Most antique restoration is a job for the experts but there is one small piece of work that the average collector could do for himself or herself
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: ANTIQUE FURNITUE MADE OF OAK IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND, ESPECIALLY EARLY ENGLISH EXAMPLES. OAK MADE ANTIQUE FURNITURE HAS THAT VERY SOLID TRADITIONAL LOOK FAVOURED BY MANY ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTORS
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Two of the most common woods used in what we now call antique furniture are mahogany and satinwood.
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Antique furniture in the seventeenth century was often made of walnut.This light brown wood , was grown in England, but the imported French variety was preferred because it was better marked.
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Antique furniture was made in a variety of woods such as ebony, rosewood and yew amongst others. It is not always easy for the collector to recognize some of the woods.
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THE ANTIQUE FURNITURE STYLES OF THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY’S UNDERWENT MANY CHANGES. STARTING WITH THE TUDORS AND GOING RIGHT THROUGH TO THE WILLIAM AND MARY PERIOD
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The antique furniture styles of the 18th and early 19th centurary produced some of the finest antique furniture available today. They include the work of Chippendale and Hepplewhite.
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