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High and Lows of English Furniture
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A longtime favorite with furniture collectors and decorators,
English furniture from the late 18th to early 19th centuries has
until recently been in a state of flux.
Dealers and auction houses are saying there aren't enough fine
and high-end pieces to meet the demand. For the average or beginning
collector, however, there are many affordable, less spectacular
bargains.
"One of the problems is that the fine-figured woods and unusual
pieces of English Georgian are just as pop...
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