tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post8217779740060134132..comments2024-02-19T00:51:43.668-08:00Comments on The Buzz on Antiques: THE GENESIS OF THE COFFEE TABLEAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049237488542387736noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-88325843005033934272010-09-28T20:52:40.152-07:002010-09-28T20:52:40.152-07:00I always wondered what the purpose of footmen were...I always wondered what the purpose of footmen were, now I have a better idea...They were there help the Mrs. of the house with her "vapors" before the doctor arrived. Lol.<br /><br />Excellent post. I am going to follow your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-68589023408080591842010-07-03T13:06:48.355-07:002010-07-03T13:06:48.355-07:00this is my absolute favorite topic! (Coffee tables...this is my absolute favorite topic! (Coffee tables, not calves. calves rank in at number four, after deviant footwear and drop-front secretaries...) A coffee table is one of the silliest things to design in an antique style, precisely because it is such a new form. I did a lttle research on this a while back, but no one was able to give me as succinct and direct history as you did! thank you, Buzz! Keep posting!<br />RKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-13819392218974215232010-05-12T07:45:26.296-07:002010-05-12T07:45:26.296-07:00Great history lesson, as always! Now if you could ...Great history lesson, as always! Now if you could get clients to stop asking for an antique TV stand that would be great. And I also have clearly decided what I have found lacking in my household - footmen. LOL. Always fun and informative, sir.Michele from Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-60502247510811886742010-05-10T08:09:46.761-07:002010-05-10T08:09:46.761-07:00Finally a common sense approach to the coffee tabl...Finally a common sense approach to the coffee table <br />issue...for years I tried to explain to sometimes doubtful sometimes irate people in my shop who wanted antique coffee table that it simply did not exist and that furniture exist in the context of needs, customs and social conditions of a specific period.<br />So thank you, and I hope theses annoying people read your blog.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440108519294355883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-32744693694111741672010-05-09T09:38:51.157-07:002010-05-09T09:38:51.157-07:00Thanks for addressing the 'coffee table' i...Thanks for addressing the 'coffee table' issue. It is probably the number one fallacy out there in terms of antiques versus vintage. Not to say that an antique table cannot be lowered - but it raises the issue of cutting down originals to fit in with modern desires.<br /><br />In that respect, it puts the vintage dealers at an advantage - which is fine in the case of coffee tables, but the word does seem to cause a lot of confusion, doesn't it?<br /><br />Ultimately, however, as an investment and in terms of quality - original period pieces are 'best' for a multitude of reasons. Unless of course you are looking at extremely high-end custom made one of a kind pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222812940463973440.post-31680254319560199812010-05-08T02:20:21.190-07:002010-05-08T02:20:21.190-07:00So interesting! I knew a coffee table was not and ...So interesting! I knew a coffee table was not and could not be more than a few decades old. Now you give us the reasons. The whole post is wonderful. Bravo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677486969595235084noreply@blogger.com