![]() ![]() Most of China's antique furniture is hall furniture. ![]() It's two income families and you've got child care and commuting.Chinese hall furniture displayed at Guangzhou's Chen Ancestral Shrine "I've always said that things changed because of the cost of housing," she said. While Paul plans to eventually take some of that collection, his mom has a theory as to why many young people aren't keen to do the same - and it boils down to time, space and priorities. Karchut's mom, Evol Karchut, is in the process of downsizing and wondering what to do with her large collection of crystal and china dishes. You couldn't stack them in the cupboards to store them, you'd need a huge china cabinet." And the bowls are beautiful, but they're small and they all have really ornate handles. I don't even know if they would fit in our dishwasher. I like the idea of using these old dishes as everyday dishes instead of saving them for special occasions, but it's just not practical. "In theory, I wish I actually liked the pattern. ![]() "I would like it gone, just because it's taking so much space," she said with a laugh. Shelly Sochr-Joyce has five boxes of china at her townhouse in Bowness, along with a box of crystal glassware, which was bequeathed by her husband’s great uncle. "When I started … there were six stores in the city there was a number of other china stores," she said. Over that time, though, she saw big changes in the industry. Stoodley knows a few things about porcelain, having previously sold Royal Doulton china in Calgary for 28 years. "But unfortunately, the world has become more casual." "There's still a demand for it, but it's not to the same level it once was, where every young girl at the age of 13 chose her china pattern and got a piece for every special occasion until she got married, and by then she had a complete set of dinnerware," said Jannie Stoodley, an appraiser with Brian Lehman Evaluations at a recent estate sale in Calgary. We all remember those family dinners growing up, the ones important enough that your parents or grandparents brought out the good china.Īs the Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut found out this week, young people just aren't buying china the way they used to.Īnd many aren't interested in inheriting their parents' stuff, either. ![]()
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