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 ...

The chair below comes from the middle of the Victorian era and is typical of many pieces made at that time. Albert, the Queen's beloved husband, had just died and Victoria had gone into mourning - and ...

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 ...

Chip and Suzy Berschback of Grosse Pointe Farms have always wondered about a chair that they inherited, Chip recently told Bob DuMouchelle at an appraisal session held downtown at the historic auction ...

This is quite special to me, as you can imagine. During WWl, my grandfather was a surgeon in Europe with the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1914 to 1918. This sterling silver cigarette case was a gift ...

A cathedral has installed individual seats for its congregation, having removed its Victorian pews. St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, removed its traditional seating in February.

The big “find” for our collectors this month is a lovely hand-woven ikebana basket, purchased for around $4 and selling both at auction and at retail for many times that amount. Other interesting ...