I think you meant the monetary value void of the emotional? I would cross post on the antique forum.

I just went theough a similar process. I think the table could be a Duncan Phyfe. Does it fold and gave a middle leaf in it? I took my parents’ that does fold smaller. Ours looks like this and if you find a buyer can fetch a bit of money but the finding a buyer is sthe hard part.

As a side note, i have an older home and would love to incorpate all the pieces into it. they are lovely.

As arcy said traditional antiques have dropped in value (but that 1970’s dresser is worth a fortune competitively!). Why do you need our opinion of the value?

We just had a family death and after having multiple dealers come to look at the furniture etc and trying to sell it ourselves the market for it is very limited. We are in New England. Keep what you love and enjoy, let the rest go

We just went through this process with two sets of downsizing parents. There are so many emotions connected to it. I'd advise you to keep only the pieces that you really like, and do not expect to get much money for the rest. Although brown furniture is coming back, those particular pieces are fairly common. Are these part of a larger household, and you could have an estate sale? My MIL was so overwhelmed with inherited furniture and what to do with it; she ended up packing things she wanted and leaving the rest. An estate sale company handled everything else--pricing and the sale, cleaning the house to sell. It was such a load off. Sending well wishes to you and your mom during this transition.

If you haven't read it, I strongly recommend "Downsizing the Family Home" published by AARP.

Talk to a couple of reputable local estate sale firms. If you think it may be valuable, you can pay for an appraisal from a professional. Furniture, unless it's rare and valuable enough to pay for shipping, is priced and sold in the local market. You can ask your real estate agent for referrals. An estate sale can make the process of selling a condo much, much easier on you.

I think I understand that you are asking us on the forum, with zero emotional attachment to the items, what we think of them?

I do think they are all really nice, and seem to be of better quality than most. That said, I do echo what others have shared that if you really like some pieces, keep them. I would offer to other family members as well,. Then...unfortunately... I would expect that even though they might be worth some $ in a perfect world, that phrase of nobody wants your "stuff" comes to mind.

I would lower any expectations of what they might yield.

Sorry for everything you are going through. I know it's not easy.

(I will say that I went through this with my mother's stuff, and don't regret too much the stuff I gave away)

In the book mentioned above, she talks about estate sales and that the ones visited by dealers are held during the weekday. The professionals avoid weekend sales apparently.

In my area estate sales are now generally run by estate consolidation companies online and there is a heafty fee.

Here, if you have an "estate company' come in you can figure at the end to get $2,000.00 check. Doesn't matter what's in the home really. When DH's parents died the boys gathered went from room to room 'claiming' what they wanted, agreed on prices kept trach then when it came to divide the estate/will the 'value' of the furniture was subtracted from each one's fourth. The rest we disposed of at an garage sale and that money went towards the memorial at their church. We were blessed that two of the daughter's in law had the time to get that organized and done. I don't recall what we ended up getting but two thousand no way would have covered it.

PeaceofHome, if you like them and can work them into your home keep them. you would be lucky to get a few hundred dollars for the items you show. Plus the aggrevation of listing them and showing them to potential buyers. There are a few consignment stores near Boca, that may accept them. Don’t count on a quick sale or making a lot of money.

Browse the Palm Beach craigslist furniture listings and see how long ’brown’ furniture is listed.

As others have said, if you like them, keep them. None of the are going to bring a great deal of money, especially after you pay someone to sell them. If you sell them to a dealer, you will be lucky if they give 50% of their value. If you want a monetary value post this on the Antiques & Collectibles board. Linda C will give you an honest answer.

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/antiques

Keep what you like for yourself. When my mom and I downsized, I moved all of the for sale pieces into her large living room which could be closed off from the rest of the home. I priced items and advertised a "Living Estate Sale" which I ran myself. Only one buyer tried to argue on price and most everything was sold. It is time consuming, but all the cash is yours at the end, and you don't have to move it out of the house to get rid of it.

This is a hard time, i just lost my mom. I suggest you have your family and you pick what you want. I dont think anything is of great monetary value, the value is in your heart. I know you still have your mom but someday you may glance over to a piece and have a good memory. Hopefully your children do the same. Good luck with everything.

Antiques fluctuate wildly in price from year to year and location to location. In Florida, that style is not very popular, most people having sold their antiques before they moved. Take your pictures to several good consignment shops and see if they are interested. Bear in mind their commission. In antiques, what is popular today is not necessarily your mother’s furniture, buyers looking for primitive, chipped paint, rough pieces. As an e ample of price fluctuation, many years ago I bought two coverlets for $50 each. 1834 and the state and county woven into the corner date one precisely. Several years later similar coverlets were selling for $600-800 each. This year at an auction, similar dated coverlets were selling for $150. Fashion changes in decor as it does in cars, clothing, music, etc.

The best way to determine their value is to have each piece appraised by a professional. Will share with you that I personally have gotten rid of a few things of sentimental value and have regretted it ever since. Just something to be mindful of.

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We ended up giving it all to good will because of timing issues.