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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10009997, member: 5170"]Yes, the post is quite well done and informative.</p><p><br /></p><p>That’s a beautiful nightstand! I’m thinking French or Italian, walnut, ca. 1870-80, executed in the Renaissance Revival style. If you were to put it up for sale the price would depend on local conditions and demand. In my part of the Midwest US antique furniture is more dead than ever, despite rumblings that the brown furniture depression may be ending. Still, I would think several thousand dollars US, but would have to see photos of the whole set to be more definitive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that most alterations cut down on the value of the furniture. Serious collectors like mirrors that show real age, so unless they’re a disaster I would leave them alone. Again, photos would help. If you need to alter the bed to use it, then it should be done with maximum sensitivity and without cutting corners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10009997, member: 5170"]Yes, the post is quite well done and informative. That’s a beautiful nightstand! I’m thinking French or Italian, walnut, ca. 1870-80, executed in the Renaissance Revival style. If you were to put it up for sale the price would depend on local conditions and demand. In my part of the Midwest US antique furniture is more dead than ever, despite rumblings that the brown furniture depression may be ending. Still, I would think several thousand dollars US, but would have to see photos of the whole set to be more definitive. Keep in mind that most alterations cut down on the value of the furniture. Serious collectors like mirrors that show real age, so unless they’re a disaster I would leave them alone. Again, photos would help. If you need to alter the bed to use it, then it should be done with maximum sensitivity and without cutting corners.[/QUOTE]
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