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I have a Conant Ball solid wood couch, with red cushions and pillows. It is very heavy. I would appreciate any information. Piece# 3376
The Conant ball furniture goes for quite a bit of money. The designer is Russel Wright and many people think this is the most beautiful furniture ever. You are more than likely looking at around $2000 to $3000 for this piece. If you want to learn more you can post it on this site and ask them about it. They have experts there that can give you the real price this is worth. www.antiquers.com/
Conant Ball pieces can be quite valuable and I have never seen one like yours with that amazing cathedral style back and those heavy arms.
I peg this piece from the late 1960s or laterpossibly as late as the 1970s by my estimation, based on the note that there is Urethene in the content. From my research, I have learned that Urethene (wasnt marketed until around 1967). I am trying to remember when the need to spell out country of origin came and I can't lay my fingers on my regs and Google is not cooperating for me this morning. Somehow 1972 sticks in my brain, but that may have been something for toys, not furniture. Anyhow...the Urethene gives a good starting point for dating your piece--it has to be AFTER Urethene was marketed.
Be careful when doing your research as I have found that there are re-sellers that use spam words to get attention on their ads, when it is not true.
In this case, you will see Conant Ball and designer Russel Wright listed together to get attention to the piece. Russel Wright was a very prolific furniture designer (also designed dishes and other house hold items) and he did design for Conant Ball early in his career.
I do not think this is a Wright piece for the following reasonshis style was primarily art deco and some mid century modern and this is neither style. It is more early American in style.
Also, by most accounts he left Conant in the 1950s and this piece is much older. Also, his pieces were primarily marked with a wood burn that said designed by Russel Wrightwhich if your piece had that would be on the underside some where (so be sure to check)--I could be totally wrong about what I am seeing here--which is the danger of trying to assess something just from a few photos.
That all said, the Conant brand is still sought after on its on in most places in the US and some other countries. You also have in your favor that this an unusual piece with that interesting back on the piece (not regular old boring slats).
What is not in its favor is that is a dark wood and a bulky piece. What is still hot right now is the mid-century modern (MCM) lines (think 1950s/1960s Danish furniture that was the pre-courser of Ikea). Sadly some people (AKA furniture shoppers) may call your couch/sofa brown furniture (which is not popular at the moment).
Since you have this mix of great name and not so popular style, it is important to get this piece into the right market and that is probably not something you can do on your own, unless you have a higher end resale shop to help or are an experienced seller who is able to get the piece into an auction.
My best suggestion is to have a professional (resale shop or vintage or antique shopalthough your piece is not an antiquesome take vintage) sell the piece for you either in a shop or in a real auction (NOT EBAY) setting where the right eyes can see it.
As to value, that is going to be market based. I was not able to find any ASKING OR SOLD examples, to get you a general current market value. The dealer you take it to can help you value it for your market. My hope is you are in a high demand, low supply area which will command a higher price.
The piece that Ana saw at $3,200 on Chairish is a MCM piece which is why it has such a high asking priceif you look at that piece, you can clearly see the difference lines between a MCM piece and yours. Both have their appeal and totally different audiences.
The other thing with that high price is it as an ASKING price, not the SOLD price. I have found on many sites (especially Chairish) they super inflate their prices and then have these sales so they can get what they really want for a piece because people love to get a bargain at 50-60-70 percent off.
Please post back how your sale goes!
Thanks for sharing this neat piece!
I wonder if there's a value in this sewing table. I got it out of a dumpster after someone cleaned their storage unit out and trashed it.
I fell in love with it. There's no scratches really. Just dust.
Can anyone help me determine the age of this 6 foot long Conant Ball bench? It has no nails. The legs are inserted and pegged. My mother brought it from Massachusetts in the 1960s, but I'm sure it's much older. Any ideas what decade it's from? or century? the 1800s or 1900s? any idea on the value?
