Antique Chairs And Oak AntiquesWhat to look for while buying antique chairs mainly depends upon the use that you have for it. Mostly these chairs are bought for ornamental use, to be kept in the living room. To give your living room an authentic antique look, you should go in for antique chairs that reflects some particular style of past and still goes well with the other furniture. Furniture at large and chairs in particular have been at the mercy of the craftsmen, just the same as they are at fantasy of the connoisseur. Over the centuries, wood has changed many of its utilities and now mainly rests in our rooms. From building ships, to houses, to carts; now they remain as our accompaniments or in our style of living. Today with the use of wood being denounced by environmentalists, what we are left with is archaic, or more properly called, Antique furniture. In furniture the most common woods are mahogany, oak, pine, walnut and rosewood. Not all old is gold, but wooden antiques definitely are. Oak particularly has been used since past 4 centuries in ship-building for its endurance, elegance, and for the "golden glow". Overtime, people have got into liking the heavy oaken furniture to adorn their house. As it ages, and with proper finishing and maintenance, the oaken furniture gathers a majestic look and shine. Thus, it gains an antique value. (Though antiques have been regarded only for things which were made earlier than 1940.) There are different values assigned for each type of wood, for example mahogany, rosewood, burl, and walnut are considered as more valuable than elm, maple, and spruce. Other than the wood type, the price of a piece also depends upon the stories or the incidents that it relates to. The price will be much more if the antique chairs have some association with some historic event. So, it solely depends upon you to decide what to buy which fulfills your requirements and fits in your budget too. Nevertheless, except for the discerning buyer, one wouldn't be able to make out the difference among these woods. There are a lot of fake copies of antique chairs in the market that sell for 5-100 times their worth. It is always better to buy from an antiques dealer of repute. Do check the credentials or lineage of the antique chairs. So, buying antique chairs for your living room requires a little bit of research to be done, and then comparing the pluses and minuses of the pieces that you have seen, along with their prices and values. While judging a piece for its craftsmanship, don't forget to consider durability factor. |