Changing tastes

Antique stores are becoming something of an antique themselves: The number that specialize in furnishings at least 100 years old — the generally accepted definition of an antique — is declining, said Connie Swaim of AntiqueWeek. Walk some of the local antiquing districts, and one can sense that. Among those hanging on: Connoisseur Antiques in West Hollywood, where a 19th century French chandelier, left, reminds shoppers of an era past.