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DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 76 — How to Authenticate Antique Furniture Carvings & Construction
Antique furniture is one of the most misidentified and misrepresented categories in the entire antiques market. Age, originality, construction methods, hardware, patina, and joinery all determine whether a piece is truly 18th–19th century… or a later reproduction designed to look old. Most collectors, dealers, and estate sellers rely on style alone—leading to costly mistakes and overlooked value.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 76 — How to Authenticate Antique Furniture Carvings & Construction gives you a complete professional framework used by appraisers, conservators, and museum experts to determine authenticity, age, originality, and workmanship. You’ll learn how to evaluate wood species, joinery, tool marks, patina, oxidation behavior, panel construction, drawer bottoms, hardware, and carving characteristics with precision and confidence.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify period-correct joinery such as hand-cut dovetails, mortise-and-tenon joints, pegs, and pre-industrial construction
Distinguish true hand-carved details from machine-cut carvings, router patterns, or modern CNC replication
Evaluate shrinkage, oxidation, patina development, end-grain darkening, and era-correct wear patterns
Read tool marks—including hand-sawn striations, early plane marks, chisel indicators, and circular saw marks (post-1860)
Determine whether hardware (nails, screws, hinges, pulls) is original, replaced, reproduction, or artificially aged
Identify wood species used in the 1700s–1800s versus modern substitutes or inappropriate replacements
Spot artificial distressing, chemical patina, mismatched oxidation, and reproduction finishes
Analyze drawer construction, runners, bottoms, and panel floating techniques for accurate age attribution
Recognize red flags of reproductions, revival pieces, assembled “Frankenstein” furniture, and altered components
Volume 76 gives collectors, antique dealers, estate professionals, and furniture buyers the exact authentication system needed to separate true antiques from reproductions with accuracy and confidence.
Digital Download — PDF • 9 Pages • Instant Access
Antique furniture is one of the most misidentified and misrepresented categories in the entire antiques market. Age, originality, construction methods, hardware, patina, and joinery all determine whether a piece is truly 18th–19th century… or a later reproduction designed to look old. Most collectors, dealers, and estate sellers rely on style alone—leading to costly mistakes and overlooked value.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 76 — How to Authenticate Antique Furniture Carvings & Construction gives you a complete professional framework used by appraisers, conservators, and museum experts to determine authenticity, age, originality, and workmanship. You’ll learn how to evaluate wood species, joinery, tool marks, patina, oxidation behavior, panel construction, drawer bottoms, hardware, and carving characteristics with precision and confidence.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify period-correct joinery such as hand-cut dovetails, mortise-and-tenon joints, pegs, and pre-industrial construction
Distinguish true hand-carved details from machine-cut carvings, router patterns, or modern CNC replication
Evaluate shrinkage, oxidation, patina development, end-grain darkening, and era-correct wear patterns
Read tool marks—including hand-sawn striations, early plane marks, chisel indicators, and circular saw marks (post-1860)
Determine whether hardware (nails, screws, hinges, pulls) is original, replaced, reproduction, or artificially aged
Identify wood species used in the 1700s–1800s versus modern substitutes or inappropriate replacements
Spot artificial distressing, chemical patina, mismatched oxidation, and reproduction finishes
Analyze drawer construction, runners, bottoms, and panel floating techniques for accurate age attribution
Recognize red flags of reproductions, revival pieces, assembled “Frankenstein” furniture, and altered components
Volume 76 gives collectors, antique dealers, estate professionals, and furniture buyers the exact authentication system needed to separate true antiques from reproductions with accuracy and confidence.
Digital Download — PDF • 9 Pages • Instant Access