The table was found in a basement by my deceased husband. I do not know where it came from. I can only remember he said it was over 200 years old. It is very heavy and solid oak. I have included photos of the legs to hopefully help in identification.
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The table is in good quality and great shape. Depending on who made it, they are asking $500 and up on eBay. I would consult a dealer.
Your table is lovely! I am curious why you think it is 200 years old? Does it have a brand name marked on the underside? Does it have leaves to extend it? If so, what is their construction? What are the screws like? This may help you date the piece:
If there are no screws and just dove tail construction, it may be 200 years old, but I would need so much more info to make that call.
Without knowing much more info, it is hard to tell what you have, since they are still making tables today that look like this today.
Do you have a reputable antique store in your town you could take it to (or show much better photos--including the underside and straight on head shots?
They can tell you exactly what you have and the value in your town.
Without knowing all the details, I hesitate to give you a guesstimate of what it is worth.
Post back either with some more photos (like the underside and if there are leaves the mechanism to extend them, for example) or what you learn from a dealer!! Thanks for sharing!!
Not knowing the maker of this table makes it a little difficult to give a price. Oak tables are fairly reasonable unless it comes from a established known maker of vintage and style.
I agree with Pghgirl as there is just not enough information to really start research.
What were your husband's qualifications to help him identify this as 200 years old? This type of statement would really need qualifying by a knowledgeable appraiser or it means nothing when trying to determine value.
Several names are used for this style table - Country, Mission, Library, Farm and Farm House - and this style table has been made for many years.
You will need several pictures from all angles if anyone is to use these to help ID this table. Be sure to look under the table for marks/numbers and they may be very light so check carefully.
Pictures should be uncluttered - no background objects - and show complete top, full front of whole table (2), underside (especially bottom corners where legs attach, and sides of underneath), full legs and any damage.
Measurements will also be needed.
There are several sites that offer free appraisals and are very easy to use. They require pictures as stated above as well an measurements.
They also want to know any provenance information you may have - especially what city it was found in as well as where it is located.
You can ask for appraisals on more than one site as you may get bits more of information from different sites.
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If you post back here with additional information someone may be able to offer different suggestions about value.
Furniture is very difficult and expensive to ship so the true current value may have a lot to do with your area as different locations seek different styles and one area is popular while in another area this style could be ignored/unwanted.
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