Understanding how to assess the quality of antique furniture and how to care for it can make a difference when selecting a piece.
Valuable antique furniture brands.
Check the value of your old furniture before selling or donating these potentially valuable items.
Vintage clothing and accessories such as scarves handbags and belts can bring prices in the thousands and even the tens of thousands if they bear a designer name such as hermes louis vuitton or chanel.
Certain brands and makers have developed devoted followers as a result of their unique design and extraordinary craftsmanship.
The cabinet was sold by his descendants in 2004.
Antique furniture comes in all different styles and pieces.
The highest value items are american furniture pieces.
Look for maker labels in drawers and on the back of furniture.
Few consumers today go out of their way to purchase goods of inferior quality.
The badminton cabinet is the most expensive piece of antique furniture sold of all time.
This intricately ornate cabinet was constructed in florence and is inlaid with precious stones.
Many consider this piece of furniture to be a work of art and it once belonged to the 3rd duke of beaufort.
In fact handmade furniture or pieces manufactured in very small numbers can be worth a fortune.
Worthpoint specializes in recent sales of specific items of antique furniture and art.
Different types of wood craftsmanship and finishing materials contribute to the individuality of each piece.
This is the cost they would be willing to pay for an item which can be anywhere from 30 50 less than the retail value.
Furniture is no exception.
If you find stickley furniture from the 1900s made from heavy oak it can be very valuable.
This is a page about finding the value for your antique furniture.
Sometimes antique furniture can be worth more than you realize.
Whether you are purchasing antiques because of their beauty or because you simply love older things or because you are hoping that they will hold their value the best rule is to.
Plus antiques add a sense of warmth history and character to your house.
You can browse through the furniture by manufacturer name or the type of piece to get an idea of its value.
Invaluable is an auction site for art and antiques and it provides free information on the value of items sold on the site.
You can use the past auction results and sale prices.
Antiques often have a greater chance of retaining value than new machine made furniture.
A limited edition hermes birkin bag sold for 125 000 less famous name brand items can be snagged at more affordable prices.
