by Chris Harris How Eastern European Furniture Quietly Entered British Homes Anyone who spends time buying or selling mid century furniture eventually notices a same familiar pattern. When you spin them over, you find a faint factory stamp reading Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia or Romania. Even today, these pieces turn up constantly in auctions, charity shops … Continue reading The Forgotten Story How Eastern Europe Fuelled the Retro Furniture Boom
Category: Vintage Matters
Amazing and Unusual Vintage Furniture: Folding Antique Butler’s Tray
by Chris Harris I bought this from Pam at the market at Ford airstrip near Arundel West Sussex. Sge is a good friend of mine and confided she needed to sell it on as she does antique fairs amd she was worried she would break it! It is an exceptional antique butler’s serving table and … Continue reading Amazing and Unusual Vintage Furniture: Folding Antique Butler’s Tray
The Multi Purpose Uses and The Lost Elegance of the Antique Music Chest & Why It Deserves a Second Life
by Chris Harris I haven’t bought a music chest for at least two years, but last week I bought three. There are pieces of furniture that were made during a specific period of time 1880-1920 and are regarded as redundant, not because they are outdated, but because they embody a way of living that has … Continue reading The Multi Purpose Uses and The Lost Elegance of the Antique Music Chest & Why It Deserves a Second Life
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