Identifying furniture is always a hot topic on the About Antiques site, so it's very likely you'll enjoy one of Troy Segal's latest features: The Two Queen Annes. Check it out to learn about two antique furniture styles of the same name from different time periods, with two distinctively different looks.
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How much do you know about Sheraton style furniture? For instance, who was it named for and how does it differ from earlier Queen Anne and Chippendale styles? Troy Segal has a new feature on Sheraton Style Furniture to share with you this week that provides some insight on this style originating in the late 1700s.
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While the name "klismos" might sound a little space age, the style actually dates way back to 5th-century Greece. It features saber legs and is often found in Regency, Federal and Empire styles. But exactly what does it look like, you ask? Take a look at one of Troy Segal's latest Antique Furniture Glossary entries to see a beautiful example of klismos chair.
Ways to Add Value to Your Antiques
Many antiques are valuable in a sentimental way. Others have value driven by demand in the secondary marketplace. And there's intrinsic value found in pieces made from precious materials. Whether you're planning on selling your antiques or passing them on to future generations, you can actually add even more value to your antiques and collectibles in a number of ways. Read Ways to Add Value to Your Antiques to learn more. Régence and Regency - these furniture styles sound very similar, but they look very different. Read Troy Segal's new feature titled Régence Vs. Regency, and if you didn't already know which antique furniture category the lovely daybed shown here falls into, you will shortly. Is It Régence or Regency? originally appeared o... We've covered the X-stretcher here in the past, now we're moving on to the H-stretcher. They both sound sort of like antique torture devices, right? Find out exactly what an H-stretcher is used for through a new illustrated furniture glossary entry from Contributing Writer Troy Segal. What's an H-Stretcher? originally appeared on About.com Antiques on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 15:33:36.
