Incollect Magazine - Issue 4

2023 Incollect Magazine 107 The rationale behind liking a piece of furniture is both subjective and logical — this conundrum bows to the fact that not everyone has the same taste and there will always be disagreements about design and color. You can like something that belonged to your grandmother even if it is something you would never go out and buy and this brings me to the final point. Furniture should be a pleasure to live with, it should fulfill a function and, if it’s antique, bring a sense of both warmth and history into a room. I love mahogany, but I also live with walnut, oak and rosewood as well as a pair of 1920s Jansen brass bookshelves. I wouldn’t mind having some yew wood, amboyna or birds eye maple, but it will have to wait as will my purchase of a Roentgen piece. Maybe someday! Clinton Howell is a New York City-based antique dealer in very fine English antique furniture and decorative objects, serving a world-wide clientele of collectors, designers and museums alike. The Clinton Howell Antiques collection of fine English furniture can be viewed at The Gallery at 200 Lex powered by Incollect. An 18th-century dresser base with a scalloped apron. There is a lovely whimsical quality to the scalloped base of this oak dresser. Oak can bring warmth into a room, particularly in candlelight. From Yew Tree House. live with what you love