Value of a Mersman Half Circle Table?

Judy
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October 2, 20180 found this helpful

This is a nice table. It is worth at least $225. Check eBay at regular intervals and see what they are selling for.

cybergrannie
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October 2, 20180 found this helpful

Looks like a nice style table but not sure what type of damage the top has and that may/will reduce the overall value.

• Mersman numbers do not mean a lot and are used very little in a search as there is no reliable list stating the true meaning of the numbers. Most people just state the Mersman tables are "mid-century" and let it go at that.
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• You will have to just search under Mersman tables as this style is not always mentioned in the same manner. Some call it a half moon, half circle, half table or just accent table.
• I believe your table (if top is not too messed up) would go for $100-$200 but then when you consider shipping costs it may take a long time to sell.
• Most sellers list their tables as "pick up only" so whatever area you live could make a big difference in the true value of your table.
• Selling on an auction site like eBay is not easy for beginners as there are many pit falls that new sellers fall and can be costly to them.
• Local sites like Craigslist and other sites offer a pretty good resource to sell items like this.
• Here are the tables presently listed on eBay. You can search here and Google for your table. Just keep in mind that an asking price is only the price a seller would like to sell his item for and has very little to do with true value.
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• www.ebay.com/.../i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524...
• Here is the link to the tables that have sold on eBay over the past several months and gives a pretty good idea of value of some of these tables. I did not see any table similar to yours but you can check it often for more sales.
• www.ebay.com/.../i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Mersman+table...
• Here is table similar to yours but you have to be a member to find out what it sold for. The site does have some information about Mersman tables so worth reading.
• www.worthpoint.com/.../antique-victorian-mersman-7598-half...
• ThriftyFun receives a lot of questions about Mersman furniture so reading some of these questions and answers may help you evaluate your table.
• www.thriftyfun.com/Finding-the-Value-of-Vintage-Mersman...

If you are interested in the history of the company you can read about it here.

www.antiquetrader.com/.../

Pghgirl40
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October 3, 20180 found this helpful

The only way to get a true value is to find what others are paying for identical tables. If you bought it at a second hand store, I would assume the seller would have done the due diligence to find current market value of the piece ad priced it accordingly.

I wasn't able to find an exact match on eBay or the other big furniture auction sites to get you comparable value.

Just curious as to what you paid? I ask because that is probably the current market value of the piece in your area. eBay and other sites give you general US wide value.

Truly, value is only what someone will pay for an item. Books that give value to things are misleading. If a book say something is worth thousands, but no one will pay that much, the value becomes zero until someone is willing to fork over their hard earned dollars!

This is a neat piece and I hope you are like a recent poster to this site who bought a second hand piece for very little and was given a value of over $900 by an appraiser!

From what I know of this brand, I feel it may be an earlier piece, since it has lots of "gingerbread" ie. ornate decorative touches. Mersman is best known for their clean lined, sleek 1950s and 60s pieces, aka mid century modern pieces and styles.

I see this piece being much older than that... maybe early 1940s or older.

If you want more info, take it to a dealer and ask about insurance value. That will give you a replacement value which is always higher than retail value.

Please let me know what you learn! I love this brand and always want to know more about values in different parts of the country! Thanks for sharing!!