Antique Thread Box

[fortenbaughm]

Hello, I’m looking for help valuing this antique thread box.

Birds Eye Maple
Ivory eyelets

 

[tamrock]

I think it may be worth more than an average vintage sewing box with a thread despencer. You might also look around on the world wide web to find a site that focuses on various vintage sewing collectibles. I myself in some way collect vintage sterling thimbles when I see them cheap and have researched the possible value of those on such sites that focus on old sewing items.

 

[Red-Coat]

Very nice. You'll probably never see another one exactly like that, so valuing it is difficult. To give you a very rough idea, this one (in mahogany) realised $400 at auction ($500 including buyer premium):



It's the kind of thing which will find its own value in the right auction. If you're wanting to sell it, try to get it listed in a specialist auction, take the auction house's advice on a sensible reserve price, and hope there are two or more collectors who really want it. In that case, it could fly.

 

[Clay Diggins]

Is there a makers mark? If you could establish who made it, where and when it could increase the collector value and interest quite a bit.