How Ikea and Plywood Killed the Victorian Furniture Trade; Dealers Struggle As Buyers' Tastes Change
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SPARE a thought for the next poor wardrobe, cabinet or chest of drawers you see gathering dust in a dark corner of the antiques warehouse, unloved and unwanted.
Victorian furniture, once the staple stock of the auction house, is today valued at just a fraction of the price it commanded five years ago.See the full content of this document
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How Ikea and Plywood Killed the Victorian Furniture Trade; Dealers Struggle As Buyers' Tastes Change
Out goes the brown stuff - branded "frumpy, lumpy" and out of favour - and with it the dependable income of thousands of antique dealers throughout the country.
Some blame it on the "Ikea factor", or the resourceful use of plywood demonstrated by Linda...See the full content of this document
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