How to determine value of old oak table via Internet?

[Verizon user]

My parents asked me if it would be possible to find the approximate
value of an old table they own on the Internet. I've done all my
Google searches, and can't seem to turn up anything.

Can someone suggest where I might be able to get a sense of the value
of the following:

Oak table, made by B and S Tables of Boston. Attached plaque shows
last patent of 1910, so it was made sometime after then. Table does
not have claw feet. Maybe about 6 ft in diameter. Photos available.

Not really expecting a monetary figure as much as how I would go about
such a search on the Internet. Information on such searching might be
of use to others as well.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

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> My parents asked me if it would be possible to find the approximate
> value of an old table they own on the Internet. I've done all my
> Google searches, and can't seem to turn up anything.
>
> Can someone suggest where I might be able to get a sense of the value
> of the following:
>
> Oak table, made by B and S Tables of Boston. Attached plaque shows
> last patent of 1910, so it was made sometime after then. Table does
> not have claw feet. Maybe about 6 ft in diameter. Photos available.
>
> Not really expecting a monetary figure as much as how I would go
about
> such a search on the Internet. Information on such searching might
be
> of use to others as well.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Believe it or not such information is worth money.

Real cash.

Pay it or live in ignorance.

Sorry, buddy, but that is how it is.

Knowledge costs money.

T.

 

[Mike Wilcox]

[email protected] wrote:
>>My parents asked me if it would be possible to find the approximate
>>value of an old table they own on the Internet. I've done all my
>>Google searches, and can't seem to turn up anything.
>>
>>Can someone suggest where I might be able to get a sense of the value
>>of the following:
>>
>>Oak table, made by B and S Tables of Boston. Attached plaque shows
>>last patent of 1910, so it was made sometime after then. Table does
>>not have claw feet. Maybe about 6 ft in diameter. Photos available.
>>
>>Not really expecting a monetary figure as much as how I would go
>
> about
>
>>such a search on the Internet. Information on such searching might
>
> be
>
>>of use to others as well.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> -----------
>
> Believe it or not such information is worth money.
>
> Real cash.
>
> Pay it or live in ignorance.
>
> Sorry, buddy, but that is how it is.
>
> Knowledge costs money.
>
> T.
>

Hi T,

As I've always said, appraisals are like free beer, everybody wants one ;~)

 

[Andy Dingley]

On Mon, 09 May 2005 19:28:40 -0500, Verizon user
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Can someone suggest where I might be able to get a sense of the value
>of the following:

To get the value you're going to have to ask someone who can physically
see and touch it, not just a photo. However it's worth posting some
(decent quality!) photos onto the web and we might have some comment to
make.

To get a rough idea, walk around a few dealers with similar things (and
mainly, find which paert of town similar things are sold). In my town,
an "oak table" will be around ?1000, ?100 or ?10 depending on which
street the shop is on and who's buying there. Usually the tables find
their way to the right seller, but we live in hope of finding the ?100
table in the ?10 junkshop.

In general though, the majority of domestic oak furniture after WW1 is
worth as much as a table ought to be. In good usable condition, it's
worth about the same as a brand new one from Ikea. No more for any
"collectable" status, but still a decent way to keep your dinner off the
floor and probably better looking than chipboard.