William Kent Furniture: Palladian Design, Collaboration and Attribution Checks
A careful guide to William Kent furniture, Palladian design context, commissions, provenance, construction and responsible attribution.
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Makers & Designers
36 published guides on repair, care and the stories behind well-made things.
Eileen Gray Furniture: Design Clues, Provenance and Reproduction Checks
A practical guide to identifying Eileen Gray furniture through design, materials, construction, provenance and careful reproduction checks.
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Ernest Gimson: Furniture, Workshops and the English Arts and Crafts
Learn how to recognise Ernest Gimson and Cotswold School furniture through design, construction, workshop context, provenance and careful buying.
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George Nakashima: Craft, Timber and Provenance
Identify George Nakashima furniture through workshop records, timber selection, joinery, signatures, provenance and later production.
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Bruno Mathsson Furniture: Identification and Dating Guide
Identify Bruno Mathsson chairs through bent laminated wood, webbing, documented models, manufacturer marks and careful condition checks.
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Kaare Klint Safari Chair: Identification and Dating Guide
Identify Kaare Klint’s 1933 Safari Chair through its knock-down frame, materials, construction, markings and later production.
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André-Charles Boulle Furniture: Identification Guide
Learn how to assess Boulle furniture, brass and tortoiseshell marquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, dates, copies and attribution.
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Alvar Aalto Stool 60: Identification, Dates and Construction
Identify Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 through its three-leg form, bent birch L-legs, construction, dates and signs of later copies or repairs.
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Georg Haupt Furniture: Swedish Master Cabinetmaker Guide
Explore Georg Haupt’s Swedish furniture, marquetry, materials and workshop history, with practical guidance on signatures and attribution.
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Gustave Serrurier-Bovy: Furniture, Reform and Identification
Identify Gustave Serrurier-Bovy furniture through Belgian Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts influence, Silex construction and documented interiors.
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Roentgen Furniture: Marquetry, Mechanisms and Attribution
Identify Abraham and David Roentgen furniture through Neuwied workshop history, marquetry, mechanisms, marks, construction and provenance.
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Alvar Aalto Furniture: Models, Marks and Production Dating
Identify Alvar Aalto and Artek furniture through model numbers, L-leg and plywood construction, labels, manufacturers, production changes, copies and resto.
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