Antique or Reproduction…..

Earlier this week I was perusing the last issue (September/October 2009) of Southern Accents. (sniff, sniff) I love this magazine, I will really miss it! As I do when reading almost all magazines, I did so while eating lunch and answering emails, so I wasn’t totally paying attention to the articles. That was until I stumbled upon a great short article about antique Quartetto Tables, my they were stunning! The article highlighted Trace Mayer Antiques, so I shot off an email to Trace. I just had to know a little more about these beauties and of course obtain a jpeg to share with my blog readers!

Well Trace promptly returned a very pleasant email…….. basically, but nicely she said…….No pictures were to be had, the tables showcased were Sotherby’s. She forwarded a few additional tables but they didn’t hold a candle to the ones in the magazine. I was majorly bummed! Let’s face it Sotherby’s was certainly out of my price range!

Antiques have there place, but truthfully probably not in my home. Everything I purchase is already distressed, that way the kids, the dog and yes the prince my husband can’t do much harm. These quartetto tables would be perfect in my living room, so the search began for quartetto tables. Although to be honest I didn’t have to look far. Theodore Alexander, one of my favorite furniture manufactures has one of the nicest selections of antique reproductions! There they were …….. quartetto tables not just one or two styles but 15 different styles!

Here is one that is closest to the antique Sotherby’s quartetto tables!

Although this one was a beauty too…….

The Theodore Alexander line has graced our showroom now for almost 10 years, when I look back through the photos of projects I have completed almost every home has been touched by a piece of Theo ………if not many pieces! What about your home, does it need a touch of Theo?