To find more about furniture, you have to be aware of what is called the Victorian era. It is an epoch named for England’s Queen Victoria, and it lasted from the 1830s to the turn of the 20th century. Of course, architecture and furniture styles were changing but main guidelines were the same.

3 ways to identify Victorian style:

1) Opulence rules in such interiors. Heavy usage of patterns with floral designs.

2) The furniture is very rich in various carvings, textiles, trims, and embellishments. Wallpapers are mostly with florals and other excessive decorations.

3) Almost all furniture pieces have carved wood (as a rule of very dark-colours: mahogany and oak were especially popular) as a kind of decoration. And main fabrics of furniture are: velvets, damasks and needlepoints.

Frankly speaking, not all people love modern and hi-tech style, that’s why it is really difficult to find a great piece of Victorian style furniture in ordinary antique shop. So you have to be aware of place where to look for. Some of them are: specialized estate auctions, eBay Victoriana, fellow collectors. Also, you can try to find some pieces via Internet, although it can be a little bit expensive.

Before buying really expensive furniture in Victorian style, it is better to read some special books in order to be ready to find out whether it is genuine. Some people try to sell items as antiques and in order them to look like ancient and old ones they use crackle or color washes on furniture.

As a conclusion I would like to tell you, that collecting antique Victorian furniture is not only an expensive and nice hobby but a very profitable investment as well.