This is pretty close to yours--it shows it as a bench for a dining table. I can't tell if all four of your corners are cut like the one--that is what is holding me back from saying this is an exact match to yours:
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Values in Michigan for Conant items seem to be fairly high which tells me there is a low supply and a moderate to high demand.
I suggest calling around to a few antique stores to see what it would cost to buy your piece and then that would give you retail values. You as an individual can expect to fetch about half of retail...but start there and then take best offer.
I have a link for antique stores in the state--perhaps a few are near you! Let us know how your sale goes!! It is a lovely piece!! Made to last!! They don't make furniture like that these days!
I was given this desk and told it may be valuable. I am considering selling it, but have no idea how to price it. Thank you for any insight into its value.
Thanks for sharing! So everything about this piece is very puzzling to me. The Conant mark looks legit, but the paperwork you show does not match anything I can find in any of my resources.
The other thing that is puzzling is the legs on the desk are not a common style for Conant. They are more of a block leg/quasi mission style--which I know Conant did use in some end tables, but I have not seen this style used in a desk or a writing table--which I lean more toward this being a writing table because of the little back lip.
I am not saying this is a knock off piece--it may just be a piece made for an office or just something I have never seen. I am a huge Contant fan and have studied a lot of the mid century modern (MCM) style pieces so this may just be something that has not crossed my path.
It confuses me because I can't find anything similar in any of my old catalogs or advertisements from the brand. Again if it was for an office it may not have been advertised.
I would recommend strongly having a furniture dealer who specializes in higher end pieces look at this and first figure out exactly what you have here.
Once you figure out what you have, if it is a desk or a writing table and if it is a consumer or office piece, and verify it is an authentic Contant, it will be easier to help figure out a value for you. It also is important to know where you are located, since any furniture value is highly dependent on location.
Post back what you learn! I am so curious and love a good furniture mystery!! Thanks for sharing!!
I have 4 of these chairs that I would like to sale. These are Windsor style with bow back and decorative back splat. All in good condition with wear consistent with age and use. How much do you think I could get for the set of 4?
Highly collectable furniture! I found a link of a Conant chair that is priced well. It is not the same as yours , but similar. - Also on Etsy 4 chairs are going for $6000-www.chairish.com/
How much can I sell this set of 6 dining chairs made by Conant Ball Furniture Maker for? The chairs are in good condition.
Nice set of chairs. It appears you do not have an arm chair but 6 slat back chairs.
These are Conant Ball chairs (the 1852 is on most of their chairs) and the style number is 3421 but not too many people refer to that number either.
These are not by the designer Russel Wright as he has his name on over 98% of his furniture (although many people still list furniture under his name that was clearly made after he left the company).
Your set may be by designer Leslie Diamond but I'm not familiar with her pieces.
I did find several chairs listed for sale or sold but not enough to provide a current value. All were with a table.
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I believe you should have these chairs appraised as it will take an expert to have access to auction houses where chairs like this would be sold.
There are some free appraisal sites and most are very good as they will tell you a lot about your item as well as an 'insurance' value. You can ask for a retail value. They will also tell you where it would be best to try and sell your chairs. You can ask at more than one appraisal site.
www.whatsellsbest.com/
This site charges $20 but is an excellent site and you will need a current appraisal if you wish to sell your chairs for what they may be worth.
www.valuemystuff.com/
We would love to know what information you obtain so please post back later.
Even without getting into their brand or pedigree, chairs have good value. People want chairs.
I would start asking $200 for the lot, and be willing to take $100, depending on how badly I wanted to sell them, but would hope to get at least $140
I would like to find the value of a Conant Ball maple desk -52.
I have found a desk very similar to the one you are trying to sell. The person is asking $449 for the desk. Keep in mind this is the asking price and not the true value of the item. You will need to find one that has been sold recently to find out how much they are really worth. I can not find one.
The value of your desk will depend a great deal on what kind of furniture is popular in your area as this type of furniture is very heavy and would cost several hundred dollars to ship. Condition of your desk looks like it has some issues also.
