Religion News Service reports that Joyce Meyer Ministries, responding to a Senate investigation into lavish spending by televangelists, has clarified reports of a $23,000 "commode." (RNS) Joyce Meyer ...

Old furniture forms are sometimes altered slightly when copies are made so they will be more useful in a modern setting. Today\'s homes have indoor bathrooms and flush toilets. The commode table of ...

Indoor plumbing was not found in the average American home until this century. The indoor facilities were merely a bowl stored in an out-of-the-way location. Sometimes the bowl was kept under the bed, ...

Romeo Jorge’s “Kamagong Aparador” from the second quarter of the 19th century Exquisite hardwood furniture from the 19th century that formed part of the famous Romeo Jorge collection are among key ...

On November 22, two pieces of furniture that once lived with Marie Antoinette will appear at auction in “The Exceptional Sale” by Christie’s Paris, a 34-lot event under their “Classic Week.” A commode ...

The Château de Versailles has finally recovered a major royal commode that left France unnoticed in 1981, sparking a wave of consternation when its true identity was revealed later at a sale in New ...

If collectable design is the sign of a maturing market, the Sydney Contemporary art fair earlier this month marked a coming of age for the furniture trade. There, among the giddy oil paintings, S&M ...