🪑 Antique Furniture Identification & Value
Furniture value turns on style era, maker, wood, construction quality and condition. Age alone is not value — a plain late-Victorian dresser may sell for little, while a signed Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco piece brings a premium. Construction clues (dovetails, saw marks, hardware, secondary woods) date a piece; a maker's mark or label lifts it. This guide helps identify era, maker and construction and gives hedged value ranges from sold prices — an educational estimate, not a formal appraisal.
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Value & identification guides
More antique furniture identification & value guides are being added.
Frequently asked
How can I tell how old my furniture is?
Look at joinery (hand-cut vs machine dovetails), saw marks, screws and hardware, secondary woods and finish. Hand-cut dovetails and irregular saw marks suggest 19th-century or earlier; uniform machine joinery points to later mass production.
Is old furniture worth money?
Sometimes — signed Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and quality period pieces sell well, but a lot of ordinary 'brown furniture' has soft demand. Maker, style, originality and condition drive the value far more than age.
Value ranges are indicative educational estimates based on category, era, maker and condition — not a formal appraisal. Ranges reflect sold prices only.