| Antique chairs bring with them, through
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| | information is just a point and click
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| time, stories of our past. Earlier
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| | away! Pictures, history,
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| generations, in their wisdom, cared for
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| | appraisals...anything you might need to
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| and preserved the history these chairs
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| | educate yourself about a particular
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| represent, the history they themselves
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| | piece.
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| were part of. Now we too can enjoy and
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| | Antiquing Your Home
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| appreciate the proud traditions and
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| | No one can deny, for charm and character,
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| skilled craftmanship that went into
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| | antique chairs are the hand-down choice
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| building these chairs. We can remember
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| | for a room or an entire house.
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| and imagine the tale of life they weave
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| | Exceptionally well suited for single
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| that brings warmth to our heart and
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| | piece additions are chairs from the
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| sometimes a tear to our eye... of special
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| | Victorian Era. Well noted for its
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| occasions - births, graduations,
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| | typically massive and elaborately
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| weddings, and partings.
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| | designed furniture, its durability is
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| Antique chairs are the products of master
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| | evident in its size, construction and
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| builders who loved their craft. The pride
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| | weight. Although fabric and woven fiber
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| and attention to detail that went into
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| | chairs are classic, wood is the preferred
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| building these treasures is evident.
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| | material. Wood is a much more forgiving
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| Ironically, it's due to these
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| | and durable material than say paper
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| long-forgotten ideals that we may enjoy
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| | wicker - a man-made fibrous material,
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| and appreciate these remnants of a
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| | rolled or twisted to look and behave like
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| simpler, innocent time.
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| | rope.
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| Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
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| | For the dining room, mission chairs bring
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| Antique chairs can be found almost
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| | charm and style. They can be used at the
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| anywhere. Your Grandmother probably
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| | dining table or placed off to the side
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| still has her old kitchen set, stored in
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| | and will take their place proudly with
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| the attic, inappropriate for the current
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| | their backs held high. With a little
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| style of her modernized kitchen. Another
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| | care,these chairs will last generations
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| place to look may be yard sales. People
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| | and need only to be cleaned and
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| are often trying to clean out old stuff,
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| | occasionally polished.
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| many times antique chairs, in order to
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| | Is It Or Isn't It
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| make way for the new stuff they
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| | Just visiting yard sales or answering ads
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| eventually replace it with.
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| | in the local paper isn't a guarantee that
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| Still another place and probably the
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| | the antique that's for sale is quite what
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| easiest is an ad in the local newspaper.
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| | you're looking for or is actually even
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| Again, people sometimes just need the
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| | antique. Even though duplication is
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| space and want to clear the clutter. Lots
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| | impossible very close replicas are more
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| of times, real bargains are there for the
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| | abundant than the antiques they
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| taking because these folks either don't
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| | masquerade as. There are certain
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| know the value of the items they're
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| | tell-tale signs for the would-be buyer to
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| parting with or can't be bothered with
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| | watch for.
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| the effort required to restore it or just
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| | - If a seller has all the chairs of a
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| don't have the time.
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| | matching set, this should cause you to
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| Sold - To The Man In The BMW!
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| | raise at least one eyebrow. I won't say
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| On the higher end, you can usually find
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| | it never happens but to find a complete
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| quality pieces on auction in places like
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| | matching set of a truly valuable antique
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| Sotheby's and Christie's Auction Houses.
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| | is a rare event.
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| They're famous for their 5, 6 and even 7
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| | - Multiple items - like above but the
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| figure auctions selling off the wares of
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| | seller doesn't claim them to be a
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| their upscale clients. The owners of
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| | matching set.
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| these items usually do know the value of
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| | - If the word antique or Victorian is
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| their antiques. Personally, I'll stick to
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| | overused in an ad...raise the other
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| the yard sales and Grandmas attic!
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| | eyebrow. The seller may be trying to
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| Hello World!
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| | convince you (or himself) that he has
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| Because of today's technology, chiefly
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| | authentic antique chairs.
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| the internet and specialty cable tv
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| | Armed with this information and your own
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| shows, information about antique chairs
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| | research, you should have little trouble
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| and antiques is abundant and available to
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| | in your search for authentic and valuable
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| practically anyone who cares to know. The
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| | antiques.
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