Jan
17
Does anyone know of a good site/forum for antiques to get identification and info on different pieces?
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rustyfan asked:
Just wondering, since YA doesn’t seem to want to put an antiques section here. I have quite a few items i would like to get more info on.
The problem is, I can’t look up an item if I don’t know what it is (Who made it, etc).
HOWARD
Just wondering, since YA doesn’t seem to want to put an antiques section here. I have quite a few items i would like to get more info on.
The problem is, I can’t look up an item if I don’t know what it is (Who made it, etc).
HOWARD
Jan
14
jackie_canastaaddict asked:
I am in the process of cleaning out my parents house containing 50 years worth of “stuff” and I don’t know what might be valuable as antiques.
NED
I am in the process of cleaning out my parents house containing 50 years worth of “stuff” and I don’t know what might be valuable as antiques.
NED
Jan
10
Good Finish – Vital for Antiques
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Sarika Kabra asked:
The antique Amish made furniture can never be “antique” in the real sense of the term. Time may make it old but as an old wine, Amish furniture betters with age. Good antique furniture that is coated with lasting finish will make for a better looking and durable article.
Antiques show your sense of appreciating the traditional values and if blended with modern makeover, it shows a person’s balanced approach to lifestyle. More than a style statement, a home with antique furniture reflects a balanced mindset of its residents.
Normally, antique furniture does not require much maintenance due to its unique architecture and content. Made with solid wood, and if handled with due care, the antiques will only demand periodic touching up so as to maintain their grace and elegance. To beautify and protect the wood, the antique furniture was, historically, finished with labor intensive but durable processes. A good finish on solid wooden furniture would last for a considerably longer duration of time making the antique furniture maintenance-friendly and long lasting.
The basic steps involved in finishing are the first coat, the build coat and the top coat. All these steps, and necessarily in this order, are common to all furniture finishing. The first coat seals and evens out differences in porosity and density. The build or body coats are the part of a finish that provide moisture resistance, durability and longevity to the coating. The top coat gives the desired aesthetic sheen, but the total look and character of the finish comes from the work put into the Base & Build coats.
Wax finish on wood is the most simple and effective mode of prolonging the life of your old furniture. A simple wax finishing gives the wood a soft and satiny look. This is the most preferred mode of finishing the wooden furniture. A major advantage of wax finish is its easy restorability. And the disadvantage is that it can stain easily, even by water.
Oil finishing is also a popular process and has been in use since time immemorial. Oil finishing is easy to apply with simple brushes. The oil seeps into the wood to give it a nice sheen. You may have to use lots of coats to get the desired sheen but its simple application makes oil one of the preferred finishing tools.
Another useful finishing mode is the traditional lacquer finish. Lacquer finish has all the qualities of a preferred finishing technique but sometimes, hazardous chemicals and solvents are used in the classical lacquer. This makes lacquer finishing a little unpopular these days. The modern artisans have developed water and alcohol based lacquer to provide safe and smooth finish to your favorite antique furniture.
Varnish finishing is rarely used on the antique furniture these days due to special skills required to attain perfection.
Plenty of options are available for the right finish for your precious antique furniture. The factors that must be taken into consideration before opting for either are the cost, durability and grace. Consult the experts in this regard since every antique furniture piece requires individual attention and no generalizations can be made as to what is the best finishing option for antique furniture. Antique Amish handcrafted furniture always remains in demand. Modern furniture is good, but it is the antique furniture that commands the greatest respect. And if you have antique furniture at home, nothing compares!
KIM
The antique Amish made furniture can never be “antique” in the real sense of the term. Time may make it old but as an old wine, Amish furniture betters with age. Good antique furniture that is coated with lasting finish will make for a better looking and durable article.
Antiques show your sense of appreciating the traditional values and if blended with modern makeover, it shows a person’s balanced approach to lifestyle. More than a style statement, a home with antique furniture reflects a balanced mindset of its residents.
