Baldly to dismiss Miss Karpeles as "wrong", and her opinions as "rubbish", suggests a certain lack of understanding, coupled with not a little presumption; she knew far more about the subject, after all, than do any of us.

Bum! Amos just said it really. I think he said it in latin too (bum that is).

Do people who write, talk about and collect fine old furniture have more knowledge than the craftsman who made and continue to make it?