Info on an old chest of drawers.

Can anyone give an opinion as to the age and ballpark value of this chest of drawers? THANKS

 

Family piece, find or possible purchase?

Debora

 

Can you post more details of drawer joinery & the back ?

 

1940s, so called-Duncan Phyfe. Very little value in this condition.

 

Yep. Faced in mahogany. Good furniture in it’s day, now sadly virtually worthless as noted above.

 

I concur....

 

Family piece - raining today and it's in the shed, so pix will wait. This was from a family house. I can put up more pix if you like, and have a closer look. Worth selling locally? Don't know if I will have the time to do a restoration anytime soon.

 

local would be the best option...

 

I could put in out on FB marketplace locally, what would be fair asking?

 

definitely a project piece.....you want gone.....so $45....sounds like a place to start..

& you can take less for someone will to haul it away..

imo !

 

Thanks for all the input folks!

 

Value is sentimental.

Debora

 

Yes, my mother acquired a lot of "antiques" with the good intention of restoring them but never got around to it. I have a few more old dressers that I will drag out and take photos of..

 

There's been a collapse in a huge segment of furniture market values.Saw an 1860's chest of drawers a week ago,book matched veneer fronts,handcut dovetails for $40-passed.
If I had a shop or retail space-maybe,but not worth the Ebay shipping hassle or Craigslist coupons clippers.
Most furniture's toxic value-wise these days.

 

most ...but not all.......... MCM danish design is hot..

 

Where is your location? In Seattle area I would ask at least $80 and probably get it.

 

Right now MCM seems pretty bulletproof,the Arts & Crafts was for a while.

 

I am in Boston