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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pewter2, post: 350445, member: 6719&quot;]Hello Jessie1....Firstly provenance..find some to verify claims . picture of item in situ, documentation,&nbsp; old inventory, etc ....your sofa as stated above is Anglo Indian and style suggests from 1810 onward , which we refer to as Regency period, and&nbsp; timber appears to be a form of Indian Rosewood a quite hard timber and as it it caned , was made for tropical climes. (we know that)</p><p>The market in Australia for furniture is rotten at the moment....I know , as I have just closed my Antiques store in Southern Highlands NSW.....barely recovered cost on many furniture items sold through auctions. Previously had a customer full of happiness exclaiming she had only paid $800 for a teak 1960&#039;s Parker table.......my comment ...Madam ,,,I can&#039;t get $500 for a genuine Georgian table !!!! real incident....not made up.</p><p>Depends on your location, I use only 3 auction houses in NSW whom i find trustworthy and reliable...... must follow rules of forum so wont mention them here unless otherwise directed by moderator ...ditto re valuation .but I think I could guesstimate....</p><p>around 2k at auction + or - , even Victorian chaise sofas now only bring up to 1k for an average&nbsp; quality unit......hope this helps ........regards ....pewter2[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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