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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 3233190, member: 51"]One suggestion, if you do sell on locally, take more photos. Get a good shot of upper part the chair which is quite nice, and for sure a good clear picture of the Clemco, Chicago label. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sort of looks like it was refinished maybe? Seems in absolutely pristine condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>This larger style version sold pretty well ($895) on this site in 2017, but honestly prices are down even from 2017. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item26080.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item26080.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item26080.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Then here is one that sold for $125. I don't know if that was shipped somewhere since shipping was offered.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.loveseat.com/i/clemco-large-antique-dark-wood-pedestal-desk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.loveseat.com/i/clemco-large-antique-dark-wood-pedestal-desk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.loveseat.com/i/clemco-large-antique-dark-wood-pedestal-desk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If it was me and I really wanted it to have a new home quickly, I'd go for a local sale, maybe just <i>try </i>for close to what you paid (not knowing that number, and not asking...) It is the kind of thing that if someone was looking for this they might be willing to pay a fair price. But it is isn't a style that is super popular right now. For example a consignment store in my town would not take this, just because it isn't "modernist", etc. There are a lot of cheap desks in this approximate style that don't have a lot of value, but yours is better made, and again show off the details in that chair and really play up the label.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 3233190, member: 51"]One suggestion, if you do sell on locally, take more photos. Get a good shot of upper part the chair which is quite nice, and for sure a good clear picture of the Clemco, Chicago label. Sort of looks like it was refinished maybe? Seems in absolutely pristine condition. This larger style version sold pretty well ($895) on this site in 2017, but honestly prices are down even from 2017. [URL]https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item26080.html[/URL] Then here is one that sold for $125. I don't know if that was shipped somewhere since shipping was offered. [URL]https://www.loveseat.com/i/clemco-large-antique-dark-wood-pedestal-desk/[/URL] If it was me and I really wanted it to have a new home quickly, I'd go for a local sale, maybe just [I]try [/I]for close to what you paid (not knowing that number, and not asking...) It is the kind of thing that if someone was looking for this they might be willing to pay a fair price. But it is isn't a style that is super popular right now. For example a consignment store in my town would not take this, just because it isn't "modernist", etc. There are a lot of cheap desks in this approximate style that don't have a lot of value, but yours is better made, and again show off the details in that chair and really play up the label.[/QUOTE]
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