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Vintage furniture, by its very nature, has a higher quality than furniture. At present, materials are more costly now than they have ever been, so the makers of new furniture have to either charge more for the furniture or use low quality and cheaper materials to maintain their prices within their customers' expectations. Add this to the fact that a lot of the mass market furniture available in the market today is made in China and this complicates matters further.See more on Kernow Furniture here... There are still manufacturers that are making high-quality furniture out of materials of high grade, but you can expect to pay more for these pieces. For instance, if you peruse the website of any high-end furniture maker, you can find that the average price of an upholstered armchair is about $3000. If you search for vintage pieces similar to the upholstered armchair, you will find that they sell for less than $500. Vintage furniture is of course in vintage condition not in pristine..