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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 467139, member: 5066"]Me too! to be honest. Yeah, I mean i know EXACTLY what those peckerwoods at the Americana sales at Christie's & Sotheby's in NYC are looking for, period Pilgrim furniture that is in perfect condition. NEWS FLASH: It doesn't exist! It never has! Granted, some pieces are more skillfully restored than others but that's about as far as one can go, hells bells we are talking 300+ year old furniture here, come on people, get real.</p><p>Still, I agree a replaced top IS a structural repair and that does lower value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 467139, member: 5066"]Me too! to be honest. Yeah, I mean i know EXACTLY what those peckerwoods at the Americana sales at Christie's & Sotheby's in NYC are looking for, period Pilgrim furniture that is in perfect condition. NEWS FLASH: It doesn't exist! It never has! Granted, some pieces are more skillfully restored than others but that's about as far as one can go, hells bells we are talking 300+ year old furniture here, come on people, get real. Still, I agree a replaced top IS a structural repair and that does lower value.[/QUOTE]
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