carpentry, ii, Ebénisterie published in Paris in 1956. In English the Wallace Collection in London, the French furniture catalog is released, by FJB Watson, in 1956, a large amount of information and illustrations of many.

The more you educate yourself on the issue of solid wood furniture in the better eye, will grow over time, leading to a collection of antiques to make you the envy of all your guests!