Found this dresser at a garage sale for $60. How old is this? What is it worth? I cant find anything online about this dresser. It's like it doesn't exist
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I've tried looking at your dresser several times and the picture is just not good enough to really guess at a value.
It's not unusual to not be able to find a specific piece of furniture as the furniture makers produced hundreds/thousands of each series (according to how well the public received the style) and a lot of this type furniture is no longer around.
Basset made nice furniture during this period so your dresser is probably well made.
No one can tell what condition or how good a paint job is on your piece so that remains a mystery.
Judging from the over-spray on the back it would appear to be not the best job so this will decrease the value also.
If you purchased it for $60 then it's possible that is the value in your area. Large, heavy pieces of furniture are not always that popular as so many people just want to have items from Ikea so they are easy to move and do not take up so much room.
If you bought this piece to flip then you probably should look at some of the makeovers for similar pieces online and decide if it is worth it.
Otherwise, you can also just post it for sale with a higher starting price with best offers considered and see how it goes. You can always lower the price if no offers received.
Here is a similar dresser - in the original style, so you can see how to post an item for sale.
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The back of your dresser is clearly marked with "Pecan", so your dresser was definitely painted (paint marks are also clearly visible on the back of the dresser).
Your dresser was about the same color as this Bassett PECAN 5 Drawer Empress Dresser: www.worthpoint.com/
I think dressers like yours were made in the 1960s. I found a similar to your dresser 6 Drawer Dresser Dark Charcoal Chalk Paint by Basset that dates from the 1960s www.bdelilk.com/
So you have post-1950s dresser.
Such furniture is quite difficult to sell for a high price due to the high cost of delivery. Repainted furniture often loses in price. It all depends on the demand in your area.
Bassett made Vista in the 1950s, but it looked very different. I found 1950s vintage Ad, Vista by Bassett, bedroom furniture www.ebay.com/
Most likely your dresser from the 1960s-1970s.
This piece looks like it was made in the 1950s. The price of $60 was fair. You could probably sell it for about the same price.
1974. I think it was painted white and was originally was brown. I will show an original ad for what I think is your piece when I can get on a computer.
When I look at your dresser on a big screen, it is clear it was painted by the stray marks on the back.
I do believe this is the set in it's original condition, from 1974. This is from newspapers.com, which is a site I subscribe.
Sadly, painting it would devalue it from someone who was looking to match their existing set. With the intricate nature of the dressing, I can't even begin to fathom trying to strip the paint (and not do damage).
If you are going to flip it, you could try to repaint and see if you can make your money back.
Post back how it goes! Thanks for sharing!
The dresser Pghgirl40 found is a little similar, but not the same (compare carefully), so it is impossible to say that your dresser was made in 1974. If Vista by Bassett was made in the 1950s, then it was made most likely in the 1960s too.
I found Bassett Furniture Ad 1969, it also says Vista
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