Five steps to help you identify ancient furniture

Under strong light, the refraction of wood in various parts of furniture was observed from different angles. Because some merchants will dye and carve the wood grain of the patchwork, so that the luster and wood grain are integrated with the original. However, their refractive index to sunlight is different, and the oil content and fat content of the same kind of wood are also different in different periods. If you find that the furniture is black in some places and shiny in others, this is a flaw.

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Second,? Look at this patina

Rub the outer skin of the wood with your hands or a paper towel dipped in water. If it is old, it will not fade, and there will be some floating soil and dust at most; But the new patina will fade when it is wet. ?

Observe whether the color of the patina in the dark part under the back plate, base and chair surface of furniture is consistent and whether the level changes are rich. If the patina color is too monotonous, there is no layering, showing a uniform old color, then it is mostly a new imitation. Ordinary old furniture has gone through hundreds of years, and different people will leave various traces when using it, and the patina color will be relatively rich.

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Third,? Look at tenon and mortise structure

Observe whether the mortise and tenon of the furniture are tight. If it fits perfectly, it looks old and may be an imitation. Ancient furniture is very old, and it contracts and expands repeatedly, so apart from newly renovated old furniture, there will be cracks and looseness in tenons and mortises everywhere. ?

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Fourth,? Look at the style

Observe whether the age symbol and style of a piece of furniture are consistent. For example, furniture shaped in the Ming Dynasty should not have the craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty. If the age and style are confused, it is basically a new imitation.

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Verb (short for verb)? Look at the wear and tear

See if the handrails and pedals are moderately worn. Most old furniture will leave some traces of chronic wear after hundreds of years of use. In order to forge this trace, some merchants even made four bricks old, for example, the places that even the feet could not reach were worn out. Generally speaking, some parts of ancient furniture are worn to a greater extent, and some parts are worn to a lesser extent.

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