GREAT link, so thanks for that. We're downsizing here and trying to get rid of junk we've been hauling around for years and years!! I have to photograph and see if any of the consignment places around here are interested. A couple of the pieces are legit antiques but lots of it is just old furniture that needs to go, so I'm feeling this quite acutely right now. That link to the New York Times article is great as well. Oldies with tons of furniture, antiques, china, crystal, etc., and when they pass on or downsize, NO ONE WANTS IT!! Great reading!!That's a bummer, but not a huge surprise.
On a somewhat related topic, the financial forum I frequent had a recent thread on brown/antique furniture.
https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=232352