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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Nicolex8 on October 06, 2012, 06:17:43 AM
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Hi
i have a solid wood wine cabinet (not sure what type of wood) which holds 41 bottles of wine, has 2 draws and a pull out tray
I'm just wondering if anyone may know anything at all about this cabinet.. when I've been looking at wine cabinets I've seen some for £100 and others for £3,000 and they don't seem to be much different in look and antique wine cabinets and non antique cabinets :S
so if anyone knows anything about what type of cabinet this may be that would be much appreciated :)
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Welcome to the forum Nicolex8!
If you could take some close up pics of construction methods, i.e. screws, dowels, joints, shots of the hardware (hinges, clasps, pulls) and a few showing the wood/grain........those would all help members give you a better idea on age. Are there any labels or markings on the piece? (check the back, inside and if possible, underneath)
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Thank you
i will get some more pictures and try and post them soon as possible :)
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Hi Nicole...what area of UK are you from...knowing just the area will help...me and those members that are on the other.side....
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Would also help if we can get a pic of the top part with all the barware removed !! It looks pretty new as in "not antique" probably mid century or later !!
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"Pretty new" is right! As in very. ;)
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I noticed a gripper catch, on the left hand door and its mate on the underside of the top....now it can be roughly dated from the design of that catch....as for age and value....well, i think its a bit older than yesterday...as ghopper thinks :D.....it looks to be well made....but i need to know if there have been any composite materials, used in its construction...i.e. a pic of the back...from the back....a pic of any screws or fasteners,a close up of that gripper catch....both pieces...if its possible....
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I wait with baited breath.... ;D
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I wait with baited breath.... ;D
So do I.... ;D....I think 70,s?
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Late 60`s or 70`s is my opinion too !!
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Sounds OK, but I would believe newer yet! ;)
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Sounds OK, but I would believe newer yet! ;)
If I had a hat ....i,d eat it, if its ..a lot younger....c,mon Nicole8....get yer skates on...and prove to doubting thomas here, that he,s barking up the wrong tree....
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So sorry for the reallyyyyy late reply
the past week has been pretty hecktic :S
Thank you all for the responses.. i'v took some more pictures, we've beed decorating the two rooms so it was abit hard to take pictures as the wine cabinet is in the hall with pretty much everything else
and i'm from Manchester
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and some more pictures
becuase everything is packed in the hall i couldn't really look round the back proply, i'm sure i had a look last time though..i think, and i couldn't find any names or anything.. i don't think i've ever looked underneath though
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This looks like either mahogany or rosewood, the catch is 60,s/70,s the hinges are cranked hinges....to allow the doors to open further than 90deg to the sides....i don,t think it worth a oodles, of dosh, here that is,...but over on the other side, judging from what seems to sell over there...then it would be worth more oodles...i like it a lot...and if i saw it for sale at around £200/400...then i,d have to think twice...
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I wouldn't think twice.
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I wouldn't think twice.
If that hoosier thingy can be valued at $150/200...then this cabinet is a no brainer...in the 60,s/70,s over here...antique dealers used to say...if you can,t sell it here, stick it in a container and ship it to the States...they buy anything.....now before you all come piling out of the woodwork,and land on me like a ton o, bricks....i,have to tell you,...I.ve got a bad back! ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks for the advice :) we're actually in Manchester, uk
we were going to put it on ebay for around £300/350 anyways, just wanted to find out more info about it, and make sure we hadn't esitmated too much/too little since we didn't know anything about it
Appriciate all the replies :)
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From experience and also i,m sure i can speak for some others ...you might be better starting it at a lower price...as lower start prices seem to encourage bidders more.....you can set a reserve if you want...or do what a lot of sellers are opting for...."its advertised elsewhere and I reserve the right to withdraw it if it sells"....personally speaking...i think this is just a ploy...to avoid paying a fee for putting a reserve on an item...which i can understand...as ebay is becoming more expensive for sellers....
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yeah we were going to do that.. either just start at 300 or do a low amount with reserve, i just thought a reserve might put people off more, or that might be just me, i hate not knowing what peoples reservers are lol
we will probably do the lower one. Oh right i wasn't aware you were able to do that and yeah, ebay fees are very expensive now :-\
Thank you for the info!! :-)