Beautiful Dining Room Table Only., no chairs - originally seats 4 chairs; family owned 70 years. Home built 1911. Age of table could be 1900-1930’s possibly
Maker Unknown. Table appears in really good condition for age. Unknown to me type of wood, sorry could be mahogany, walnut, oak
6ft table per stamp Dimensions unknown
Inherited
Yes
Hi Marguerita,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
The Colonial Revival movement began in the 1870s–1880s, sparked by the U.S. Centennial celebrations (1876). Americans looked back nostalgically to the nation’s colonial past. It saw its height of popularity from roughly the 1890s through the 1940s, but it has never really gone out of style — it’s still produced today. It wasn’t about exact reproduction, but rather about evoking the spirit of 17th–18th century American furniture (Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Federal). In the case of this table, the bold turnings of the legs and the X-form stretcher underneath reference furniture made in England during the reign of Charles II, who was king from 1660 to 1685.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
An antique Colonial Revival Charles II style walnut dining table
unattributed maker, early 20th Century
Of square section with canted corners, the frame raised on boldly turned legs and X-stretchers.
72 inches long
CONDITION: This table appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$ 700-1,000*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
Hi Marguerita,
It's a fair question and I'm happy to have the opportunity to explain my appraisal and the current market for antique and vintage furniture, which I'm sorry to say is quite soft at the moment (most people would prefer to buy from Crate & Barrell, IKEA or Wayfarer, or other big box stores). Other tables like this - by the Helms Bakery Guild and other makers - are currently selling for betweeen $700 and $1,000 at auction, which is why I priced yours as I did.
If you are selling this privately, there's no reason you can't ask more...you might very well find a buyer who loves it enough to pay what you're asking...but savvy buyers who know the market well will likely find a higher price overvalued.
Let me know if I can be of additional help; otherwise, thank you again for using Mearto and good luck finding a new home for this.
Cheers,
Delia
Good Morning
Out of curiosity I was wondering why the appraisal on the table came back so low? I saw this full dining room set in the old Helms Bakery Antique Guild in Culver City, CA back in the 1970’s for $2,000 and was thinking it might be worth more in 2025. I had read this was the largest Guild in the nation before they closed and sold.