A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...

A tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit “Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York” offers a window into society living in the city during the early 19th century. Well-heeled city ...

In the early nineteenth century, the New York City cabinetmaker’s furniture was so popular that he was referred to as the “United States Rage.” Highlights of the first retrospective on Phyfe in ninety ...

He left Scotland a poor Highlander, but Duncan Phyfe grew up to become ‘America’s Chippendale’ whose furniture is still celebrated today. By Claire Prentice Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

In the ongoing "chair wars," titles can change at a moment's notice. There is a World's Largest Chair, World's Largest Rocking Chair and World's Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair, among others. A chair built ...

In the summer of 1960, a D.C. woman lived in a glass apartment atop the Big Chair in Anacostia. In the late 1950s, D.C.'s Curtis Brothers Furniture Store partnered with Bassett Furniture, which built ...