A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...
A tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit “Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York” offers a window into society living in the city during the early 19th century. Well-heeled city ...
Most American-furniture dealers would love to be saddled with Carswell Berlin’s dilemma. The president of the Carswell Rush Berlin gallery in New York has a bed, a card table, and other furnishings ...
Some designers become so popular that their name becomes synonymous with their style. This can make matters confusing for collectors. Duncan Phyfe furniture is one of the most famous examples.
"Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854), known during his lifetime as the "United States Rage," to this day remains America's best-known cabinetmaker. Establishing his reputation as a purveyor of luxury by ...
A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...
Join Carswell Berlin, private antiques dealer and expert in early 19th century American furniture, as he surveys the stylistic changes and features that characterize Phyfe's work over the course of a ...
In the early nineteenth century, the New York City cabinetmaker’s furniture was so popular that he was referred to as the “United States Rage.” Highlights of the first retrospective on Phyfe in ninety ...
[ { "name": "Related Stories / Support Us Combo", "component": "11591218", "insertPoint": "4", "requiredCountToDisplay": "4" },{ "name": "Air - Billboard - Inline ...