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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 125613, member: 37"]1940s. Not a lot of value to these. Have seen the vanities go as low as $1.00 at auction in this kind of shape. Chests usually fare a bit better. Maybe $30-40.00 on a good day. These are auction prices here in smaller town Midwest. You might do better in big cities and coastal locations. Of course, retail in good condition will be higher but no one is getting rich on such furniture. </p><p><br /></p><p>I try to pick up chests like this with all their hardware for less than $30.00. I then paint them and sell in the $100.00 range (give or take depending on how much work was involved and overall appearance). I don't even touch the vanities unless I can easily split them and sell as two nightstands. Even so, I don't pay more than $15.00 for one and try for less. I usually sell the stands in the $40.00 range (each). This one actually looks like it would lend itself to being split since each stand has its own top.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 125613, member: 37"]1940s. Not a lot of value to these. Have seen the vanities go as low as $1.00 at auction in this kind of shape. Chests usually fare a bit better. Maybe $30-40.00 on a good day. These are auction prices here in smaller town Midwest. You might do better in big cities and coastal locations. Of course, retail in good condition will be higher but no one is getting rich on such furniture. I try to pick up chests like this with all their hardware for less than $30.00. I then paint them and sell in the $100.00 range (give or take depending on how much work was involved and overall appearance). I don't even touch the vanities unless I can easily split them and sell as two nightstands. Even so, I don't pay more than $15.00 for one and try for less. I usually sell the stands in the $40.00 range (each). This one actually looks like it would lend itself to being split since each stand has its own top.[/QUOTE]
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