In
general, larger pieces of furniture in the upper
end of the antique market are not so much in demand
or as expensive as the smaller items because they
require too much space in the smaller houses and
apartments of today.
Those who have large homes with many grand and
spacious rooms are able to find suitable antiques
without the "buyer" competition for
these larger pieces.
Large bookcases, massive desks and large slant
top desks, do not cost the same money as scaled
down versions of the same pieces.
In the case of slant top desks, the writing top
is so high that the ordinary chair will not allow
one to write comfortably, and as a result they
invariably bring less money.
In every type of furniture there are certain characteristics
of the design and construction that are considered
good, and the presence of these characteristics
makes the piece more valuable.
Some
of them may seem incomprehensible, but they are
important price wise. For instance, in a washstand
two drawers are better than one. If they fit closer
together and are not too deep that is an asset
as well.
In the high end of antique furniture, which is
often called city furniture, as opposed to country
furniture, the more elaborate pieces usually bring
the higher prices, where just the opposite is
true with country pieces where simple straight
unadorned lines are the most expensive and sought
after.
In
the case of very large chests of drawers, the
movement of inventory is not as great as for medium-sized
chests of drawers. However, if the piece has strong
style and design characteristics and is in a good
state of repair, it will always sell better regardless
of size.
Comfort can sometimes be at odds with size, particularly
when it comes to chairs. A chair, if it is too
small, can be uncomfortable, and often structurally
weak. On the other hand, a chair which is too
large can dwarf the person sitting in it, and
give them a feeling of being lost within its very
size.
A chair may be made of the best materials, creatively
designed and constructed, but most of all it must
be comfortable.
The main objective of the chair maker must be
comfort, for the customer usually always sizes
up his or her potential purchase by saying, "How
comfortable is it?"
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