How To Spot A Genuine Thomas Chippendale

How does an expert determine if a piece was made by Thomas Chippendale Senior, Britain’s greatest furniture-maker? Christie’s furniture specialists reveal some of the telltale innovations, designs and techniques.
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[@craigathonian]

Growing up as an artist & designer, other artist never got me excited. Then in my travels through all of the original 13 colonies and their museums, i saw the most beautiful creations in wood that literally stopped me in my tracks....and that was Chippendale, in particular, pieces carved in Philadelphia. To this day nothing else keeps my interest and fills me with excitement. This video puts me over the top with incredibly clear closeup camera work. The precise and crisp carving details from his shops artisans are unmatched ! Also, from the very beginning of exposure, it was in my view from a distance across the gallery that i was struck with how beautiful the proportions are. No Monet here, for when you get up close that you are shocked with the amount of incredible details that are in perfect balance and harmony with the negative space around them, there by letting the wood grain sing ! My favorite pieces are the ones that incorporate all three of his styles of Rococo, Chinese, and Gothic, which are usually misdescribed as only one or the other. OK, it's time for this fan boy to stop....before i write a book of praises. Thanks Christies for this video on my favorite artist ❣

[@skwalka6372]

Ok ok, we''ll go to IKEA if you insist.

[@monicacall7532]

Chippendale furniture is absolutely exquisite!

[@elizabethbrower640]

Love the chippendale style

[@bettegregory4960]

Wow! Real valuable furniture , art at its best thank you Thomas Chippendale. Hey IKEA followers look here and learn!

[@samus4799]

Depends on taste really. Me personally, I dont care for the ornate carvings and fancy curviture that antique furniture seems to display so prominently. It doesn't fit my personality or how I want my house to look. I find straight lines and less than glossy finishes much more attractive. So if I had to choose between IKEA and an antique piece at a yard sale, it go with the IKEA. Of course I understand that I'm giving up quality, but for me the aesthetics would be worth it. Of course I can afford new furniture of solid quality in the design I want, so I'm not too worried about that.

[@RamaSivamani]

@@samus4799 Sure the aesthetic is not for everyone, but I think it is possible to appreciate the skill and craftsmanship that goes into creating these even if the aesthetic is not to your personal taste. I would take a Thomas Chippendale over an IKEA piece if I had a chance to acquire an originial Chipendale at a yard sale, not because I always love the aesthetic but the collector's value alone that I could get for it in a collector's auction would be worth it.

[@fatimazahra4109]

That's what I 'd call Fine Artistic Creation !🌹🥀🌿🌷

[@shelleyharris2850]

Again and again. Nobel elegance✌😎🌍🙌

[@clairandco]

That was fantastic! Thank you for producing this.

[@AltoNegron]

Amazing !!!!!!

[@mirrorwala]

Nice work! But halfway through this it occurred to me that this was actually a sales pitch!

[@christianfrommuslim]

I enjoyed the video, but I can't say that it helps me identify an original Chippendale. A bit of click bait?

[@artistsingerwriterproducer8288]

regatds from monaco, he was a big designer

[@heem2240]

The Golden Age

[@megaswenson]

Rococo IS Neoclassical. It is a subset within the very broad category that is Neoclassicism. So, instead of saying, "...the evolution from the Rococo, into the Neoclassical...", it would be better to say, "...the evolution from the Rococo, toward the more severe/restrained/strictly historicist forms of Neoclassicism..." (choose one or more adjectives).

[@stuartwalsh4381]

Somebody needs to check their furniture history. Neo classic was a reaction to the frippary of Rococo. Definitely not a evolution.

[@progressionistsexe7210]

Thomas Chip and Dale

[@blakeyonthebuses]

Seeing as Chippendale basically made flat pack furniture designs that any carpenter could copy, I would say it was impossible to say wether he made them or not.

[@solidsnake9332]

He didnt make all his furniture. He designed the furniture and hired very masterful craftsman to execute his design

[@gloriahanes6490]

To think someone somewhere has painted over a Chippendale piece of furniture.

[@r.annrousseau170]

Takes my breath away. Real artist and craftsman. Too bad millenials have pooped on the antiques market by putting their few pennies on Ikea like junk instead of buying art and quality. Gen Z looks more promising in their judgment and taste.

[@Hacunamattata]

R. Ann Rousseau lol bro Not everyone makes the money to afford this dude

[@r.annrousseau170]

Raidel Pichardo Call me Madamoiselle Rousseau...dude. Anyone can go to a local antique auction, yard or estate sale and buy a quality piece of furniture for the same price as Ikea crap. Train your eye by your buying successes and failures. Watch the Antiques Roadshow. Go to museums and study the furniture. Go to high end auctions and watch and listen. Or just be a lazy ass and buy more chinese shit on Amazon. With antique furniture, the juice is worth the squeeze.

[@Hacunamattata]

R. Ann Rousseau lol Hey I feel u I like antic road show and all that Me personal I don't own Nothing Only a bag 2 boxers few shirts and I'm always jumping around For now But I feel u I rather like to live simple as pocible and put every dollar in investments

[@r.annrousseau170]

Raidel Pichardo If you buy a solid antique table, bed, desk, chair, you will never need to buy a piece of furniture again. Simple is good and very smart these days.

[@Hacunamattata]

R. Ann Rousseau yea maybe in the future Now days I can't take it with me where ever I go