Absolutely agree- antique pieces for the history. To think who might have handled it and for what use, how it was handed down and where it ended up. Reproductions and newly-made traditional pieces are fine and all, but not my cup of tea. Also, some of these modern-made pieces will invariably end up being buried in the yard, sprayed with acid and dinged up to become "200 year old" antiques in about 30 years.
