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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4298729, member: 18716&quot;]It all depends on the item.&nbsp; Imo we antique nerds are too precious about what were (still are in many cases) pedestrian domestic items.&nbsp; A bog standard Victorian oak table isn&#039;t a valuable historic item, countless 1000&#039;s still exist and they were made for everyday people.&nbsp;&nbsp; So if someone wants to make it fit their home by stripping/painting/re-varnishing it&#039;s up to them.&nbsp; If it makes it worth £50 instead of £100 so what - if that brings enjoyment and purpose to the item for someone no harm has been done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver is another case in point, it&#039;s meant to be shiny.&nbsp; When it was made, it was shiny, in most cases it was meant to be kept polished, originally you&#039;d be considered slovenly if your silverware was tarnished - wanting it to have patina is a recent thing.&nbsp; Check the historic silver at Buckingham Palace and see if it&#039;s all tarnished and black!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thing is, just because some of us want things to look their age and not be altered doesn&#039;t mean other people have to want the same, and we shouldn&#039;t try and be gatekeepers and look down at others that don&#039;t share the same opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are of course exceptions, historic and important pieces should be conserved for the greater public value, but really how many pieces like that come through these pages each year?&nbsp; Just because something is old doesn&#039;t mean we should automatically have reverence for it and treat it like a museum piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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