Subject index
The descriptions of antique furniture often contain words that are not very familiar in everyday life. Some technical terms from carpentry, architecture or art history are therefore briefly explained in the following list.
Acanthus - Alabaster - Application - Arabesque - Ash
Balustrade - Bandelwerk - Baroque - Bastionsfüllungen - Biedermeier - Birch - Biscuit
Capital - Caryatid - Cherry - Coinribbon - Column - Cornice
Directoire and Consulate
Ebonise - Ebony - Empire - Enamel
Facet cut - Fadenintarsie - Feston - Fillet - Fillet-tape - Fireshading - Fischgrät - Fitsche - Fitting - Flechtband - Flooring - Fluting - Fold - Foldingstar - Frieze
Gallery - Gründerzeit
Halfpillar
Ink - Intarsie - Ivory
Linden - Lisene - Lyre
Mahogany - Marquetry - Masonry marquetry - Mother of pearl
Oak - Ornamental ribbon
Palmette - Pear - Perlstab - Pilaster - Pine - Pitched roof - Plinthe
Risalit - Rocaille - Rococo - Rolleauverschluss - Rosette - Rosewood
Sabot - Schlagleiste - Shaft - Spätbiedermeier - Spruce / Fir - Stilmöbel - Stollenbauweise
Tooth frieze - Traverse - Tripartite
Velarium - Volute
Walnut - Würfelmarketerie
Zarge - Zopfstil
Oak
Oak plays a special role in all important periods for the antiques trade. It was used as solid wood, but also as a base material for fine veneers.
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Ivory
Ivory was used as a contrast to dark woods as inlay or marquetry. It has always been considered particularly precious and noble.
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