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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 3804267, member: 5170&quot;]Our 18th Century (American) furniture expert has left, unfortunately. He was an encyclopedia of knowledge about styles and construction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a collector, but I collect American Victorian, specifically 1850-1900, although I&#039;m open to things before and after those dates for certain pieces. I collect in that time period because, although it&#039;s way out of fashion right now, you frequently find wonderful materials incorporated into the pieces, like fine hardwoods, beautiful inlay, and porcelain plaques. Also, there can be a startling originality to the design of certain pieces, i.e. the chair/ladder of August Elliers and various pieces by George Hunzinger.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, I started collecting because later Victorian &quot;speaks&quot; to me, and because we inherited some family pieces that I love that are of that time period. I have some of what I would call &quot;top&quot; pieces, but the good thing is that even everyday&nbsp; furniture was made out of solid wood and/or quality veneers back then. But to answer your question, I&#039;ve got etageres by Prudent Mallard, Meeks, and Mitchell &amp; Rammelsberg, a bookcase by Daniel Pabst, a music stand, canterbury, and chairs by Herter Brothers, a bedroom set, hall tree, and several tables by Berkey &amp; Gay, a bed by R.J. Horner, a floor regulator clock by Waterbury, and a shaving stand and several tables by Thomas Brooks. I&#039;ve got signed pieces by lesser-known makers that are just about as nice, and unsigned ones that I would never part with.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there&#039;s that. I can recommend books about Victorian furniture, but I don&#039;t know the best sources for the 18th Century English pieces which interest you. Perhaps someone else on the forums would, i.e. [USER=7724]@Fid[/USER] or [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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