QUESTION: While browsing a recent antique show, I discovered a delightful little copper box with what looked like an embossed design. The ...

  QUESTION: When I was a kid, I remember sitting on my grandfather’s lap in a very comfortable chair. It was designed like a big glove and s...

QUESTION: From what period does this chair originate? The legs look quite modern. Is it a modern interpretation of an antique design? ...

QUESTION:  Hi, my father, who is 93, has a chest his grandfather brought over from Sweden. I'm pretty sure its a Biedermeier. It has ...

QUESTION: I love to do cross-stitch needlework. I’ve been admiring antique samplers and would love to start collecting them. But I’ve hea...

QUESTION: At a community book sale recently, I was going through a box of old magazines and discovered a copy of The Craftsman, a magaz...

QUESTION: I have a Mission chair that has been in my family for decades. I never paid much attention to it. But recently when I was cleani...

QUESTION: When I was growing up in the 1950s, my parents had a colorful clock hanging on our living room wall. It had colored balls for th...

QUESTION: My great grandmother left me a beautiful Oriental carpet runner. My grandmother said it is quite old, but I’m not sure by how much...

QUESTION: I recently discovered two chairs and a settee at my grandmother’s house. Unfortunately, there are no markings of any kind as s...