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Expert Profile: Fred Taylor

Expertise:  I will attempt to answer questions about American antique furniture, including construction details, style, period, manufacturers, care, repair and storage. I do not have any background in appliances, musical instruments, sewing machines, lighting and clocks and will not respond to quesions about those items.

Experience in the area
I ran an antique furniture restoration business for twenty years. I am a nationally syndicated columnist on the subject of antique furniture for such publications as Antique Week and New England Antiques Journal. I have produced one video on the subject of furniture identification and my book "HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE" is now available.I have also published articles in Antique Trader, Chicago Art Deco Society, Northeast Magazine, Victorian Decorating and Lifestyles, Professional Refinishing, Antiques and Art Around Florida and Antique Shoppe. You can visit my website at www.furnituredetective.com

Education/Credentials
BSBA Finance, University of Florida, MBA Finance, University of Florida

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You have helped a great deal. The sofa is down filled, I just fluffed it before taking the photo.
(Lydia on 06/23/09)
Thanks so much for your very rapid reply. The links were a big help--two of the photos looked very much like my bookcases, which I now know to describ
(Beth on 06/17/09)
Thanks so much! Very informative and interesting. And very fast reply! 100 years old - wow! I like to imagine all the people that have owned it befor
(Courtney on 06/15/09)
Thank you so much for your quick response. It was very helpful!
(Marya on 06/08/09)
Thank you so much for the information. My question was answered so promptly and all the questions I have spent hours trying to find answers for were
(Dawn on 06/07/09)
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Recent Answers from Fred Taylor
2009-07-03  Question Jasper Cabinet/Bar Kerin - If you can send me some clear photos of the cabinet I will be happy to tell you what I can. You can send clear photos to me as .jpg files at info@furnituredetective.com. Please send the photos...
2009-06-26  Globe Wernicke Roll Top Desk Rachel - The bloom is off the roll top desk flower in the North American market. Ten or fifteen years ago a good 72" oak roll top, no matter the maker, brought $1500-$2000 at auction. Today they sell in...
2009-06-25  J.F. Dietz Co. roll top desk Mary - Unfortunately I could not see any of the details of the desk from the "cell phone" photo you sent. If you can send me some clear photos of the desk I will be happy to tell you what I can. You can...
2009-06-24  secretary or drop front desk repair Virginia - Most things like that can be fixed. It depends on how the operator was attached to the loper and why it broke. In many cases it is just screwed into the side of the loper. In some cases it fits...
2009-06-23  parlor sofa with hairy hoof feet Lydia - The hairy paw foot was used in early Empire furniture (a chair by Duncan Phyfe at the Daytona Museum comes to mind) and in the Chippendale style of the late 18th century as interpreted in Philadelphia...
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