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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 1655764, member: 6444"]The value of desks has really taken a beating. It is one of the pieces of furniture (along with dining furniture and others) that no one uses anymore (thanks to cellphones and laptops in this case). Here in new england (boston area) I would estimate $50 to $100 if lucky. I wouldn't put any time into it since I wouldn't expect to get it back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is mid-century or so, but won't appeal to the mid-century modern crowd. Here's a period 18th century desk that went for high asking price ($209) at skinner last year; if you search you'll see even worse <a href="https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3241T/lots/1044" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3241T/lots/1044" rel="nofollow">https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3241T/lots/1044</a>:</p><p><img src="https://images.skinnerinc.com/full/274/1217274.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 1655764, member: 6444"]The value of desks has really taken a beating. It is one of the pieces of furniture (along with dining furniture and others) that no one uses anymore (thanks to cellphones and laptops in this case). Here in new england (boston area) I would estimate $50 to $100 if lucky. I wouldn't put any time into it since I wouldn't expect to get it back. Yours is mid-century or so, but won't appeal to the mid-century modern crowd. Here's a period 18th century desk that went for high asking price ($209) at skinner last year; if you search you'll see even worse [URL]https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3241T/lots/1044[/URL]: [IMG]https://images.skinnerinc.com/full/274/1217274.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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