Furniture Periods, Styles, Useful Terms and More

Learn about American antiques, from the 17th century to the 20th century. This article provides links to other articles on 350 years' worth of American antiques. A guide to quintessentially American antique styles, American furniture designers, and types of American furniture.

You've heard that refinishing old furniture can diminish the value. So when is it okay to clean, repair and refinish an antique? Read on for more information on this popular topic.

Trying to research an American furniture manufacturer? Try this useful database for more than 36,000 records searchable by maker name, maker's state, and form of cabinetry or trade. You'll have to register, but it's worth the effort.

While a canterbury sounds like something for the horsey set, it's actually an article of furniture for music lovers and readers. Learn what a canterbury is and when it developed from this illustrated, glossary-style article.

Meet the cellarette, an antique wine cooler. This illustrated glossary-style article on the cellarette keeps the info flowing about this 18th-century storage unit for wine and liquor.

A round-up of antique chair styles. Here's a listing of various types of antique chairs, with links to more detailed articles on each one. This list of antique chairs also contains links to more general antique-style articles.

Learn what a cheval mirror is, without horsing around, by reading this glossary style article. This brief article defines the cheval mirror, and is illustrated with several examples.

Long live the special relationship between British (English) antiques and Americans. Furniture styles have always been especially influential and collectible in the U.S. This article lists a variety of common British antique furniture, furniture elements, and styles.

Stretch out through three centuries worth of antique European and American daybeds, ancestors of our contemporary recliners.

This article is a round-up of various furniture foot styles from the Renaissance to the Empire. Learn about varieties of furniture feet styles and when they developed. Several foot styles are listed, with links to more detailed descriptions and photos.

French antiques are renowned for their refinement and rich materials. A listing of articles about French antique furniture, styles and elements.

A glossary of terms often distinctive to the world of buying, selling and collecting antique furniture.

Information on periods and styles of furniture manufactured between 1845 and 1915.

Get a leg up on antique furniture research with this guide to leg styles. Learn the differences between various styles of furniture legs, from the Renaissance to the Empire periods. Knowing furniture leg styles can help identify a piece, and this guide to styles, with links to individual articles, is a handy reference.

Antique Furniture Price and Identification Guides

From dainty teapoy to massive trestle, this article lists a range of antique tables, with links to more info about each variety.

Keep tabs on your antique furniture knowledge by learning to identify a Tabouret or Taboret. The tabouret (taboret) developed from a humble footstool to a privileged object. Learn what a tabouret is and what it looks like with this glossary-style article.