My mother is wanting to sell her dining room table and chairs. Unsure of the wood used. She said she and my father purchased the table unfinished in the late 1970’s for $1200. It has a crank used to separate the ends for inserting the leaf. The leaf is darker in color because never used. The chairs were purchased separately. She said they were told they were Georgian and they paid $4500 for 2 arm chairs and 4 side chairs. She had the seats recovered. I see no markings on any of the items and she cannot find the papers from when purchased.
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
The market for reproduction (ie, not made in the 18th or 19th century but imitating styles originally then) is quite soft - in many cases, people selling at auction get about 1/10th the prices they purchased things at originally.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A vintage Queen Anne style walnut expanding dining table
20th Century
The rounded end table with crank expansion mechanism, raised on tall cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Unmarked.
Height: 29 inches, width 48 inches; length closed 79 inches; length extended 94-3/4 inches
CONDITION: The leaf of this table has never been used
PROVENANCE: Purchased in the late 1970s
$ 1,000-1,500*
together with
A set of six Chippendale revival style carved mahogany dining chairs
20th Century
comprising two arm and four side chairs, with shell-carved crests and splat, the trapezoidal slip seat with striped upholstery, the front seat rail with gadrooning, acanthus-carved knees, all raised on tall cabriole legs ending in carved ball-and-claw feet. Unmarked
Overall chair height 40-1/2 inches;
greatest width of arm chair 25 inches (across arms)
width of side chair 20 inches (seat)
CONDITION: Upholstery replaced.
PROVENANCE: purchased separately
$500-700 for the set *
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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