I was given this vanity and I'm curious what it's worth. Can any one help?
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If it had the bench, it could be worth $850 to $1050, depending upon condition.
This was a very prestigious Michigan company in the day (late 1800s to the late 1940s). There is a lot of history of the company (and their sad ending) on line.
It depends on where you are the value and if you have the bench. If the mirror needs resilved can also affect (lower) the value.
My best guidance is to take this lovely piece to a reputable antique dealer and find out what it is worth in your neck of the woods.
In some places these are still quite valuable. In other places (where there are a glut of them) they have lost value.
I sure hope you are in a high demand, low supply area and can fetch a good amount. Where I am they sell in the $300 range for a pristine one without a bench and slightly more with one, but I am in a high supply, low demand place.
Please post back what you learn and how your sale goes.
Check out this wonderful site www.chairish.com. A similar vanity like yours was going for$765.00 without bench.Beautiful piece!
I do not see any real evidence of these selling for high prices and certainly not in central Florida.
You may be located in an area that is still into homes that have space for a piece of furniture that is mainly for show and would probably not be used very often; if at all. Maybe a place to hold trinkets or collectibles and without a stool it looks kinda 'unfinished'.
If you do research you can find similar pieces (condition means a lot with this type of furniture) that have sold over the past couple of years (different locations) for $50-$200. I found 2 very pretty Berkey & Gay vanities with asking prices of less than $100 go unsold (location CA).
Furniture prices fluctuate so a current value for your area would be very difficult to offer. All you can do is list it on several sites and start your price high (even $1,500) and lower it if no one shows and interest.
This link is a full bedroom set currently listed on eBay for $1,000..
Here are some links from my research.
Different dates/places.
www.chairish.com/
www.texasbid.com/
us.letgo.com/
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