>This is a question on a personal note.  I recently bought an oak table and
>six chairs and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what criteria make
>furniture antiques?  For example, how old does it have to be?  I know there
>are good quality antiques and poor, but at the moment I just need the basic
>criteria.
>
The standard has traditionally been 100 years or more, but I see the term
applied now to things from the '30s.

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