Indo-Portuguese Furniture: Identification and Dating Guide
Identify Indo-Portuguese cabinets through construction, teak, ebony and inlay, while understanding dates, regional claims and conservation.
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Identification Guides
58 published guides on repair, care and the stories behind well-made things.
Kolbuszowa Furniture: Polish Identification and Dating Guide
Understand Poland’s Kolbuszowa furniture tradition, its 18th- and 19th-century context, identification limits and conservation needs.
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Norwegian Kubbestol Chairs: Identification and Dating Guide
Learn how to recognise a Norwegian kubbestol log chair, assess carving and construction, avoid dating traps and care for old examples.
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Spanish Trestle Tables: Identification and Dating Guide
Learn how to identify and date Spanish trestle tables, including walnut construction, carved supports, iron stretchers and later alterations.
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Dutch Cabinets on Stand: Construction, Marquetry and Dating
Identify Dutch cabinets on stand through carcass construction, doors, marquetry, lacquer, baluster supports, cross stretchers and replacement-base evidence.
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German Façade Cupboards: Fassadenschrank Construction and Identification
Identify German façade cupboards through architectural fronts, guild masterpiece construction, veneers, iron handles, dismantling evidence and later copies.
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Irish Georgian Mahogany Furniture: Carving, Forms and Attribution
Identify Irish Georgian mahogany furniture through carving, hunt and card tables, trifid and paw feet, Dublin context, construction and attribution evidence.
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Spanish Leather Chairs: Sillón de Cadera, Jamuga and Later Types
Identify Spanish leather chairs through curule-derived frames, walnut construction, embossed leather, iron nails, revival copies and documented museum examples.
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Danish Modern Chairs: Labels, Makers and Dating Evidence
Identify Danish Modern chairs through model research, manufacturer labels, joinery, materials, production changes and restoration evidence.
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The Spanish Vargueño: How to Identify a Fall-Front Cabinet
Learn how to identify and date a Spanish vargueño by its fall front, drawer layout, ironwork, stand, construction and restoration evidence.
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The Portuguese Contador: Cabinets, Stands and Indo-Portuguese Work
Identify Portuguese and Indo-Portuguese contador cabinets through drawer plans, stands, woods, inlay, metalwork and documented museum examples.
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Italian Cassone Chests: Identification, Dating and Common Alterations
Learn how to assess an Italian cassone through construction, painted or carved panels, marriage imagery, gilding, regional evidence and later alterations.
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