Hello all,
I've noticed that in older furniture that has particularly showy figure (e.g. curly maple) the chatoyance that you'd expect from such figure usually isn't there. You can see that there is figure, but as you move around the piece you don't see the kind of movement you would on a new piece of curly maple freshly finished.
Is this something that happens to all figured wood as it ages? Is it due to the finishes used? Is it something else?
Forgive my ignorance, I'm certainly a non-expert, and thank you for your thoughts!