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Reproductions, imitations, recostructions, here are some pitfalls that make the way of the antique and of collecting so difficult for someone who doesn't know anything about it. Cupboard of XVIth. century (after the restoration) Soft wood internal, outside slabbed with walnut-root. Photo Furnishing of the castle of Julius II Cardinal of Rovere Ostia Antica These advices can help the layman to be more aware when they purchase relying on their flair Furniture index
and on the retailers, especially when they buy in a bravely way during those weekly and monthly markets, which
take place all around the country. The antique restorers can tell something about it, as after those markets they are asked to restore objects and furnishing without value, which are fanciful imitations and have no real references to the style or period they should refer. On the other hand the restorers are embarassed to tell the truth to the cheated client. To buy in an etrusted antique shop or ,if you hadn't one, to Furniture index
inquire or
to ask an expert for his opinion: this is the only way to protect both your money and your purchases. Cupboard XVIth. century (before the restoration) Photo Furnishing of the castle of Julius II Cardinal of Rovere Ostia Antica Getting a deeper knowledge of antique will be an advantage to everyone. The history of the furniture in Italy follows different ways compared to the rest of Europe. Furniture index
We can distinguish original trends which will influence the styles of other coutries, as for the Florentine Renaissance, alteration of styles, born elsewhere but taken up again locally with independent characteristics, as
the eighteenth century Venetian Furniture or the Empire Furniture of different central and northern regions. A different course follows in different areas and times the complicated phenomenon, difficult to describe, which includes imitations, variation, alterations, rebuildings, restorations, etc . These operations are not always done to cheat the buyer but sometimes they are the consequence of the incompatibility of furnishing Furniture index
requirements and those of authenticity.
Reproductions, imitations, recostructions, here are some pitfalls that make the way of the antique and of collecting so difficult for someone who doesn't know anything about it. Cupboard of XVIth. century (after the restoration) Soft wood internal, outside slabbed with walnut-root. Photo Furnishing of the castle of Julius II Cardinal of Rovere Ostia Antica These advices can help the layman to be more aware when they purchase relying on their flair Furniture index
and on the retailers, especially when they buy in a bravely way during those weekly and monthly markets, which
take place all around the country. The antique restorers can tell something about it, as after those markets they are asked to restore objects and furnishing without value, which are fanciful imitations and have no real references to the style or period they should refer. On the other hand the restorers are embarassed to tell the truth to the cheated client. To buy in an etrusted antique shop or ,if you hadn't one, to Furniture index
inquire or
to ask an expert for his opinion: this is the only way to protect both your money and your purchases. Cupboard XVIth. century (before the restoration) Photo Furnishing of the castle of Julius II Cardinal of Rovere Ostia Antica Getting a deeper knowledge of antique will be an advantage to everyone. The history of the furniture in Italy follows different ways compared to the rest of Europe. Furniture index
We can distinguish original trends which will influence the styles of other coutries, as for the Florentine Renaissance, alteration of styles, born elsewhere but taken up again locally with independent characteristics, as
the eighteenth century Venetian Furniture or the Empire Furniture of different central and northern regions. A different course follows in different areas and times the complicated phenomenon, difficult to describe, which includes imitations, variation, alterations, rebuildings, restorations, etc . These operations are not always done to cheat the buyer but sometimes they are the consequence of the incompatibility of furnishing Furniture index
requirements and those of authenticity.
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