Need your help with making an offer

15 years ago

I found this furniture for sale and I just need to know that I'm not paying too much for them. Seller mentions duncan phyfe?

here's what it consists of:

2 vanity/dressers with mirrors

1 chifferobe

1 Chest of drawers

and a bed, not sure what size, but the bed, chifferobe and chest? and maybe one of the dressers are a set. I dont have pics of the bed.

so it would be 5 pieces total

PLEASE tell me what you think these pieces would be worth or better yet, what would be a price to pay where there would still be room for a profit.

thanks for your help.

I guess I can add to this post, what would you see that would need to be done to these pieces to make them ready for my booth? I'd be inclined to take them right there and sell (well after some touch ups etc) but nothing major (RAF, etc)

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Comments (5)

antiquesilver
15 years ago
If you have a booth you should already know what the market will bear in your area thereby determining your cost based on your profit margin. We aren't privy to any of those factors.

BTW - these pieces are certainly NOT real Duncan Phyfe & to my eye, there isn't a scrap of Duncan Phyfe style about them, either.
lindac
15 years ago
All 4 pieces are cheaply made 1930's stuff.....I see nothing that suggest Duncan Phyfe nor mahogany.
As antique silver says....only you know what the market will bear. But I think they could be "spruced up" with a minimum of effort....except the first piece....that's pretty rough.
Only you know what pieces like that will bring in your booth.
Linda C
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rjinga
Original Author
15 years ago
Well, I have never had this type of furniture in my booth, and I have had my booth for one month. So no, I have no point of reference as to a price they would sell for. I could of course and will of course, further research them and look at OTHER booths to see if they have pieces like them for sale. I was just simply hoping for an overall value assessment from anyone else who actually may have experience buying or selling this type of furniture.

BYW, the duncan phyfe reference (I found out AFTER posting this message) was regarding a table and 6 chair set he also had in the mix for sale. including a china hutch, for $600. And BTW I also pinpointed a sale price for these items at $1100. Which from what you both are saying is probably too high fo cheaply made and rough looking stuff.
peachydeva
15 years ago
I agree with the other posters... this is not Duncan Phyfe. That said, cheaply-made as this stuff appears to be, I think there would be a market for them if they were shabby-chic'd (painted)... particularly the chifferobe and the vanity... I think they're kinda cool myself. If I were into shabby or painted furniture, I'd consider them as a project. Maybe $30.00 each... but as others have stated only you know what would sell in your region. Here they would go for $5.00 at an auction. Good luck with your booth rjinga!
sombreuil_mongrel
15 years ago
It's sort of like that ersatz William & Mary stuff from the 20's or 30's, in a lower grade; the tri-color drawer fronts were achieved with stain and faux graining over a lesser wood (I think poplar) and not mixed veneers, so you would have to be careful stripping it or it's gone. Not that a good finisher couldn't recreate it, but not on the cheap. It could theoretically be cleansed and re-polished, but I don't think it really deserves such care. I'm afraid it's a good candidate for painting.
Casey