“Antique furniture is prized for age, rarity, unique beauty, association or documentary interest of personal sentiment. Though the United States Customs rules that antiques must be ‘before 1830,’ age alone is too relative and includes too much… Original worth or style is of prime importance, yet many crude or rough styles are valued. The market for antiques is therefore one of specialties.”
From The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson. Image (“Highly Carved Chippendale Period Armchair”) courtesy Jayne Thompson Antiques via 1stdibs.com.
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