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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 307074, member: 5066"]Well, i wouldn't say ALL but, much of it yes, the top 10% still sells for some big numbers, the middle market? argggggh is about right. Great for collectors, not so grand if you are a seller.</p><p>In my world, construction details are IT, it's ALL we have to go on and it's absolutely vital to authenticate old furniture. Take that walnut tea table i recently acquired, 20 years ago i wouldn't have given it the time of day, why? because that drawer construction was oak and back then, oak secondary wood meant one thing, english origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 307074, member: 5066"]Well, i wouldn't say ALL but, much of it yes, the top 10% still sells for some big numbers, the middle market? argggggh is about right. Great for collectors, not so grand if you are a seller. In my world, construction details are IT, it's ALL we have to go on and it's absolutely vital to authenticate old furniture. Take that walnut tea table i recently acquired, 20 years ago i wouldn't have given it the time of day, why? because that drawer construction was oak and back then, oak secondary wood meant one thing, english origin.[/QUOTE]
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