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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2043319, member: 4438"]I think pottery prices will have to be more realistic. I've been going to the LA Pottery Show for years (it was cancelled this year due to you-know-what). The venue has gotten smaller, and the crowds are getting older. I didn't notice anyone under 40 in the last few years. Yet, the Bauer, Catalina, etc. is still pretty expensive. A Matt Carlton Rebekah vase could fetch over $1k in the 1980s-90s, but we don't have Baby Boomers decorating suburban homes any more. Prices online also seem pretty high. I've been to some LA area antique stores with large Bauer collections; some of them are marked 50% off, and they still aren't moving. The exception seems to be the Bauer Indian vase, but I think that's because that style is at the Greene & Greene Blacker House in Pasadena.</p><p><br /></p><p>My non-expert opinion is except for high-end pieces by Lalique, Steuben, etc. (and the examples by Wedgwood, Rookwood, Waterford, etc. already mentioned by others) I think it's going to be difficult moving pottery, glass, and crystal. My guess is that silver won't move well except if it's Tiffany or some other high-end maker. I was surprised to see others post that Depression Glass doesn't seem to be moving well, either. But, that's the demographic. </p><p><br /></p><p>What do people in their 20s want when setting up a home (leaving out the exception of people buying large houses)? I think end tables, chairs, etc., things that stand the test of time and are still needed today, will continue to do well. Vanity tables and large hutches, not so much, regardless of workmanship.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm curious to see what others here think about the future of antique/vintage dining room sets. I have one, but I also have a formal dining room (my house is less than a decade away from being an "antique" itself). The various decorating reality shows suggest that younger buyers, with smaller spaces, prefer pub-style tables, etc., i.e. a fairly compact table with a couple of chairs, not a massive table with six chairs like what I have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2043319, member: 4438"]I think pottery prices will have to be more realistic. I've been going to the LA Pottery Show for years (it was cancelled this year due to you-know-what). The venue has gotten smaller, and the crowds are getting older. I didn't notice anyone under 40 in the last few years. Yet, the Bauer, Catalina, etc. is still pretty expensive. A Matt Carlton Rebekah vase could fetch over $1k in the 1980s-90s, but we don't have Baby Boomers decorating suburban homes any more. Prices online also seem pretty high. I've been to some LA area antique stores with large Bauer collections; some of them are marked 50% off, and they still aren't moving. The exception seems to be the Bauer Indian vase, but I think that's because that style is at the Greene & Greene Blacker House in Pasadena. My non-expert opinion is except for high-end pieces by Lalique, Steuben, etc. (and the examples by Wedgwood, Rookwood, Waterford, etc. already mentioned by others) I think it's going to be difficult moving pottery, glass, and crystal. My guess is that silver won't move well except if it's Tiffany or some other high-end maker. I was surprised to see others post that Depression Glass doesn't seem to be moving well, either. But, that's the demographic. What do people in their 20s want when setting up a home (leaving out the exception of people buying large houses)? I think end tables, chairs, etc., things that stand the test of time and are still needed today, will continue to do well. Vanity tables and large hutches, not so much, regardless of workmanship. I'm curious to see what others here think about the future of antique/vintage dining room sets. I have one, but I also have a formal dining room (my house is less than a decade away from being an "antique" itself). The various decorating reality shows suggest that younger buyers, with smaller spaces, prefer pub-style tables, etc., i.e. a fairly compact table with a couple of chairs, not a massive table with six chairs like what I have.[/QUOTE]
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