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Below is a glossery of terms which are used frequently in Antiques and Collectibles. Eventually we hope to have links to each of these terms with a brief explanation of what each one means. Please keep looking as many of these may not yet be available. If you wish to contribute to this website by providing details of any of the following glossary terms, then please email us at info@melscornercupboard.co.uk with the information and we will add it to our site.

Makers
A
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Arts & Crafts
B
Baroque
Bisque
C
Cabriole Leg
D
Dovetail
E
Enamelling
F

Finial
Fluting
Fretwork

G
Gilded
Gothic
Guilloche
H

High Chest
Highboy

I
Inlay
J
Japanning
L
Lowboy
M
Marlborough Leg
O
Ormolu
Oxbow Front
P
Pad Foot
Patina
Paw Foot
Q
Queen Anne
R
Reeding
Rococco
S
Scroll Foot
T
Tall Boy
Tall Chest