Hello. Please suggest some active websites and forums where I can discuss paintings, antique furniture, and antiques with appraisers/collectors/enthusiasts/hobbyists. Some websites I have found haven’t had any activity since last year. Thank you.
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~Ang~ asked:
We recently lost our home to fire, but it was contained to 3 rooms and we were able to remove many things. The smell of smoke is terrible on most of it. I have an antique sewing machine, among other antiques that have tremendous sentimental value but am clueless as how to [...]

What is the difference between Duncan Pfife and Duncan Phyfe antique furniture? Is one worth more than the other? I’m looking a drop leaf table in great condition, but I know nothing about antiques. The tag says Duncan Pfife, but on ebay I only see Duncan Phyfe. Is there a difference? Thanks in advance.
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Stanley Furniture It’s easy to picture yourself relaxing on the veranda of a Barbadian sugar cane plantation with the Barbados Governors Desk Set in your study! This stunning masterpiece, like so many others in this exquisite collection, replicates antiques that are found in many of the island’s plantation homes. Choose from other exquisite optional [...]

Item #: 8-607-0
Object: Dining Chairs
Origin: France
Style: Hunting
Date: 1880
Comment:
A beautiful set of chairs with unique carvings! Don’t miss this set! The carvings are beautiful and the wavy shape on the back is unusual.
Subject: Barley Twist
Dimensions:
41H [...]

Hooker Furniture Centre Street Dining Series Center Street offers updated traditional styling with the sophistication of finely crafted Old World antiques. This Centre Street Rectangle Dining Table Set is certain to create a truly breathtaking ambiance for today’s homes. This table features special cherry veneers with a planked look and combines the rich beauty [...]

Washington, D.C., interior designer Darryl Carter is not as much of a household name as Ernest Hemingway and Humphrey Bogart, individuals who inspired previous lines for Thomasville Furniture. Nevertheless, Carter has created collections for Neiman Marcus stores, displayed work on home magazine covers and appeared on the television series “Dream House.”
Like some other companies’ collections [...]

LIKE fine jewelry, wooden furniture pieces and paintings are good investments and heirlooms.
Nene Treveño, Treveño’s Arts and Antiques proprietress, said paintings as well as furniture pieces with wood component are also investments as the price value of these items continues to appreciate over the years.
“Wooden furniture are like jewelry, they are investments. You can pass [...]

December promises to be a big month for 20th-century furniture and decorative arts at fairs, auctions, exhibitions and events around the country. There is even a floating art gallery involved.
Twentieth-century work will be featured on the SeaFair, a new, 228-foot, $40 million yacht designed to accommodate 26 art and antiques galleries from all over the [...]

Walter Kingston has been a fan of furniture for a long time, but it took a career as a lawyer and a voyage overseas to turn his hobby into a career.
Kingston owns Vanderleigh Furniture and Antiques in historic Springfield, a store specializing in antique furniture from Indonesia.
“There’s a lot of good furniture there,” he [...]