WPatrickEdwards

A traditional furniture conservator, restorer and maker discusses his life experiences and his philosophy of work. If you love marquetry this is the place to discuss it. All work is done with hand tools and organic traditional materials and methods.

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Antique Furniture Forensics

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One of the reasons that antique furniture is less and less appreciated these days is that few people are left in the business who are "...

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Got Antiques?

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Hepplewhite Work Table Last week, as I perused the Arts section of the New York Times, my eyes landed on a small headline above a small ...

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Friday, June 3, 2011

When Is An Antique Fake?

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In a few weeks I will be presenting my annual lecture at the University of California at Irvine, in association with senior ASA appraiser, ...

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W. Patrick Edwards: San Diego, CA, United States; I was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and moved to San Diego in 1958. I entered UCSD as the first freshman class in 1967 and graduated in 1971 with a degree in Applied Physics and Information Science, minor in American History. During my college years I owned an antique store at the same time I worked 20 hours a week in the physics department at UCSD. In 1968 I worked on site at Brookhaven Labs in New York for a year and took my classes by mail. Upon graduation I secured a job for Maxwell Labs, ran my antique business on the weekends and taught Decorative Arts classes at night. I produced a series of 10 shows on CBS called "Welcome to the Past...The History of American Furniture." In 1972 I decided to quit my physics career and devote full time to the antiques business. It was the best decision of my life. I choose to work by hand, without machinery, using only period materials and methods. I also walk to work every day. Life is good.

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