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Message:: [QUOTE="verybrad, post: 537248, member: 37"]Nice chairs.  Unfortunately, B&G is not among the makers collectors want for mission furniture.  The styling of your chairs is a bit too fussy for the purists.  As James indicated above, they more follow the styling of English arts and crafts and almost look a bit churchy for our tastes.  That said, they are very nice well made chairs and someone should be proud to own them.  As for value, it really depends.  I would think that some people would be willing to pay a small premium for B&G items but we have not seen it in our market here in the Midwest.  We have had several B&G pieces come through the shop and there is no recognition by the customers.  This is not unique to B&G, as makers such as Henredon and Baker also get overlooked.  I imagine big city buyers could be more sophisticated  and your chairs, consequently, worth more there.  In my market, I would be very lucky to get $300.00 for the pair.  More realistically, under $200.00. I do not see a picture of your side table so can not realistically comment.  In my market, it is difficult to get more than $50.00 for a small simple oak side table.[/QUOTE]