Normally, antique furniture does not require much maintenance due to its unique architecture and content. Made with solid wood, and if handled with due care, the antiques will only demand periodic touching up so as to maintain their grace and elegance. To beautify and protect the wood, the antique furniture was, historically, finished with labor intensive but durable processes. A good finish on solid wooden furniture would last for a considerably longer duration of time making the antique furniture maintenance-friendly and long lasting.
The basic steps involved in finishing are the first coat, the build coat and the top coat. All these steps, and necessarily in this order, are common to all furniture finishing. The first coat seals and evens out differences in porosity and density. The build or body coats are the part of a finish that provide moisture resistance, durability and longevity to the coating. The top coat gives the desired aesthetic sheen, but the total look and character of the finish comes from the work put into the Base & Build coats.
Wax finish on wood is the most simple and effective mode of prolonging the life of your old furniture. A simple wax finishing gives the wood a soft and satiny look. This is the most preferred mode of finishing the wooden furniture. A major advantage of wax finish is its easy restorability. And the disadvantage is that it can stain easily, even by water.
Oil finishing is also a popular process and has been in use since time immemorial. Oil finishing is easy to apply with simple brushes. The oil seeps into the wood to give it a nice sheen. You may have to use lots of coats to get the desired sheen but its simple application makes oil one of the preferred finishing tools.
Another useful finishing mode is the traditional lacquer finish. Lacquer finish has all the qualities of a preferred finishing technique but sometimes, hazardous chemicals and solvents are used in the classical lacquer. This makes lacquer finishing a little unpopular these days. The modern artisans have developed water and alcohol based lacquer to provide safe and smooth finish to your favorite antique furniture.
Varnish finishing is rarely used on the antique furniture these days due to special skills required to attain perfection.
Plenty of options are available for the right finish for your precious antique furniture. The factors that must be taken into consideration before opting for either are the cost, durability and grace. Consult the experts in this regard since every antique furniture piece requires individual attention and no generalizations can be made as to what is the best finishing option for antique furniture. Antique Amish handcrafted furniture always remains in demand. Modern furniture is good, but it is the antique furniture that commands the greatest respect. And if you have antique furniture at home, nothing compares!
KIM
Jan
5
Maurice Robertson asked:
An antique is not held to be an antique until it’s had its 100th birthday. It’s this centenary that gives it the title “antique”. However, it is not just the age of the object that classifies its value.
By example, a little Roman oil lamp in original condition can be purchased for a very small price, although the lamp was made in some provincial Roman pottery in the year A.D 100. The reason is that these little oil burning, pottery lamps were made by the thousand, lamps of this style being the standard throughout the vast Roman Empire. Even with losses through breakage and damage over the past 2000 years, very large numbers are still available for a small price today.
Availability and condition are two major factors which influence the value of antique lighting, in fact, all art and antiques are subject to this rule.
Other influencing factors are –
The aesthetic value, i.e. “the look of the lamp”
The functional value as a source of lighting
The complimentary value to the interior
The rarity of the lamp
If it were produced by a famous maker
The provenance of the lamp
The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co understand these combined factors and, in fact, include many more in offering their range of antique and vintage lamps. Not generally understood is that the careful restoration of an antique lamp, can be, and mostly is, an expensive exercise, with the input of fine metal turners, wood turners, gold platers, water gilders, polishers, electricians etc.
A good antique lamp combines two principal factors, form and function, with the leading factor being function ie to provide satisfactory interior lighting. Besides being a functional light however, it also offers a constant visual pleasure. It is well worth noting, that a fine quality antique lamp is not just a light! It can and does offer a lot more as an investment, not only from a monitory point of view, but also as an investment in our quality of life.
A very fine, large pair of 19th century, Paris, porcelain table lamps.
The porcelain produced at Limoges and, as was the practice,
sent to Paris to be decorated.
Paris was the centre for the decoration of porcelain with many small
one-person decorators to substantial workshops.
The lamps enamelled with a pale pink ground known as
“angel skin” or “blush”.
The lamps with oval shaped reserves in a rich burgundy ground,
painted with classical Roman busts en grisaille,
a painters’ technique by which an image is painted in shades of grey,
giving the image a modelled appearance,
creating the illusion of sculpture.
