Abbey Group | Antique Furniture Restorer
- An eight generation family-owned antique furniture restoration company in Romford, Essex, that prides itself on giving complete personal service with highly skilled workmanship. We also provided emergency restorations and provide details to your insurers
- http://www.abbey-group.net/
Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association - Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques. - http://www.tvada.co.uk
Furniture and Woodworking - Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography. - http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/F88ME.html
Bent Ply - Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase. - http://www.bentply.com
Furniture Styles and Periods - Directory of selected antique furniture resources. - http://www.iserv.net/~plucas/styles.htm
Florida Furniture Collection - Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion. - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/furniture/
Early American Antiques - Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows & auction calendars, and antiques markets. - http://www2.lib.udel.edu/usered/elunch/fall2000/antiq/antiq.htm
Masterpiece School of Furniture - Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography. - http://www.masterpieceschool.com/
American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles. - http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=1
Identifying Period Hardware - Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware. - http://www.win.net/~larrivee/hardware_history.html
Modern Terms - Glossary of 20th century styles and periods. - http://www.decorativearts.com/glossary.html
From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home - Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making. - http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq95sf6.htm
Centennial or Colonial? - Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration. - http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spn96s3.htm
History of Furniture Timeline - Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries. - http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/timeline.html
Tribu-Design - Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design. - http://www.tribu-design.com/
Windsor Chair Resources - Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector. - http://www.windsorchairresources.com/
Arts and Crafts in Furniture Design - Examines the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement on furniture. Includes selected item descriptions. - http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/artsandcrafts/furniture.html
Pull Up a Chair - Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow. - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/chairs.html
Material Culture - Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks. - http://www.stfx.ca/people/lstanley/Material/Guidelines.htm
Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture - Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers. - http://www.imperialtours.net/furniture.htm
Wallace Nutting Library - Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints. - http://www.wallacenuttinglibrary.com/index.htm
Pine World - Published twice a year, a buyers guide for antique and reproduction pine furniture. - http://www.antiquesbulletin.com/abonline/pineworld/index.html