Can anyone tell me or direct me to someone who can tell me what these are worth? I also have the table and 3 chairs.
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This is a VERY EXCEPTIONAL piece! This requires a antique professional! You will need pictures from all sides, also the most info you can get off of this piece like serial numbers,history/age. I can't say enough about this Gorgeous piece!
Hi Ana I dont know where to begin or who to contact. Do you know?
It is a lovely piece, and not in demand in my area. People are giving brown furniture away. You could take the pictures to a dealer and get his or her opinion.
Where are you located? Knowing this may help me point you to places that can tell you what you have and the value in your town. These are lovely pieces and in the right market could have some significant value!!
Ahh!! The heart of little league in PA!! Nice!! I am in western PA.
You are in a location where you may have some challenges selling these pieces on your own because it is not a big city like Pittsburgh or Philly or Harrisburg and these pieces, in my opinion may be something quite special and valuable....
Here's why I say this...we had a post last month about this brand (I started poking around why this brand sounded so familiar) and it is an unusual brand with not a lot of history about it. The posters here dug up some info for another poster last month and here is that thread:
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The brand seems like it has a strong New York City/New Jersey vibe to it --may have been a store brand for a prestigious store--it is just not clear. That it is elusive like this in furniture can mean rare and valuable--not always--but often.
So trying to sell something like this on your own is not advised.
You have a bunch of antique dealers in your area and at least one auction house. I would start with 3 of these places and talk to them.
Listen carefully...if they offer you a lot of money upfront, the pieces are going to be worth 4-5 times more than they are offering...sometimes dealers try to "take something off your hands" for a "good price" a little too quickly which will verify you have something rare and valuable. Walk away from those people.
Once you get feedback from these places, if one comes off being the most honest and clear with you, let them sell it for you.
My thinking is it would probably do best in a auction setting (a real auction--not an eBay) where it can get in front of people in the bigger cities who have the money and the space for pieces like this and can buy it and have it delivered through the auction house.
Please post back what you learn and how it all goes!! I would love to learn more about this brand and values-- especially in my home state!! Thanks for sharing your lovely items!! Looking forward to learning more!
Thank you! And yes little league is big here. Im originally from Brooklyn NY! So I googled a bit and I found a story about the store it was in Manhattan. The antique shops here are very small but Im going to try to find some auctioneer maybe they can point me in the right direction. Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting back! I am very excited to learn more and I hope your pieces fetch a tidy sum for you!!
Please let me know what the auctioneers tell you!!
This must be worth alot of money.I searched and could not find it so it is rare.Have it appraised by at least two antique dealers.Antiques road show maybe you can upload a picture of the item.Get as much information as you can.Any markings numbers or names off the furniture.Try E-bay,Etsy.
This is a really nice set and in order to give you a true value as to how much it is worth you should consult an antique shop in your area. They know the true value of these items and know the demand for them. I did visit a few antique shops on my last trip to the US and they have some really nice items in there.
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