Antique Chairs - a Record of Yesterday

Antique chairs bring with them, through time,about antique chairs and antiques is abundant and
stories of our past. Earlier generations, in theiravailable to practically anyone who cares to know.
wisdom, cared for and preserved the historyThe information is just a point and click away!
these chairs represent, the history theyPictures, history, appraisals...anything you might
themselves were part of. Now we too can enjoyneed to educate yourself about a particular piece.
and appreciate the proud traditions and skilledAntiquing Your Home
craftmanship that went into building these chairs.No one can deny, for charm and character,
We can remember and imagine the tale of lifeantique chairs are the hand-down choice for a
they weave that brings warmth to our heart androom or an entire house. Exceptionally well suited
sometimes a tear to our eye... of specialfor single piece additions are chairs from the
occasions - births, graduations, weddings, andVictorian Era. Well noted for its typically massive
partings.and elaborately designed furniture, its durability is
Antique chairs are the products of master buildersevident in its size, construction and weight.
who loved their craft. The pride and attention toAlthough fabric and woven fiber chairs are classic,
detail that went into building these treasures iswood is the preferred material. Wood is a much
evident. Ironically, it's due to these long-forgottenmore forgiving and durable material than say
ideals that we may enjoy and appreciate thesepaper wicker - a man-made fibrous material, rolled
remnants of a simpler, innocent time.or twisted to look and behave like rope.
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You AreFor the dining room, mission chairs bring charm
Antique chairs can be found almost anywhere.and style. They can be used at the dining table or
Your Grandmother probably still has her oldplaced off to the side and will take their place
kitchen set, stored in the attic, inappropriate forproudly with their backs held high. With a little
the current style of her modernized kitchen.care,these chairs will last generations and need
Another place to look may be yard sales. Peopleonly to be cleaned and occasionally polished.
are often trying to clean out old stuff, manyIs It Or Isn't It
times antique chairs, in order to make way forJust visiting yard sales or answering ads in the
the new stuff they eventually replace it with.local paper isn't a guarantee that the antique that's
Still another place and probably the easiest is anfor sale is quite what you're looking for or is
ad in the local newspaper. Again, peopleactually even antique. Even though duplication is
sometimes just need the space and want to clearimpossible very close replicas are more abundant
the clutter. Lots of times, real bargains are therethan the antiques they masquerade as. There are
for the taking because these folks either don'tcertain tell-tale signs for the would-be buyer to
know the value of the items they're parting withwatch for.
or can't be bothered with the effort required to- If a seller has all the chairs of a matching set,
restore it or just don't have the time.this should cause you to raise at least one
Sold - To The Man In The BMW!eyebrow. I won't say it never happens but to find
On the higher end, you can usually find qualitya complete matching set of a truly valuable
pieces on auction in places like Sotheby's andantique is a rare event.
Christie's Auction Houses. They're famous for- Multiple items - like above but the seller doesn't
their 5, 6 and even 7 figure auctions selling off theclaim them to be a matching set.
wares of their upscale clients. The owners of- If the word antique or Victorian is overused in
these items usually do know the value of theiran ad...raise the other eyebrow. The seller may be
antiques. Personally, I'll stick to the yard sales andtrying to convince you (or himself) that he has
Grandmas attic!authentic antique chairs.
Hello World!Armed with this information and your own
Because of today's technology, chiefly theresearch, you should have little trouble in your
internet and specialty cable tv shows, informationsearch for authentic and valuable antiques.