years after I moved & had to leave my cat with neighbours (who probably loved her to death cos they overfed her - poor starving pussy cat, meow, meow give me food - I told them not to listen to her!) I discovered some long-haired tabby fur when I pulled the cushions out of my old dining chairs ...

I wonder if the set still exists, I gave it to charity when I moved sometime later. We are going thru a period of yukky-brown-furniture-give-us-beautiful-modern-Ikea-stuff! Young tenants just toss everything on the street, the considerate ones? book a council pick-up - but a lot of good stuff goes into trucks that crush everything, or gets smashed by passing yahoos. Friends with vintage/antique pieces know their son-in-law doesn't like it, & anyway they are well set up after 12+ years of marriage, but their niece does like the family dresser!