Summary
IT WAS the furniture that filled the homes of Edinburgh's New Town: the elegant mahogany dining table, ideal for dinner party chat; the occasional tables with their Queen Anne legs; the imposing leather chesterfield couches.
In the past few years, however, this antique "brown furniture" has fallen out of fashion, with the result that prices have plummeted, leaving dealers with a lot of stock on their hands.See the full content of this document
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Out with the Old ... In with the Flatpack
Experts blame the fall on the "IKEA effect", the modern taste for white interiors, clean lines and minimalist-style furniture which is cheap, light and easy to replace as fashions change. Large brown Georgian or Victorian pieces simply don't fit the look.
Prices have fallen sharply in the past five years for the kind of furniture commonly inherited from parents or grandparent...See the full content of this document
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