Another of my very few antiques
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342203)
Rockingham, Australia
April 11, 2018 9:18pm CST
I recently posted a photo of an old chaise-lounge which I’ve inherited from my mother. I was thinking that this was my only antique, apart from the piano but then I remembered I’d bought two pieces of ‘old’ furniture since we’ve been in this house.
One is this dresser. Perhaps that’s not quite the right name for it but it stands in our entry hallway and makes a good display area for some of my Beswick and Border Fine Arts horse ornaments. In the cupboard on the bottom left are our photo albums which we’ll grab if we ever have to vacate the house in the event of a bushfire.
I really like this dresser but whether it will fit in our new house when we need to downsize is anybody’s guess. Do you have any antique furniture?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Apr 18
That is a nice piece! 
I am 68 years old. Would I count as an antique?
I've got some junk but no antiques.
I am 68 years old. Would I count as an antique?
I've got some junk but no antiques.3 people like this
@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Apr 18
@1hopefulman Oh yes, I'm MUCH older than you! By three years and by August I'll be four years older unless you have a birthday before then .
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Apr 18
That's a beautiful piece of furniture .. The only things antique in our house are my husband and me .. 
.. lol..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
13 Apr 18
@JudyEv I feel very old sometimes .. lol..
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@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Apr 18
@epiffanie Well, I don't think you qualify yet!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
12 Apr 18
I have several antique clocks, antique crockery and a side by side desk. I also have some antique chairs. I have lots of antique glassware as well. I love antiques and was a dealer at one time.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Apr 18
That is a lovely piece. Anne bought a very old sideboard/buffet a few years ago in a larger house. I am glad the dining room here could accommodate it, a large book case and the table and chairs.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Apr 18
@JudyEv I am left speechless often when the word I want is swimming up there somewhere, just out of reach. I asked Anne to confirm that is what her piece is called as I was writing it.
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@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic It make me feel so incompetent and even when writing, the word I want is nowhere to be found. Luckily if I go back next day I can sometimes dramatically improve what I've written. But it is very frustrating and quite depressing to think that it is probably never going to get any better.
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
12 Apr 18
the only antique in my flat is me
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
13 Apr 18
@JudyEv hopefully, but not sure if I can bid for myself in an auction
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That would be good.
@dgobucks226 (35762)
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13 Apr 18
No furniture but my parents do have Norman Rockwell plates, antique dolls, and an old fashioned radio.
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@dgobucks226 (35762)
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15 Apr 18
@JudyEv Yes,a whole series. Although your dresser is much more impressive, lol.
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@allknowing (137868)
• India
13 Apr 18
I too have a few pieces of furniture which could be called antique. Thery belonged to my in laws.
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@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Apr 18
Do you like them and will you be handing them on to your family?
@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Apr 18
The craftsmen back then were very talented weren't they?
@JudyEv (342203)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr 18
I wanted somewhere to display my ornaments and when this came up I snapped it up.
