Stylized shapes, light wood, bold blocks of color and unusual construction are characteristics of modern furniture. This flame rocking chair shows all four. KOVELS.COM
Furniture functions stay more or less the same, but styles change according to advances in technology and the whims of fashion.
Even if you’re not familiar with the history of furniture, you can tell that a plain Pilgrim trestle table, an ornately carved Victorian sofa and a Bauhaus tubular steel chair belong to different eras.
This flame rocking chair, which sold for $240 at a Leland Little auction…
