The specialist guide to Asian antiques and exotic home decor from the far east. » antique http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog A unique insiders peek at the world of Chinese furniture, Asian culture and oriental-inspired interior design (Antiker Chinesischer Möbel, muebles chinos antiguos, mobilia cinese antica) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Rosewood Antique Bench - value http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/12/rosewood-antique-bench/ http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/12/rosewood-antique-bench/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:53:57 +0000 Frederic http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/12/rosewood-antique-bench/ Antique Chinese BenchRecently we have installed a live-chat function, and we start to meet a lot of interesting people through that.

There was this man who possesses an antique bench from China, a masterpiece. He would like to know the value of it. Sounds like : “the antiques road show” on BBC television! (where people bring their ‘treasures’ to be estimated by an expert who then tell the good news that it’s worth a few thousand Pounds, or he hits it with a hammer, meaning it’s worthless)

 

So, this way is ‘safer’. In this blog I would like to open a discussion about the value of this piece. Give it a shot, what do you think the price in an antique boutique would be, or tell us what amount of money you’re prepared to pay for it.

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Rosewood Antique Bench - value

]]> http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/12/rosewood-antique-bench/feed/ Décorer sa maison avec des meubles tibétains http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/06/decorer-sa-maison-avec-des-meubles-tibetains/ http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/06/decorer-sa-maison-avec-des-meubles-tibetains/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:59:19 +0000 Melissa http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/blog/2008/03/06/decorer-sa-maison-avec-des-meubles-tibetains/ Les meubles chinois deviennent de plus en plus populaires, il y a pour sûr 50 % des maisons qui possèdent au moins un objet de style asiatique dans leur décoration. Avant les années 90, les meubles de style asiatique utlisés pour des intérieurs occidentaux donnaient souvent un style abstrait, zen, et froid. Des buffets à couleur unique et sans aucune courbure, souvent laqués de noir ou de rouge. Mais ces 10 dernières années, il y a eu du changement et le « nouveau » style antique devint plus populaire. (more…)

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Décorer sa maison avec des meubles tibétains

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