Dear Helaine and Joe: The chair in the photo belonged to my grandmother in the 1920s. There is a picture of this chair in “The Heritage of Early American Houses” by John Drury, and it is said to have ...

Q. I have enclosed a photo of an antique rocking chair that has been passed down in my family for at least four generations. It was originally purchased in Philadelphia in 1865. The frame is mahogany ...

Hi there. This is my first project and I really need help identifying the kind of wood used so that I know what stain or finish would work best to revive this vintage Victorian chair. I think the ...

The chair below comes from the middle of the Victorian era and is typical of many pieces made at that time. Albert, the Queen's beloved husband, had just died and Victoria had gone into mourning - and ...

: Born in Germany, John Henry Belter was a pre-Civil War furniture maker. His high-end cabinet shop in New York City operated from 1844 to 1863, in an era that represented the height of the Rococo ...

Q. I would appreciate learning what you think about the chair in this photo. It was old when my mother purchased it in the late 1930s. She told me the carved head represents Napoleon. The original ...

I have inherited what I think is a 19th century mahogany chair. I have done research in the library but cannot find anything that resembles this style. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

Some antique stores feel like cluttered storage units. Anastacia’s Antiques feels like a carefully curated museum dedicated ...

This is quite special to me, as you can imagine. During WWl, my grandfather was a surgeon in Europe with the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1914 to 1918. This sterling silver cigarette case was a gift ...