Dear Helaine and Joe: The chair in the photo belonged to my grandmother in the 1920s. There is a picture of this chair in “The Heritage of Early American Houses” by John Drury, and it is said to have ...

Q. I have enclosed a photo of an antique rocking chair that has been passed down in my family for at least four generations. It was originally purchased in Philadelphia in 1865. The frame is mahogany ...

When Hinsdale interior designer Stephanie Sarris changed her client's mind about a pair of Victorian chairs with a simple reupholstery job, she brought the idea to her friend and Chicago antiques ...

Q. I would appreciate learning what you think about the chair in this photo. It was old when my mother purchased it in the late 1930s. She told me the carved head represents Napoleon. The original ...

For the last six months, an Alabama resident named Charlie has been searching for an answer to a historical question that may be worth $100,000 to him and his wife Janie. The question: Did the eight ...

The Edwardian period of furniture design falls in the years between Victorian and Art Deco. It is named for King Edward VII of England, who reigned from 1901 to 1910. Some experts say it is not just ...

: Born in Germany, John Henry Belter was a pre-Civil War furniture maker. His high-end cabinet shop in New York City operated from 1844 to 1863, in an era that represented the height of the Rococo ...