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If furniture could talk, a chair might just sit you down and say, "My great-great grandfather, a stool, once told me, 'Son, you don't know what it's like to have only three legs.'s
Author Christophe Pourny, a French-born, New York-based furniture expert, whom, you may recall, helped me rescue my 200-year-old chest from the depths of mold a couple weeks ago, was a history major in college.
"Chairs are a perfect way to illustrate the different periods of history," said Pourny, who regularly tends to George Washington's writing desk. "The chair is witness to the evolution of interiors, technical progress, materials and societywhat chair designs tell you about historical perspectives on comfort, power, beauty, and the human body.