A well-made pie safe is one of the most charming pieces of country furniture to come out of nineteenth-century America. Its punched tin doors let air circulate…
An Eastlake bed can look immediately recognisable: dark timber, geometric carving, turned posts and a strong sense of Victorian restraint. Yet those features…
American Empire furniture emerged during the early nineteenth century, when the young United States was shaping a visual identity of its own. Its makers drew…
An original horsehair upholstered chair can carry the marks of several generations: softened armrests, a subtle sheen on the seat, and a fabric pattern that…
Mahogany has long been associated with refined cabinetmaking, warm colour and durable household furniture. On an antique sideboard, desk, chair or dining…
A grandfather clock standing in the corner of a dining room tells two stories at once. The first is mechanical: the steady tick of an escapement that has…
The settle bench ranks among the oldest seating forms still recognisable in Australian loungerooms today. Long before sprung seats and feather cushions,…
A Renaissance Revival marble-top table from the 1860s through the 1890s ranks as one of the most recognisable American cabinetmaking traditions. Its burl…
Dovetail joints have long served as one of the most reliable fingerprints a woodworker leaves on a piece of furniture. The angled, interlocking shape of pins…
A drop-leaf table is one of the most adaptable forms in furniture history. Its hinged leaves can be lowered when floor space is tight and raised when a…