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Italian antique furniture is a dream come true for many collectors. It is beautiful and of high-quality, which is why so many antique lovers desire it. If you cannot find the furniture you want or cannot afford it, perhaps a reproduction furniture piece is a good idea. Today’s reproductions are made to look exactly like the antiques they are modeled after, but offer the benefit of being brand new. Some antique furniture centers deal in reproductions. You can also have pieces custom made in any style of your choice. If you’re not sure where to begin in this proce… Tags: Ialian Antique Furniture
John Nash and antique oak furniture go hand in hand. At John Nash Antiques and Interiors in Ledbury, Herefordshire, you will find a beautiful showroom that demonstrates the ability of Nash and his partner Louis Calleja to select and and provide incredible antiques and collectibles to their customers. They handle all sorts of request, no matter how large or small. Nash not only works in the showroom, but actually ships pieces all over the world to clients not in the local area. In addition to antiques, there is also a fabric room that features textiles from over 70… Tags: John Nash And Antique Oak Furniture
The Louis-Phillippe period of furniture design lasted from 1830 to 1848 and featured dark woods, clean lines similar to the Restauration period and little adornment except for marble on table tops. After that came French Napoleon III which used elements of previous periods in a creative way. This period lasted from 1848 to 1870 and featured traditional dark woods paired with new materials like mother of pearl, ivory and even papier-mache. Following this period was the French Antique Revival. As its name suggests, styles from ages past were revived except instead o… Tags: Dating Antique French Furniture
One of the defining things about this period was that it borrowed from a variety of previous time periods. Influences from the Renaissance period and reign of Louis XVI and XVII were seen, as was boulle style furniture. Boulle was a style that featured tortoise-shell marquetry which depicted human form as well as flora and fauna. Furniture pieces made during this time were intricate, ornate and decorative. The emperor’s interest in Roman style was evident, as was his wife’s interest in the reign of Marie Antoinette. These aspects came together nicely in many of th… Tags: French Antique Napoleon III Furniture