In the rules of the United States customs, an antique must be an item before ‘1830’. However the term no longer only refers to old furniture. Antique can refer to items which are old, rare, unique or have sentimental value. Therefore the original value or the style of the item plays a big role, specially for collectors, as some items considered antique for one, based on nostalgia and sentimental value, can be considered as junk for the next.
When it comes to antique furniture, it can be described as copied (which implies new furniture built in the from and style of an antique style), repaired or restored. Each of these techniques puts a different value on the piece of the furniture depending on the method. (Mi)
