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Set of Imperial Russian Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Silver Spoons N.N. Zverev
By Zverev
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of imperial Russian cloisonné enamel and gilt silver spoons by Nicholay Nicholaeivitch Zverev
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Imperial Furniture Mahogany Glass Two Tier Oval Coffee Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Imperial Furniture coffee table featuring oval and serpentine form with inset smoked glass
Category
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage Imperial Furniture Regency Black Hand Painted Curule Kidney Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Imperial Furniture Regency Style Black Hand Painted Curule Kidney Side Table. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Imperial Arts
Crafts Oak Writing Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
Stickley Brothers
By Imperial Furniture of Grand Rapids
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Copper
1920s Imperial Gateleg Dining Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Large 48" gorgeous rare gate leg table with made by Imperial Grand Rapids Michiga. Good structural
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Gilded Wood Marble Topped Console Stamped Belange
By Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
quarter of the 19 century. He is best known as the official supplier of "Imperial Furniture" not only in
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th Century Barley Twist Mahogany Desk Console or Library Table by Imperial
Located in Southampton, NJ
clearance from the floor is 26”.
Made by Imperial of Grand Rapids Michigan circa 1890
Category
Late 19th Century American Louis XIII Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Camel with Arab Rider by Imperial-Amphora / Turn, Austria
By Imperial Amphora
Located in Dallas, TX
Parian ware camel with Arab rider marked (underneath) with circular Imperial-Amphora / Turn mark
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Imperial Cabinet Walnut French Provincial Louis XV Console Table Server
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Imperial Cabinet Co French Provincial Louis XV console table / server / sideboard
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Imperial Porcelain Dinner Dishes
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
established in Europe dating to 1718.
The reverse of each dish with the Imperial Vienna "shield" mark in
Category
1770s Austrian Rococo Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Russian Imperial Romanov Silver Gilt Letter Opener Czar Nicholas II 1870
By Imperial Russia
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare & important antique Russian Imperial silver gilt & Mother-Of-Pearl letter opener, which
Category
1860s Russian Victorian Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Silver
Alexander II Period Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Vase
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in London, GB
Manufactured at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in St. Petersburg, with elaborate gilding and
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Schoenbrunn Castle, Austria, 1811
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
imperial Austrian porcelain manufactory
(= alt Wien / kaiserliche porzellan manufaktur)
Made circa 1811
Category
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Walnut French Renaissance Double Pedestal Side Table by Imperial Tables
By Imperial Desk Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Walnut French Renaissance Double Pedestal Side Table by Imperial Tables. Item features a
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Iridescent Art Stem Glass Vase Set by Imperial
By Imperial Glass Co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large- Early 20th Iridescent Art Stem glass vase set by Imperial featuring an almost brass-like
Category
1910s Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Sorgenthal Period Meander Ornament, 1800
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
.
Vienna / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
(Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan Manufaktur
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Female Nude Austria 1810-1825
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in Vienna, AT
VIENNA / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
( = ALT WIEN / KAISERLICHE PORZELLAN
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Imperial Porcelain Antique Mythology Cup and Saucer, Vienna, 1806-1815
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in Vienna, AT
VIENNA / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
( = ALT WIEN / KAISERLICHE PORZELLAN
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Plate Imperial Viennese Porcelain Painting Susanna and the Elders, 1813
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous multicolored picture plate of viennese Imperial porcelain manufactory:
Stunning quality
Category
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Imperial Porcelain Cup and Saucer with Landscape Scene, Vienna, 1819
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in Vienna, AT
VIENNA / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
( = ALT WIEN / KAISERLICHE PORZELLAN
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Saint Stephen
s Cathedral Austria, 1821
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
(Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan Manufaktur)
dated 1821
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Plate Imperial Viennese Porcelain 1802 Amor Cherub Nymphs Angelika Kauffmann
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous multicolored Picture Plate of Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory.
Stunning quality
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of a Dozen 18th Century Imperial Vienna Soup Dishes
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
established in Europe dating to 1718.
The reverse of each dish with the Imperial Vienna "shield" mark in
Category
1770s Austrian Rococo Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Golden Ornaments Dictum and Flowers, 1816
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
(= Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan Manufaktur)
dated 1816
Category
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Russian Ormolu and Amethyst Glass Swan Centerpiece, Atb Imperial Russian Glass
Located in New York, NY
Russian Imperial glass manufactory, Moscow, mid-late 1800s. The removable cut Amethyst glass bowl sits on
Category
1850s Russian Empire Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Chinese Style Paintings Dated 1817 Austria
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
( = ALT WIEN / KAISERLICHE PORZELLAN
Category
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
13 Pc. Vienna Imperial Aesthetic Movement Gilt Polychrome Enamel Dessert Service
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
background creating a bold contrast to the polychrome enamels depicting flowers and fruit. Marked "Imperial
Category
1890s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
The Abduction Of Persephone
, 1816
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
polychrome mythological scene depicting the 'Abduction of Persephone'.
