This cabinet/credenza was passed on to me upon my father's death in 2001, and, although I know he paid nearly a thousand dollars for it back in 1986-87 at an estate auction, I'm not sure what its value is now. I really would like to get a value for it ASAP in order to sell it for a decent price. The cabinet opens from the center outward, and, has an incredible amount of ornate carvings on it from top to bottom, and, has some hand painted figures on the front of both doors and in the center. The center drawing is what appears to be a lion raised up on its hind legs on a shield. It almost has the appearance of a crest of some sort. I've had a couple of people with some knowledge look at it, but, cannot seem to get anything close to an "expert" appraisal for it. I need to move this so if anyone can HELP, please do!
We moved into a house and there is a dining room set here that I was able to locate some info on it, from labels on the table. It is maple and there is a dining room table 60x48x30 plus 5 additional leafs that are 12 x 48. There is a china cabinet and a serving/buffet table as well as 5 dinsing room chairs and 1 captain's chair. There are leather covers for the entire table. Just trying to find out what this might be worth. I was told it was from around 1920. The captain's chair has a loose arm and needs upholstery help. There is a small crack in the upper left hand side china cabinet - approx 3 inches.
This piece has no maker signatures, stamps, logos, or markings anywhere. Other than that it is solid teak, quite wide and heavy, features four drawers with dovetail construction, and has a rough hole cut into the back boards. It looks like the previous owner used it as an entertainment center although I don't know if that was the original purpose because there are signs of shelves once lining the inside. I got it for free and I'd like to know what it's worth.
The chair is leather, and the leather is smooth but not very soft anymore. It's getting harder, and as you can see in the pictures below it's cracking and peeling. The framework is carved out of wood. The armrests seem to have lions(?) carved into the ends. I would like to know if anyone can tell from the style and woodwork, what the approximate year/century of this chair is, and where it could have been made?
