I have 4 chairs here and I saw an online price with them going for $3,000-$5,000. Are they really worth that much and where would I sell them? Thanks so much.
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Online the site Istdibs is really expensive and people sell these for a very high price. If you take a closer look you do not see many of their items sold. You can also look on Chairish for the prices they are selling the items for. Again we are looking at a very large price for these chairs. Just like you have indicated. On Esty there is one chair listed for $469. I think if it was me I would sell them locally at an auction house. This way you get a fair price fort he chairs and you don't need to worry about shipping. Other than this you can contact the two companies I have listed here and see if they are interested in them or try your luck on eBay or Esty to sell them yourself.
This is a complicated question. In some markets they are worth that much. Conant Ball chairs, especially if they can be directly attributed to Richard Wright are quite collectible and valuable in some markets. Furniture markets are regional so without knowing where you are it will be hard to say if you can get that much for them.
I am not sure your chairs are all original as I have never seen that ornate back a different color than the rest of the chair, so if that is paint, it may devalue the pieces.
My best suggestion is to find a reputable auction house in your town and get them to look at them and tell you what they would fetch in your market.
Better even, is to get 3 opinions from auction houses (or if you don't have those in your town, a really good antique dealer) and take the one that gets you the best value. These will need to be sold on consignment or auction to realize the best profits. It is rare if not impossible that someone off the street would pay you as a person a large amount...while they would pay in a "professional or retail or auction setting".
You don't say where you are located. That may helps some to figure out a good auction house. I am not taking eBay, I am talking a real, in person, with a caller auction house.
Please post back with more info. Thanks for sharing!
Correction...Russell, not Richard. I hate spell check :(
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