How much is this pie cupboard from the 1800s worth with a missing door?
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First off there are some people who love the older look and are buying up this type of furniture to put in their homes. I knew some people in the US when I was there working that had an old farm-style home and in their home, they had a lot of this type of furniture. I am not sure where you are living but to try and sell this online is almost impossible because of the shipping cost to send it off to a person. If I were you I would actually speak to an antique furniture shop in your area and get their opinion on this item. I know a good cabinet maker could easily make a new door for this cupboard so it would match the one that it has.
First: where did the 1800's date come from? Do you have personal knowledge of this age or what are you basing this date on?
I do not believe the missing door will be the biggest problem with the value of this cupboard as it appears to have considerable damage to most of the wood, especially the complete bottom of the cabinet, including the bottom doors.
I'll have to be honest with my personal opinion and hope that my remarks do not offend you as they are only meant to be constructive. I do not expect that other members will agree with what I state but hopefully you will consider all suggestions and make your own decisions.
As to the top doors: I don't see these as the biggest problem because if the cabinet was in good condition a buyer may just replace both door or have a duplicate one made. Some people may even just remove both doors and have shelving only.
I believe your cupboard may actual be called a Hutch but the names/styles are used so loosely that you may see it called other names/styles. I do know it is not a Hoosier cupboard.
I have owned several of the Hoosier cupboards and researched different style cupboards over the years and I can say that I have never seen a cabinet in this condition placed up for sale on an online market site. There may have been some listed that I have not seen but my personal opinion would be that you list this on a site like Craigslist or USA4Sale and have local pick only.
As to value? Who really knows as I feel sure it would be difficult to kind a sold cabinet in the same style/condition as yours.
This just means the field is open and you can start your price high with best offer considered and see where it goes.
Maybe a starting price of $150 and leave it listed for a couple of months to see if you receive any 'offers' and if not, then lower the price and wait again.
You will need several pictures and a good description as noted above.
This cabinet has tremendous make-over possibilities so I hope someone finds it that loves this type of refurbishing as some of this style/type cabinets sell in the thousands.
You really need the brand name or company logo to give a more accurate value/worth. This piece is very lovely and deserves to know more of it's history. You could double check for logos or serial numbers to help with search. You could take more pictures and show them to a antique seller/appraiser for more valid information. Here is a link to others with antique cupboards and there asking prices from the $100's to the $1000's www.ebay.com/
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