Architectural antiques are increasingly available over the Internet.
The best web sites offer online, photographic catalogs of representative pieces. The shopper calls up the main page using a web address, then wends his way through the site to locate precisely what he wants. One of the tricky parts of navigating the Net is understanding how to narrow your search. World Wide Arts Resources offers an entire section on antiques, including sites specializing in architectural inventory. Better yet, use a metasearch engine, which searches several ways at once.