| Have you ever wondered how the experts on | | | | These designs were widely copied and used by other |
| Antiques Road Show and other television antique | | | | cabinet makers in both England and North America, |
| programs can tell instantly what the age is, and who | | | | because of this many of his fine pieces are unverified |
| made a piece of antique furniture. | | | | meaning you could be in possession of a true |
| How can they tell so quickly if it is authentic or if it has | | | | Chippendale or an excellent copy. |
| been altered in any way? | | | | Each era has brought its own styles and shapes of |
| The truth is they do have time to thoroughly examine | | | | furniture to a period, much like the change of house |
| each piece before hand as each portion of the | | | | design. Each era has its own distinctive style and |
| program takes a few hours in the making. | | | | design until we come to the modern day. |
| They still have to be experts in their job though as | | | | Houses are now designed not for their style or |
| they need to identify many different parts of each | | | | grandeur but simply for modern day living. Everything is |
| piece of furniture. | | | | manufactured and gone is sense of pride in achieving |
| If for instance they are looking at an antique table! the | | | | something that will make its mark and last through the |
| legs can often identify the age and the maker, as each | | | | ages. |
| great cabinet maker had their own styles, although | | | | Modern furniture has followed in their path with much |
| many other cabinet makers copied those styles over | | | | of it being discarded after a few years being to flimsy |
| the years. | | | | to pass the test of time. |
| In 1745 Thomas Chippendale published his designs of | | | | What will the Elizabethan age leave for future |
| fashionable English furniture it was called Gentleman | | | | generations? |
| and cabinet - makers director. | | | | |