THE SCOURGE OF ALL antique dealers is to hear something described as “boring brown”, or “a bit Granny-ish”. Now, brown is not all boring and Grannies (especially my brace) are often individual, stimulating and not old-fashioned. Why has the image of second-hand furniture become so abused and tarnished?
In the antiques world of circa 1960, dealers only sold pieces made before 1830 — subsequent work was not even