Driscolls Antiques

Prince George (Prince of Wales) was Regent from 1811 – 1820 but Regency became a convenient name for the first 30 years of the 19th Century.
Regency furniture was the neoclassical antique style mixed with empire style and the later Georgian style of furniture, elaborate and ornate.
Antiques from Greece , Rome and Egypt were a source [...]

This style was named for England's Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 - 1901.
As Britain increased with wealth the numbers of middle class homes rose, causing an enormous increase in furniture production. Machines were being used more regular on carved decoration but there was still no mass production until the late Victorian times.
The simple Grecian [...]

This style was named for England's king Edward V11, who reigned from 1901 - 1910.
Edwardian Furniture was mainly reproductions of older styles but now mass produced as machinery was used in full force. Cabinet makers realised that earlier designs were outselling new pieces as the antiques trade was on a high and second hand (antique) [...]

Types of feet and legs on antique furniture
Antique furniture can have many different styles of legs and feet and especially on antique chairs. Here are some examples of feet and legs on antique furniture that you can often see and if you look at our antiques website you will see these on many pieces.
A [...]

Types of construction methods on antique furniture
antique furniture has many different types of construction for different pieces of furniture. here is a small list of things you may need to know when looking at construction of the pieces.
The carcase of antique furniture can be solid wood or veneered, it is the term used for [...]

What is a ‘Bombe’ on antique furniture
The term used on some pieces of antique furniture ‘Bombe’ originally is a French term which means blown out. Bomb is used to describe a large blown out outward curve on the front of some antique furniture and it was first introduced around the early 18th century.
The best example [...]

Types of turning in antique furniture.
There are several types of turning on antique furniture and below are a few examples that can be seen on many of our antiques.
Turning is the process of shaping wood on a lathe to produce decorative turning to go onto antique furniture.
Bobbin turning is turning in shape of [...]

What is a Barley sugar twist on antique furniture
Barley-sugar twist or also known as Barley twist is a type of turning in the form of a spiral twist. This form of turning was used in the late seventeenth century but became very fashionable in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. It was used on column [...]

What is a Finial and a Drop finial on antique furniture
One form of decoration on antique furniture is a finial. A finial is basically a turned section. It finishes a piece off rather than just having a straight edge it ends with a beautiful turned section and this was often used in Victorian pieces of [...]

Antique Sofa, Chaise lounge, Chesterfield and Daybed
If you are looking to buy a comfortable piece of antique furniture large enough to seat more than one person then why not look at our antique sofas, antique chaise lounges, antique chesterfields and antique daybeds.
The antique sofa can come in many different styles and a very nice version [...]