Manufactory: Imperial Austrian
Category
1810s Austrian Renaissance Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate,
Bouquet
, 1827
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1827
Technique
Category
1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate,
Hibiscus
, 1825
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1825
Technique
Category
1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate,
Iris
, 1825
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
.
Inscription on the underside: ‘Iris germanica’.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain
Category
1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate,
Dahlia
, 1824
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1824
Technique: white handmade
Category
1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate,
Oleander
, 1828
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1828
Technique
Category
1820s Austrian Baroque Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup, Stylized Floral Decoration, 1821
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
painting as the cup.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of
Category
1820s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
Swans En Grisaille
, 1813
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1813
Technique: white handmade
Category
1810s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Splendour Plate, Wien Sorgenthal Period, 1805
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
manufacturing system.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup Hand Painted Sorgenthal, 1804
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
manufacturing system. (Wikipedia)
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Other Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
Troilus
Cressida
, Sorgenthal 1802
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
manufacturing system.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Other Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Viennese Imperial Porcelain Picture Plate With Arcadian Landscape, 1828
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory of Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1828
Technique: white handmade
Category
1820s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Splendour Plate
Abduction Of Phoebe And Elaira
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1820
Technique: White
Category
1820s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Double-Handled Cup With Présentoir
Violettes
, 1812
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
child gave to the young mother as a gift.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain
Category
1810s Austrian Other Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
Three Cupids As Bacchants
, 1816
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1816
Technique: white
Category
1810s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup, Cobalt and Gold, Sorgenthal, 1799
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
').
Sorgenthal was also the chief official for the state manufacturing system.
Manufactory: Imperial Austrian
Category
1790s Austrian Empire Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
Wild Pansies
And Motto, 1813
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
-framed medallion with delicate gold rosette in the centre.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial
Category
1810s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup with Genre Scene, Sorgenthal, 1801
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1801/1802 - Sorgenthal
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup With Sleeping Girl, Sorgenthal, 1801
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
official for the state manufacturing system. (Wikipedia)
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Romantic Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Picture Plate Plate Château Predigtstuhl Vienna 1813
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
for the Gallitzinberg until today.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain
Category
1810s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Cherubs Driving Chariots Dated 1814 Austria
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
(= Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan
Category
Early 18th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Painted with Flowers Golden Shaded, 1855
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
imperial Austrian porcelain manufactory
(= Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan Manufaktur)
dated 1855
Category
1850s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup Yellow and Gold with Cupids, 1825
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
medallion with gold rim and gold decoration.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain
Category
1820s Austrian Other Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Empire Porcelain Collecting Cup, Sky Blue and Gold, 1808
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
finely painted circle with a centered, stylized flower.
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Other Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Gold Viennese Veduta Hoher Markt, 1815
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian porcelain manufactory (Alt Wien / Kaiserliche Porzellan Manufaktur), dated 1815
Category
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Painted Viennese Veduta Golden Shaded 1822
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory (= ALT WIEN / KAISERLICHE PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR), dated
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup with Saucer Gold and Blue Hand Painted, 1827
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegantly painted Imperial Viennese cup:
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup with Saucer Gold and Green Hand Painted 1827
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Legantly painted Imperial Viennese cup with Genre motive
Manufactory: 'Alt Wien' Old Imperial
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Imperial Vienna Amphora Vases, Rich Bouquet Painting, Leopold Lieb 1828
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory Vienna
Date of manufacture: 1828
Technique: white handmade
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Cup Saucer Shaped as Snail and Round Clam, 1826
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
A Round Clam
Vienna / Old Imperial Austrian Porcelain Manufactory
(= Alt Wien / Kaiserliche
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Imperial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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Antique Imperial Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of antique imperial furniture on 1stDibs. A piece of antique imperial furniture — often made from metal, ceramic and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of antique imperial furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of antique imperial furniture, those designed in Empire, Neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of antique imperial furniture over the years, but those crafted by Imperial Vienna Porcelain, Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory and Imperial Porcelain Factory are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Imperial Furniture?
Prices for a piece of antique imperial furniture start at $1 and top out at $15,675,000 with the average selling for $3,622.
Questions About Antique Imperial Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024To identify your antique furniture, look for an engraving, tag, label or other marking that indicates who produced it. You may find it on the bottom or back of your furniture or inside a drawer or cabinet. Once you have located the marking, you can snap a photo of it and use a reverse image search to try and identify the maker. Or, you can type a description of the mark into a search engine. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or antiques dealer to get assistance with identification. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique furniture.
- What makes furniture an antique?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
A piece of furniture is considered an antique if it is at least 100 years old.
