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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.

A
B
C
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Arts & Crafts
Baroque Bisque
Cabriole Leg
D
E
F
Dovetail
Enamelling
Finial
Fluting
Fretwork
G
H
I
Gilded
Gothic
Guilloche
High Chest
Highboy
Inlay
J
L
M
Japanning
Lowboy
Marlborough Leg
N
O
P
Neo Classical
Ormolu
Oxbow Front
Pad Foot
Patina
Paw Foot
Q
R
S
Queen Anne
Reeding
Rococco
Scroll Foot
T
V
W
Tall Boy
Tall Chest
Victorian
Woodcut