How to tao old mahogany furniture

Because the furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties has been around for a hundred years.

As early as 1994, at the Sotheby's auction in New York, a Chinese 18th-century mahogany table was sold for $10,000. Someone has made statistics that in the past 20 years, the average price of domestic old mahogany furniture has risen 20 times. For investors with a certain strength, it is not wrong to aim at the collection of old mahogany furniture, however, there is a big trick when buying old mahogany furniture.

The first thing to do is to figure out the wood material. Old mahogany refers to the sorrel wood introduced from India and other places, which is characterized by hard wood, smooth and fine grain, the wood is light red at first, and gradually turns dark red or black red over time. At present, most of the mahogany in the market is Burmese and Vietnamese mahogany, rosewood, wenge wood, these mahogany are not as hard as the old mahogany, so it is called new mahogany.

The second is to look at the style. There are Ming and Qing dynasty styles, French styles, combined styles, Chinese and Western styles, and traditional styles in mahogany furniture. The Ming and Qing dynasties have fine workmanship, fine carving, firm strength, and most of the mahogany furniture seen in the domestic auction hall is Ming and Qing dynasty style, and there are relatively few others.

The third is to look at the process. The joints in mahogany furniture are very particular, and the process is difficult. For example, the door panel of mahogany furniture should not have seams for small door panels. Large panels, countertops are best a board, at most two spells, three spells, if there are four spells, five spells belong to unqualified products.

In addition, all mahogany furniture on the market refers to a complete set of 100 mahogany furniture, including frame, back panel, inner plywood, tap board, etc. Mahogany furniture refers to the use of mahogany except for camphor wood and other hardwoods for the back panel, tap bottom plate and wall panel. Mahogany veneer furniture is made of white wood wrapped in mahogany boards, in addition, when buying mahogany furniture, it is necessary to prevent others from using new materials to make old, or use a few pieces of tattered old furniture to disassemble, and then put together a piece, the jargon is called "pickpocketing", some masters are old, even connoisseurs are difficult to see.

If the buyer eats at a high price, it is bound to lose a lot.

Tibetan friends are especially reminded that old furniture will also be repaired with wear and tear, and the value of repaired furniture will also have an impact, so only experts can identify the age of the material and the preciousness of the wood, and the price determination is also very complicated. Nowadays, most of the prices on the market are regulated by the market, so it is best to know more about classical furniture before making a move, so as not to be easily confused.