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<p>[QUOTE="franrose, post: 1181985, member: 12120"]A follow-up on this desk, I just sold it locally for $300 - admittedly half of the 2012 appraised value, but according to my research even at auction the activity for this style right now is utterly moribund* (too heavy, too dark, egads! too brown). The folks at the shops thought I would be lucky to get $100. I listed it on Facebook’s Marketplace, first in Antiques and then in Furniture. My great-aunt whose desk it was would be tickled, I am sure. I actually never liked it much because I was always bumping my knees on the drawers. The man who bought the desk was absolutely in love with it, so it will be useful and cherished for many more years. </p><p><br /></p><p>* first time I have ever used this word! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="franrose, post: 1181985, member: 12120"]A follow-up on this desk, I just sold it locally for $300 - admittedly half of the 2012 appraised value, but according to my research even at auction the activity for this style right now is utterly moribund* (too heavy, too dark, egads! too brown). The folks at the shops thought I would be lucky to get $100. I listed it on Facebook’s Marketplace, first in Antiques and then in Furniture. My great-aunt whose desk it was would be tickled, I am sure. I actually never liked it much because I was always bumping my knees on the drawers. The man who bought the desk was absolutely in love with it, so it will be useful and cherished for many more years. * first time I have ever used this word! ;)[/QUOTE]
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