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Message:: [QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 555651, member: 5170"]Hey Notverybrad: What kind of restoration are you considering? From the photos, things look pretty good.  Really nice veneer figuring on the buffet. Don't know what the tops look like, but I'd just wax n' feed the pieces, perhaps keeping some scratch cover handy as well. I stay away from Pledge and the like because over time they'll artificially darken the surface. Looks like Duncan Phyfe Neo-Classical revival style ca. 1940, mahogany. Very common for dining rooms in the 1930s-50s. Often there would be some Jacobethan Revival elements thrown in. The top quilt pattern upholstery could very well be original. The manufacturers, Berkey & Gay, were a very well-respected company from Grand Rapids, Michigan that started in the 19th century and lasted well into the 20th. Their building in Grand Rapids still exists and is being adapted for residential use. At one time they were the most prolific manufacturers of furniture in the U.S.  Most of their stuff from the 20th century is signed like yours; I've got alot of Berkey & Gay from Victorian times. Although clearly machine-made, their furniture often had some hand-done finishing flourishes. However it was made, they manufactured quintessential Renaissance Revival bedroom sets, tables, and seating. Absolutely gorgeous, at least to a Victorian furniture guy like me. The sad part is that brown furniture is still in the dumper, market-wise, and your set is not worth much monetarily, as pretty as it is. Don't know what kind of repairs you've got in mind, but I wouldn't spend much unless you love the set and are planning on keeping it. As things stand now, you're unlikely to recover your investment.[/QUOTE]

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