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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 478227, member: 5066&quot;]A few of the quotes from an article i recently read.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The market for that 19th-century desk you inherited is about as lively as the guy who made it.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; OUCH! lol, dead funny!</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, an authentic antique chest of drawers in good condition with nice inlays and brass hardware would have sold for about $2,500 in 1988. Today, that same item would sell for about $650</p><p><br /></p><p>In England, for example, prices last year for antique furniture fell for the eighth consecutive year, according to the latest Annual Antique Furniture Price Index published by Antique Collecting magazine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“We’re probably within 10 years of the bottom,” Grove said. “This is going to last another 30 years and may never rebound. There is no precedent for this.”</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“The days of the big, old furniture pieces are gone,” Jordan said. “The perception of the younger generation is that antiques are dusty, old, smelly, heavy, dysfunctional types of furniture. That’s why many dealers are not doing well now.”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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