We recently ‘pitched out’ at an Antiques Fair and took a lot
of our large furniture to sell there. Having been unable to sell an early
Victorian Flame mahogany linen cupboard in the shop I was dismayed that we only
achieved £150 at the fair – 10 years ago it would have been £1,000 no problem!
And, at that price, large brown furniture has become like a
large bag of sand. It has no real inherent value. It’s a case of how much it
costs to move and store, not what it is actually worth. The sad thing is, even
at £150 we made a small profit because the dealer we bought it from couldn’t
afford to store it!
It’s been predicted for years, but the market for some types
of furniture has now collapsed, in terms of traditional retail. This is sad
because a large volume of Victorian furniture is now almost certainly destined
for landfill.
Here at Nest we have decided it is now economic suicide to
handle large brown furniture – see you at IKEA!
such a shame, I recently got hold of a beautiful mahogany sideboard for peanuts, which I've painted up to suit my own tastes. Good for me I guess, but it does pain me to think that other perfectly good furniture is heading for landfill!
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