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TITUSVILLE Questions & Common Sense Answers

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MELBOURNE
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405 I have seen you mention Berkey & Gay in your for less than $5000 twenty years ago (but I realize folks can
GRANT Q. column previously. I found a set say whatever they want!). I am trying to
ascertain the worth of all the pieces - not
with an eight legged table, 3 leaves, 5 side
& FT. PIERCE chairs and one captain’s chair - blue w/ for resale but for myself. I think they are
floral design needlepoint and blue fabric
lovely but I am uneducated and don’t want
has a matching buffet with B&G emblem in Sari.
50 under the chair (can’t tell filling). The set to get ripped off. Thanks for your assistance.
the drawer. The drawers are not dovetailed Sari – What you are asking is way
-- is that a concern? The set is pristine - not A. beyond the scope of this forum.
1 a scratch on it. Wondering how old is it? The Most Berkey & Gay is very high quality

405 seller is asking $3,000 for set. What do you but without very detailed photos I cannot
407 TITUSVILLE ascertain the value to be? give you a price or determine the age.
Also the seller had a buffet made by Johnson Furniture of Grand Rapids also
Johnson Furniture Grand Rapids - again no had some very high quality stuff but it
dovetailed drawers but in fine condition and also had some not so high quality. Again
it’s lovely - asking $400. What would that be I would need very detailed information.
Bay Blvd worth? Then he had a rounded curio with 3 The same applies to the other items you
drawers (if I recall correctly) no dovetailing, mentioned. You need to hire an appraiser
but drawers are pie shaped - interesting. No or an auctioneer or a friendly dealer who
identifying marks. Asking $600. He also had can spend a day with you at the location,
a couple of interesting I think “secretary” making notes and examining the furniture
style desks - the larger of the two had a in detail. All of the items you mentioned are
Mahogany Association registration tag and 20th century pieces so there are no true
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528 was numbered. I think he was asking $900 antique furniture pieces in the inventory.
and $400 or $500 respectively. This well done highboy appears to be more This is not a task that can be accomplished
recent than the 1940s. It most likely was made
Seller’s mother passed away and he in the 1950s. It certainly is not from the turn of long distance. You need on-site hands-on
stated she was an antiques dealer and the century. opinions. Thanks for writing and good luck.
COCOA did not take offers to sell the dining set
COCOA
520 Forrest Ave. Hello! I have what I thought to be a turn-of-the-century mahogany highboy
520
Q. purchased from a dealer in 1952 by my parents in suburban Philadelphia, PA.
It is a reproduction and well made: ball and claw feet, carved flame finials, bonnet top,
1 about 7 feet tall. An antique dealer looked at the piece and told me he thinks it is a
Florida Ave.
decorative highboy made in the 1940’s so it’s not 100 years old as I originally thought.
It is not a handmade piece and after he pointed out some things, I agree with him. The
518 number 31 is stenciled on the back and other than that there are no defining marks,
Sarno Rd. signatures or brand names. I looked in the drawers and on the bottom of the piece,
518 too. Drawers are dovetailed, finials are hand-carved, no veneers, all solid mahogany
Sarno Rd with poplar drawer bottoms. There are some wear scratches on the feet but not a lot.
MELBOURNE The dealer offered me $900 for the highboy; I think I can do better than that if I sell
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it myself. I may try to sell it for $2500. Do you think that’s the right price? If it were
Wickham Rd. MELBOURNE Babcock St. 1. Titusville Antique Mall yours, what price would you put on it? Condition is good but there are some marks
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Apollo Rd
in the finish due to spraying Guardsman furniture wax that dripped on two drawer
fronts. The dealer told me there’s something called “black wax” or “paste” (I forget)
192 3550 S Washington Ave that can be used to rub it out. Do you know what that is and do you recommend that
Titusville, FL
Palm Bay Rd. 321-225-8663 remedy? I’m especially interested in knowing what you think is a good price to put on
95 Babcock St 1 2. America’s Antique Mall this piece of furniture. Thank you very much! Linda F.
Malabar Rd. 850 N Apollo Blvd Linda – I would be surprised if that highboy was made in the 1940s. It looks
Palm Bay Rd Melbourne, FL A. more like a piece from around the time your parents bought it in the early
Valkaria Rd. 321-751-2480 1950s. I am also guessing that the drawer bottoms are made of poplar plywood,
GRANT not solid poplar. That has been done only very rarely in America since the 19th
Grant Rd. 3. Flamingle Collectibles century. If the highboy had a mark from a famous quality maker like Kittinger, Irwin or
Malabar Rd Widdicomb and also had a solid provenance about where it came from, when and for
Malabar Rd
SEBASTIAN 5900 US Hwy 1, Bldg C,
512 Sebastian Blvd. Grant, FL how much you might get away with asking $2,500 for it. You still probably wouldn’t
Valkaria Rd
VERO BEACH 4. Grant Antique Mall get it but you would feel better asking that much. If the dealer offered you $900 for it
he probably has a buyer ready to pay $1,200 or $1,500 for the right piece.
GRANT Glendale Rd. 3 5900 US Hwy 1, Grant, FL petroleum distillate propellant. It probably just dissolved some the existing wax. You
FL 60 - 20th St.
Any marks left by a spray product such as Guardsman are likely traces of the
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Grant Rd
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321-726-6778
SEBASTIAN 5 5. Grant Central Antiques should be able to remove the marks just by applying a new coat of paste wax (not
FL 68 -Orange Ave
512 Sebastian Blvd FL 70 Virginia Ave 5900 US Hwy 1, Bldg B, Grant, FL spray wax). As it is, it is a very nicely done Chippendale Colonial Revival highboy that
probably will sell in the mid one thousand range if you are in a good market. Thanks
321-676-8727
Edwards
VERO BEACH Sunrise Oleander for all the info and the photo.
FT. PIERCE
20th St 6. The Castle Antique & Collectibles
60 95 1102 S US Hwy 1 Send your comments, questions and pictures to me at PO Box 215, Crystal River, FL 34423 or email
1 Ft. Pierce, FL them to me at info@furnituredetective.com
Orange Ave 6 772-461-0656 Visit Fred’s website at www.furnituredetective.com and check out the downloadable “Common
68 1 1 Sense Antiques” columns. His book “HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE” is available for $18.95 plus
Virginia Ave 7. Pineapple Patti’s Antique Mall $3.00 S/H. Send check or money order for $21.95 to Fred Taylor, PO Box 215, Crystal River, FL 34423
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7 2739 S US Hwy 1 Fred and Gail Taylor’s DVD, “IDENTIFICATION OF OLDER & ANTIQUE FURNITURE”, $17.00 + $3.00 S/H
FT PIERCE Ft. Pierce, FL are also available at the same address. For more information call 800-387-6377 (9AM-4PM Eastern, M-F
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