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<p>[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 3090950, member: 13874"]Hi, [USER=17548]@RichS[/USER] . I'm in Florida, retired now. As are many others in Florida. And, I'm sure your grandparents also were. Now their beloved furniture is in their estate and your brother is charged with dealing with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This furniture is a pretty standard type in production from anywhere in the 1930s through the 1940s. May even be from the late 1920's. The decades for this type furniture overlap as they were considered <i>traditional </i>in those years in the U.S. and probably elsewhere too, Europe. Here often sold "on time" (monthly payments) in dept. stores such as Sears, Penney's, to newlyweds starting out.</p><p><br /></p><p>My folks owned something quite similar, with fancy <i>deco style</i> marquetry on veneer in mahogany tones. Theirs was new in 1938 when they married in Sweden. When my brother found no customers for the DR <i>suite</i> in their estate in the early 2000s, he donated it to the Salvation Army.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's the sad truth of this type furniture today:</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not old enough to be collectible (read, valuable) as there is too much of it out there still. And the style is not particulary sought after by the <i>millenials</i> who now furnish their homes, mostly in MCM or IKEA, if truth be told.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Antiques" to them do not interest them and they often find the term pejorative. Millenials will pay for education, vacations, fun<i> toys</i> like cars, air planes but not old furniture to encumber them. Millenials are <i>minimalists</i> and the mantra <i>buy-use-throw away</i> was coined for them. Investing in antique items for future appreciation is completely foreign to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, although of nice quality and in good condition, you might have to sell this furniture reasonably or donate it. If you donate to a charity or G-Will you get a receipt for tax deduction to charity. The furniture is therefore worth "something". Better than wood for the furnace anyway. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 3090950, member: 13874"]Hi, [USER=17548]@RichS[/USER] . I'm in Florida, retired now. As are many others in Florida. And, I'm sure your grandparents also were. Now their beloved furniture is in their estate and your brother is charged with dealing with it. This furniture is a pretty standard type in production from anywhere in the 1930s through the 1940s. May even be from the late 1920's. The decades for this type furniture overlap as they were considered [I]traditional [/I]in those years in the U.S. and probably elsewhere too, Europe. Here often sold "on time" (monthly payments) in dept. stores such as Sears, Penney's, to newlyweds starting out. My folks owned something quite similar, with fancy [I]deco style[/I] marquetry on veneer in mahogany tones. Theirs was new in 1938 when they married in Sweden. When my brother found no customers for the DR [I]suite[/I] in their estate in the early 2000s, he donated it to the Salvation Army. That's the sad truth of this type furniture today: It's not old enough to be collectible (read, valuable) as there is too much of it out there still. And the style is not particulary sought after by the [I]millenials[/I] who now furnish their homes, mostly in MCM or IKEA, if truth be told. "Antiques" to them do not interest them and they often find the term pejorative. Millenials will pay for education, vacations, fun[I] toys[/I] like cars, air planes but not old furniture to encumber them. Millenials are [I]minimalists[/I] and the mantra [I]buy-use-throw away[/I] was coined for them. Investing in antique items for future appreciation is completely foreign to them. So, although of nice quality and in good condition, you might have to sell this furniture reasonably or donate it. If you donate to a charity or G-Will you get a receipt for tax deduction to charity. The furniture is therefore worth "something". Better than wood for the furnace anyway. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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