I just bought these two pieces, both Brandt, both display glass tops and sides, with padded area inside to display your collection, but cannot find anything online about them or their value?
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Wow these are beautiful! All I can really offer is that they're formally called "vitrines" and that Brandt is out of business but their pieces, in good condition like yours, often sell for hundreds of dollars U.S.
From your picture I believe these were called 'curio' table but may not be a common name and display may be used.
Furniture value depend a lot on where the pieces are located so if you got a real good deal then it's possible your area is not a good selling area and the price you paid may be close to the 'current value'.
It would seem that Ambassador is the name of the series but I only found 2 tables (not like yours) using that description. I did not find any ads with this name either.
I found one sold table like your long table but it had one broken glass and maybe flaws. This table sold for $14 in 2020.
This can happen but this is very low.
auctions.transitionaldesign.net/
This curio table is a different style but it sold for $169.
thedesignersconsignment.com/
I'm sorry but this is all that could find on these tables.
You can always try asking your question on some of the free sites.
Reddit is good but not sure about furniture group/forum.
Ask on Reddit if you wish to know more.
There are other sites offer free information:
www.reddit.com/
www.myantiquefurniturecollection.../
Hopefully, other members, PGHgirl and Diana will be able to provide more details.
Brandt Furniture Co. was established in Hagerstown, Md., in 1901 and went out of business in 1985. Former employees re-opened the factory in 1986 and continue to operate it as a small family business.
This company also produced collections of furniture, for example, Embassy Collection, Medici Collection, Diplomat Collection, Barony Collection. The Brandt furniture from the Collections had a mark with the name of the Collection, as for example here: www.chairish.com/
Your tables are named differently.
The first table is Glass Display Case Sofa Table Console, here you can see this very similar to your table, but from the Diplomat Collection, cherry wood: www.worthpoint.com/
The second table is Display Curio Table Pedestal Base. Here you can see exactly the same table as yours from the Ambassador Collection: www.worthpoint.com/
The Brandt Ambassador Collection manufactured in the 1970s. This whole collection was made in the Mediterranean style, oak pecan wood, finish silver.
The price of the same as your table, but from the Diplomat Collection is about 350-400$ picclick.com/
So, you have Brandt Furniture Ambassador Collection Oak Silver Display Curio/Case Sofa Table Console 1970s and Brandt Furniture Ambassador Collection Oak Silver Display Curio/Case Table Pedestal Base 1970s. The price is about 300$ (one table).
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These must not have been super popular pieces (which is crazy because they are lovely!!).
I say this just based on my searches of old newspapers. I see them advertised in 1979-1985 (which I believe corresponds to the Ambassador period of the company.), but very few references so they may not have been popular pieces around the US. There were a few for my town (Pittsburgh), Tallahassee FL and Sacramento CA. That surprises me...of course, they may just have called them curios or something other than their "real name" of vintrine.
Are you asking value to sell or restore? If selling, you have info from the other posters. If it is to restore and sell, don't, leave them as is and sell as is unless you are an expert refinisher. If you are going to do chalk paint or some other finish, normally I say go for it and enjoy your piece, but these are really unusual pieces and deserve to be left as is mostly because they were not hugely popular and the people who love them most likely will want original.
That said, either way you are not going to retire off of one sale--so it probably is a wash and do what you wish with them as long as you enjoy them! Thanks for sharing!! They are neat pieces!
Looking to sell the pair for $600, not planning on touching them or changing them up, like to leave in original state.
Any time someone has asked a question about Brandt Furniture, the value is always high. It has held its value and is in demand. That piece is at least $500, and probably much more.
The oblong one was stolen from a person that it was given to as a "pay" supplement. A woman in Shreveport owned the entire set and wanted to get rid of it. She bought the set at an estate sale and had it for 30 years or so.
I was told that the entire set was worth about six million dollars. He made that set for his wife. She didn't like it so it was sold to a man in Tennessee. When he died it was bought at an estate sale for 14,000. It included a bedroom set and a living room set , but she did not get the dining room set.
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