This type desk would probably not bring $100 within 2 or 300 miles of where I live as everyone is downsizing and getting rid of all of their 'chunky' pieces. So many people move every year or so and tend to leave half of their furniture behind.
That just means your potential buyers may be scarce no matter where you live. Someone may would like it for an office but would most likely want it in excellent condition.
The only desks that I found that had sold over several years are mostly the 'Danish' (plain) style and usually smaller in size.
If you plan to sell, I would recommend you list it on local venues like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Letgo, Offerup, and any other site that will let you place your ad in your area and list it as pick up only.
You will need several good pictures as well as a true description but you can start your asking price high ($4 or 500) and just reduce it if no one shows an interest.
You can also list it on several sites at the same time.
This is an interesting article and you can also ask your question on this site and maybe receive some information (be sure to state where you live).
A desk 'similar' to yours sold for $12 in 2018. This is just an example of what can happen with an auction. This desk is in pretty bad condition but I really doubt the owners thought they would only receive $12 for their desk.
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I have 4 chairs here and I saw an online price with them going for $3,000-$5,000. Are they really worth that much and where would I sell them? Thanks so much.
Online the site Istdibs is really expensive and people sell these for a very high price. If you take a closer look you do not see many of their items sold. You can also look on Chairish for the prices they are selling the items for. Again we are looking at a very large price for these chairs. Just like you have indicated. On Esty there is one chair listed for $469. I think if it was me I would sell them locally at an auction house. This way you get a fair price fort he chairs and you don't need to worry about shipping. Other than this you can contact the two companies I have listed here and see if they are interested in them or try your luck on eBay or Esty to sell them yourself.
This is a complicated question. In some markets they are worth that much. Conant Ball chairs, especially if they can be directly attributed to Richard Wright are quite collectible and valuable in some markets. Furniture markets are regional so without knowing where you are it will be hard to say if you can get that much for them.
I am not sure your chairs are all original as I have never seen that ornate back a different color than the rest of the chair, so if that is paint, it may devalue the pieces.
My best suggestion is to find a reputable auction house in your town and get them to look at them and tell you what they would fetch in your market.
Better even, is to get 3 opinions from auction houses (or if you don't have those in your town, a really good antique dealer) and take the one that gets you the best value. These will need to be sold on consignment or auction to realize the best profits. It is rare if not impossible that someone off the street would pay you as a person a large amount...while they would pay in a "professional or retail or auction setting".
You don't say where you are located. That may helps some to figure out a good auction house. I am not taking eBay, I am talking a real, in person, with a caller auction house.
Please post back with more info. Thanks for sharing!
Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball Dining Room set. Purchased from private estate sale; would like to sell but not sure what they are worth in current condition, in my location (Washington State), or where to begin gaining additional knowledge about these pieces. Have done some research looking at pieces on 1stdibs but with the little knowledge I have, isn't necessarily helpful. 
The table needs to be restored, chairs no longer have original or all cushions; we do have the table top protection covers, not sure if they came with table or if original owner purchased/had them made. Absolute beautiful table and chairs but unfortunately the table is no longer used and should be somewhere to be admired and used.
Any information/history would be appreciated. Thank you
Any idea on what this piece is worth? I cant seem to find any information on this particular dresser with mirror.
Conant/Ball Windsor wooden chair SN 1258 good condition, nothing cracked or broke or loose. Chair has original sticker and black inked SN underneath
I bought this lovely rocking chair from an antique shop in Greenfield last summer and brought it to Finland. What is the age and value of this chair? The chair and sticker have the number 1779 1/2 6.
Thank you!
I can not find the exact rocking chair listed online. However I did find one that has a cane seat on it and they are asking $1195 for the rocking chair. You can find the listing here www.chairish.com/
Though I am no expert it would not surprise me if this was an actual antique, or heading there. As well I would expect to get as much as $400 for it