The lamp bases and caps of turned, gold plated bronze.
The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co has had a combined 27 years of practical experience in the design and restoration of antique lamps. The company invites you to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com
© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2008
ROGELIO
An antique is not held to be an antique until it’s had its 100th birthday. It’s this centenary that gives it the title “antique”. However, it is not just the age of the object that classifies its value.
By example, a little Roman oil lamp in original condition can be purchased for a very small price, although the lamp was made in some provincial Roman pottery in the year A.D 100. The reason is that these little oil burning, pottery lamps were made by the thousand, lamps of this style being the standard throughout the vast Roman Empire. Even with losses through breakage and damage over the past 2000 years, very large numbers are still available for a small price today.
Availability and condition are two major factors which influence the value of antique lighting, in fact, all art and antiques are subject to this rule.
Other influencing factors are –
The aesthetic value, i.e. “the look of the lamp”
The functional value as a source of lighting
The complimentary value to the interior
The rarity of the lamp
If it were produced by a famous maker
The provenance of the lamp
The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co understand these combined factors and, in fact, include many more in offering their range of antique and vintage lamps. Not generally understood is that the careful restoration of an antique lamp, can be, and mostly is, an expensive exercise, with the input of fine metal turners, wood turners, gold platers, water gilders, polishers, electricians etc.
A good antique lamp combines two principal factors, form and function, with the leading factor being function ie to provide satisfactory interior lighting. Besides being a functional light however, it also offers a constant visual pleasure. It is well worth noting, that a fine quality antique lamp is not just a light! It can and does offer a lot more as an investment, not only from a monitory point of view, but also as an investment in our quality of life.
A very fine, large pair of 19th century, Paris, porcelain table lamps.
The porcelain produced at Limoges and, as was the practice,
sent to Paris to be decorated.
Paris was the centre for the decoration of porcelain with many small
one-person decorators to substantial workshops.
The lamps enamelled with a pale pink ground known as
“angel skin” or “blush”.
The lamps with oval shaped reserves in a rich burgundy ground,
painted with classical Roman busts en grisaille,
a painters’ technique by which an image is painted in shades of grey,
giving the image a modelled appearance,
creating the illusion of sculpture.
The lamp bases and caps of turned, gold plated bronze.
The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co has had a combined 27 years of practical experience in the design and restoration of antique lamps. The company invites you to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com
© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2008
ROGELIO
Jan
5
smokeshopsandy asked:
I have many items I would like to sell online, such as antique toys, glassware and dolls.
ROBERTO
I have many items I would like to sell online, such as antique toys, glassware and dolls.
ROBERTO
Jan
4
Dose anyone know a Antiques store in New Jersey area?
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trishapooh22 asked:
I have an kitchen table, that my grandmother bought in 1928. I don’t want to throw it out, and got to the trash. I would like to bring it to an antiques store. Dose anyone know a Antiques store in New Jersey area?
BORIS
I have an kitchen table, that my grandmother bought in 1928. I don’t want to throw it out, and got to the trash. I would like to bring it to an antiques store. Dose anyone know a Antiques store in New Jersey area?
BORIS
Jan
3
What is the best way to teach yourself about antiques?
Filed Under Other - Arts & Humanities | 5 Comments
Tea asked:
I love the antiques roadshow and things of that nature. I would like to learn more about antiques (NOT TO BE a PRO)!
I would just like to learn more from books or websites or whatever. I can’t go to classes because I’m kinda housebound but would still like to learn more. Thanks!
Yes I know I said I wanted to learn from books but I was hoping you could recommend some specfic ones!
CASEY
I love the antiques roadshow and things of that nature. I would like to learn more about antiques (NOT TO BE a PRO)!
I would just like to learn more from books or websites or whatever. I can’t go to classes because I’m kinda housebound but would still like to learn more. Thanks!
Yes I know I said I wanted to learn from books but I was hoping you could recommend some specfic ones!
CASEY