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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 218549, member: 37"]Value will really depend on condition and how well they clean up. Are they all missing the mantle? Would also be nice to have some kind of provenance for them. Since you have several, they likely came from some kind of commercial establishment. Location and selling venue is also an issue. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I were selling a single one with mantle intact and in nice cleaned up condition at retail here in the Midwest, I would have no compunction in asking $1500.00 for it. I could see it being double that or more in the right setting and location. Provenance and artist information could enhance values further. In as-is condition, a whole lot less since you would likely be selling to a dealer. </p><p><br /></p><p>I could not find anything similar in wood but here is an example done in tile. The Dutch Chocolate shop done by Ernest Batchelder in LA is considered an architectural treasure. Take a 3-D tour here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://la.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12405422/los-angeles-batchelder-dutch-chocolate-shop-3d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://la.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12405422/los-angeles-batchelder-dutch-chocolate-shop-3d" rel="nofollow">http://la.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12405422/los-angeles-batchelder-dutch-chocolate-shop-3d</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 218549, member: 37"]Value will really depend on condition and how well they clean up. Are they all missing the mantle? Would also be nice to have some kind of provenance for them. Since you have several, they likely came from some kind of commercial establishment. Location and selling venue is also an issue. If I were selling a single one with mantle intact and in nice cleaned up condition at retail here in the Midwest, I would have no compunction in asking $1500.00 for it. I could see it being double that or more in the right setting and location. Provenance and artist information could enhance values further. In as-is condition, a whole lot less since you would likely be selling to a dealer. I could not find anything similar in wood but here is an example done in tile. The Dutch Chocolate shop done by Ernest Batchelder in LA is considered an architectural treasure. Take a 3-D tour here: [URL]http://la.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12405422/los-angeles-batchelder-dutch-chocolate-shop-3d[/URL][/QUOTE]
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