My mother is wanting to sell her dining room table and chairs. Unsure of the wood used. She said she and my father purchased the table unfinished in the late 1970’s for $1200. It has a crank used to separate the ends for inserting the leaf. The leaf is darker in color because never used. The chairs were purchased separately. She said they were told they were Georgian and they paid $4500 for 2 arm chairs and 4 side chairs. She had the seats recovered. I see no markings on any of the items and she cannot find the papers from when purchased.
Dimensions
79”x48”x29” table15&3/4” leaf25” arm width of chair21&1/2” seat width of arm chair 40&1/2” chair height 20” side chair seat width
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Hi Jennifer, Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. The market for reproduction (ie, not made in the 18th or 19th century but imitating styles originally then) is quite soft - in many cases, people selling at auction get about 1/10th the prices they purchased things at originally. Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is: A vintage Queen Anne style walnut expanding dining table 20th Century The rounded end table with crank expansion mechanism, raised on tall cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Unmarked. Height: 29 inches, width 48 inches; length closed 79 inches; length extended 94-3/4 inches CONDITION: The leaf of this table has never been used PROVENANCE: Purchased in the late 1970s $ 1,000-1,500* together with A set of six Chippendale revival style carved mahogany dining chairs 20th Century comprising two arm and four side chairs, with shell-carved crests and splat, the trapezoidal slip seat with striped upholstery, the front seat rail with gadrooning, acanthus-carved knees, all raised on tall cabriole legs ending in carved ball-and-claw feet. Unmarked Overall chair height 40-1/2 inches; greatest width of arm chair 25 inches (across arms) width of side chair 20 inches (seat) CONDITION: Upholstery replaced. PROVENANCE: purchased separately $500-700 for the set * *represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary. Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto. ~ Delia
