First, I saw one bedroom chest – more an armoire than a chest – whose design and height were so grand that it immediately willed me to it. Then I saw a much-smaller chest that rivaled it.…
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Antique armchairs with a religious flair
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I wasn’t sure what style of chairs they were, but I knew that I liked their shape. The three armchairs shared the seat of a French provincial sofa with beige damask upholstery. Someone had placed…
I was ambling along the weather-beaten plank walkway above the back lot of the auction house. The day was blue-sky clear, and the sun was turning from warm to sweaty hot as I scanned the items…
Sometimes when I’m walking through an auction house, especially among the furniture, I notice the details that make certain pieces stand out. The unusual feet and arms of a chair, the supports on a table,…
Surprisingly, disinterested buyers had left two small pieces of furniture in two separate locations on outside tables at the auction house. The first one I spotted was a kitchen buffet in honey-colored wood with red…
Now that was a something different. That was my first thought after my meandering through antique furniture at an auction house led me to a very unusual glass-topped table and matching high-back chair. They looked like…
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
I was scouting out an auction house that sells lovely and sometimes unique furniture when I spotted a painting of a white-haired man slightly bent, his gaze intent. As I neared the piece of furniture…
For 17 years, Stewart Paul hauled around his handcrafted wooden tables, boxes and cabinets to craft shows in a big 1971 Plymouth station wagon. He dragged them around so much that they took as much…