George Smith and Regency Furniture Design
Explore George Smith’s Regency design books, classical vocabulary and furniture influence, with guidance on style, construction, attribution and later copies.
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Makers & Designers
36 published guides on repair, care and the stories behind well-made things.
André-Charles Boulle: Cabinetmaker and Legacy
Understand André-Charles Boulle’s royal workshop, marquetry, mounts, attribution and legacy while separating authentic work from later Boulle-style furniture.
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David Roentgen and Mechanical Furniture
Explore David Roentgen’s Neuwied workshop, court clients, marquetry and mechanisms, with evidence-based identification and conservation guidance.
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A.W.N. Pugin and Gothic Revival Design
Understand Pugin’s Gothic Revival principles, furniture, collaborators and documented commissions while separating authentic designs from later Gothic copies.
Read guideGillow and the Value of Workshop Records
Identify Gillows furniture using estimate books, drawings, stamps and construction, while understanding the Lancaster and London firm’s long, changing production history.
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Thomas Johnson and Rococo Carving
Explore Thomas Johnson’s Rococo design books, carving vocabulary and influence, with guidance on distinguishing published designs from documented workshop attribution.
Read guideJohn Linnell and Georgian Interior Design
Understand John Linnell’s London workshop, Rococo and Neoclassical furniture, documented interiors and the evidence required for responsible attribution.
Read guideCharles Rennie Mackintosh: Furniture and Interiors
Identify Charles Rennie Mackintosh furniture through documented interiors, structure, finish, makers and provenance while distinguishing originals from licensed and later copies.
Read guideThomas Hope and Regency Taste
Explore Thomas Hope’s Regency interiors, archaeological sources and furniture designs, with evidence-based guidance on attribution and later Hope-style work.
Read guideLiberty & Co and the Artistic Interior
Explore Liberty & Co furniture, retailing, designers, labels and artistic interiors across Aesthetic, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau taste.
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Shapland & Petter and Arts and Crafts Furniture
Identify Shapland & Petter furniture through Barnstaple production, labels, inlay, metalwork, construction and documented Arts and Crafts models.
Read guideE.W. Godwin and Anglo-Japanese Furniture
Identify E.W. Godwin furniture through documented designs, Anglo-Japanese and Egyptian sources, manufacturers, construction and later copies.
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