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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 146181, member: 37&quot;]While I get the point, I find the examples chosen to be rather curious.&nbsp; The first table is not an antique and the one it is matched to is rather clunky with oversized feet.&nbsp; It also looks like it has likely been cut down. I think there are much better examples to show than either of these.&nbsp; Between the mirrors, I don&#039;t particularly like either of them but prefer the first if I had to choose.&nbsp; With the vases, Again, I don&#039;t particularly like either examples.&nbsp; The first may not be an antique.&nbsp; I am really not sure what I am looking at.&nbsp; Looks like 80s frosted glass to me.&nbsp; The porcelain vases are nice but not my taste.&nbsp; I also think there are much superior examples of this type to show. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of this is personal preference.&nbsp; However, there does seem to be some consensus of what is classic design that stands the test of time.&nbsp; Whether or not you buy into the consensus or have preferences that take you in a different direction is often a matter of personal choice, knowledge, and budget.&nbsp; There is room for all of us here.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a dealer, I am too busy trying to make a living to care much about good design these days.&nbsp; My experience is that if I try to offer &quot;better&quot; things, I likely will starve in this economy.&nbsp; If times were different, I lived elsewhere, and I didn&#039;t need to make a living, it would be a different story.&nbsp; People do want nice things but often are following trends. Many don&#039;t necessarily have the knowledge about antiques to know the good from the bad and they certainly don&#039;t want to pay for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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