- Is antique furniture in style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, antique furniture is in style. Many people appreciate the beauty and handcrafted character of antique furniture and love the idea of owning pieces with a rich history. Remember that style preferences are nothing if not fluid, meaning what's in one year may not be the next. So, in choosing the furniture you're planning to live with, you should pay less attention to interior design fads than to what speaks to you. That way, you can select pieces that will add long-term character to your home. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of antique furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024To know if your furniture is antique, look for labels and markings that indicate the maker. From there, you can use trusted online resources to determine when they were active and examine images to try to estimate the age of your piece. Furniture produced 100 years ago or more is antique. You can also have your furniture assessed by an appraiser or antiques dealer to learn about its age. On 1stDibs, explore a large collection of antique furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024Many antique furniture brands are popular. While trends in collecting do vary over time, some makers consistently remain highly sought after. Among them are J. J.W. Meeks, John Henry Belter, R. J. Horner and Co., Stickley Furniture, George Hepplewhite, Josef Dannhauser, Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Sheridan. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of antique furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021There are a number of factors that can indicate if your antique furniture is valuable. When determining the value of antique furniture, consider its rarity. Additionally, it is important to determine the quality and condition of vintage furniture. If unsure of the value of your vintage furniture, have it appraised.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024To date antique furniture from the UK, first look for identifying markings on the piece. You can then use trusted online resources to determine when the maker was active. From there, you may be able to estimate the year of production by looking at images of other furniture the maker produced. An expert appraiser or antiques dealer can also aid you in the dating process. Find a large selection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Antique furniture can be worth quite a lot, particularly if it is in good quality. The rarer the piece, the higher the value.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Whether antique furniture is making a comeback is a matter of opinion. Many people would argue that antique furniture never faded from fashion, as there have always been individuals who love the idea of owning pieces that have history. Some of the most popular styles for antique furniture include Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Renaissance Revival, Elizabethan, Gothic Revival, Victorian and Chippendale. Find a large collection of antique furniture from some of the world's top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024How old furniture that is called antique can be is typically at least 100 years. People usually call furniture between 20 and 99 years old vintage. Contemporary is the word for furniture manufactured within the last 20 years. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique, vintage and contemporary furniture from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The best finish for antique furniture is a matter of liking. But film finish is recommended by experts as it leaves a thick coat of film on the wood surface which protects wood from water and scratches. Shellac or varnish and water base are commonly used film finishes. Find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage furniture on 1stDibs
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell how old your antique furniture is, research the maker using trusted online resources. You may find that the furniture maker was active for only a short period, giving you the ability to roughly estimate its age. For manufacturers and designers with a long history of production, consider the style of your furniture and look for images of similar pieces published online. Because it may be difficult to date furniture on your own, consider consulting a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To tell what your antique furniture is worth, look at sales histories on trusted online platforms and read valuation guides posted on trusted online resources. The maker, type, style, age and condition of your furniture will impact its value. Researching furniture produced by the same maker is a good starting point. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can also aid you in the valuation process. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify antique Chinese furniture, look carefully at its details. Chinese craftsmen often built furniture using mortise and tenon joinery, eliminating the need for nails and screws. If you see this type of hardware, your piece is likely not at least 100 years old, especially if the hardware still looks new and shiny. Since antique furniture was handmade, you will normally see slight imperfections, such as tool marks or slight variations in carvings. Pieces that appear completely uniform and pristine are less often genuine antiques.
When present, maker's marks can also be helpful. Research the marks to learn more about when the maker was active and producing pieces like yours. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer evaluate your furniture for you.
Shop an assortment of antique Chinese furniture. - 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell antique furniture from reproduction, first check for a maker's mark. By researching the maker associated with the marking using trusted online resources, you can determine when they were active. If the company was in business 100 years ago or more, your piece may be an antique, but if the company's history began more recently, your piece is likely a reproduction. If you can't locate a marking, study the details of the furniture up close. Genuine antiques will often show tool marks and slight variations in carved details because they were typically handcrafted. Most contemporary furniture is machine-made, so you won't usually see these types of characteristics. When in doubt, have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer evaluate your furniture. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell who made your antique furniture, seek out a maker's marking. Locations of these marks vary, but they are generally in an inconspicuous location. For example, a dresser may have the mark inside a drawer or on the back, while a hallmark on a table is often on a leg or under the tabletop. Once you locate a mark, you can use trusted online resources to identify the maker and learn more about them. If you can't find a marking on your piece, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you with the identification process. Explore a large selection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024To be considered antique, furniture must usually be at least 100 years old. Contemporary is the name for furniture produced within the last 20 years. Vintage furniture is at least 20 years old. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of antique, vintage and contemporary furniture from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024To tell the difference between antique and reproduction furniture, first look at hidden areas, such as the backs or insides of the drawers. On reproduction furniture, you may find plywood or engineered wood in these areas, while antique furniture will usually have solid hardwood on drawer interiors and backs. Also, slight irregularities and marks indicating that the furniture was built with hand tools rather than machines usually suggest that the piece is antique. Because it can be difficult to differentiate reproductions from genuine antiques without expertise and training, you may wish to consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer about the age of your piece. Find a diverse assortment of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 25, 2019
The difference between vintage and antique furniture is that vintage furniture is at least 20 years old, while antiques must be at least 100 years old to be considered antique.
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