This is a set with 4 chairs, 2 chairs with arms (pictured), a table with two expansion leaves, a credenza (pictured) and a buffet with hutch (pictured). My parents bought it used in about 1967. It is stamped Sligh furniture, Grand Rapids Chair Co. Is it worth getting appraised?
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Sligh furniture is a well respected name in furniture and your set is definitely worth having appraised. You could try searching for licensed appraisers in your area and call and ask for an approximate cost of an appraisal done in your home so you will have some idea of the cost before you sign a contract.
You can always go online for free appraisals while you're deciding about an in-home appraisal.
These sites provide a lot of information when the pieces are of value - such as your set.
They also provide information on auctions that you might be interested in taking your set to but that would be up to you.
Your location will have a lot to do with the bottom line value as most furniture is sold as local pick up only.
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So this brand always confuses me because there is a Sligh that is still around in some form these two pieces look very mid century modern--which would not be from the original Sligh from 1932 and older. I could be wrong, but, I am a bit of an MCM geek and this fits my geek googles pretty well!
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I have not found an exact set to yours to put a value on it, but you could always talk to your insurance company to see if it is worth having an appraisal for insurance (replacement) costs.
Personally, there is very little furniture out there worth putting riders on and having appraisals for insurance but that is just me. Most can be covered well under a regulars home owner policy if something happens to them.
If you are asking to resell, that is a totally different value.
I will poke around and see what I can find to see if I have found any similar that have sold and if I do, I will post back.
Wonderful, knowing whether a similar piece has sold will help the decision making process.
I think this is a nice dining room set and the company who has made this set is a very good company and very respected. The set is in great condition and it would be worth your time to pay for an appraisal on this set.
Thank you all for the information. I am pretty sure this is a piece from the period when the Rapid City Chair Co. took over Sligh and furniture was still produced under the Sligh name in the 40's and 50's. It does look MCM in style. I need to move across the country and was trying to decide what to do with the set, donate it, bring it with me or try to sell it. Reno is small and may not have a large enough market to find a buyer but I worry about damaging the set by moving it that far. I was hoping an appraisal would help me decide what to do.
I believe Pghgirl is correct in this being a later production but you can tell more if you check the label/mark:
"During the 1930s the trademark was a shield shape with the face of a Dutch woman wearing a traditional cap, and banners over the shield that read, 'FURNITURE' and "by SLIGH". In the early 1940s it was changed to a Dutch boy dressed in wooden shoes, resting against a wall.
The table, chairs and credenza have this plaque instead of the stamp.
After seeing the labels your furniture has become even more of a mystery as Grand Rapids Cabinet Making seems to be an entirely different company and the label with Sligh Furniture (not furniture company?) has Grand Rapids Chair Co also.
I do know there was an association of several furniture companies during the furniture heyday but not sure how all of this worked.
Labels are most important when researching so always be sure to include these when asking questions.
It's possible that you could find out more about this furniture if you ask for an online appraisal (with pictures of labels) or maybe make contact some of these sites:
grandrapidschair.com/
www.mccluretables.com/
shuffleboardmccluretables.com/
www.furniturecityhistory.org/
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