Years ago at the veterinarian in the waiting room a customer picked up an Ethan Allen Catalogue and asked another women if the Catalogue belonged to her and the reply was 'no' and something to the effect that's not a brand I would ever use.
When buying vintage furniture you need to be very aware of repairs. Use your phone flashlight to inspect for instance table surfaces for repaint or when they use waxy markers to fill scratches which in itself isn't a bad thing because scratches in wooden furniture is part of the ownership process. Just that heavy deep scratching on table tops will be more pronounced at home when the sun hits it (constant sunlight on fine wood furniture should be avoided). Conversely scratched table legs or worn stretchers on a chair are normal and kind of pretty.
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