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shirl

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Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« on: January 26, 2013, 09:02:30 am »

I have a set of three Karpen-made wicker pieces: a wicker couch, chair and round side table. An oval, brass tag underneath the tabletop says: "Karpen Guaranteed Construction Furniture Chicago, Michigan City New York." All three pieces have been painted green, although from the looks of the underside of the table it, at least, was painted white at some point. The tabletop is wooden with wicker braided around the outside. It measures 24¼ across and 29¾ high.The couch and chair have iron springs underneath and have attractive, decorative, wicker-woven insets on the back and sides. Both were professionally re-upholstered in the mid-'80s (the couch has 3 cushions and the chair 1) all in excellent condition other than the chair having an easily repairable 3-inch seam opening along the piping toward the back. All three pieces are solid as a rock. Any ideas on how much I should ask for this set?

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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2013, 09:11:46 am »
http://www.wickerwoman.com/furniture-repair-directory/wicker-experts

 Check out this sight. I going to look ther now for you.
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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2013, 09:17:36 am »
http://thewickershop.com/

This may help. "Lloyd Loom Palor Set" 1920's.
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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2013, 11:08:29 am »
Karpen was one of the "big names" in 19th century furniture, although this 20th century set is after their Victorian heyday.

The green paint detracts as well, but it's still a nice set and, most importantly for collectors, it's labeled.

I would think maybe $500 - $750 or better. Definitely go to E-Bay and search Antique Wicker Furniture to see what other pieces are going for.
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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2013, 01:03:50 pm »
$300. to $400. here,,,maybe !!

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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2013, 04:07:38 pm »
this may help...with the age...and ..green is the colour....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=karpen+wicker+furniture&_sacat=0&_odkw=wicker+furniture&_osacat=0&_from=R40

just don,t try and sell it in Scotland....
« Last Edit: January 26, 2013, 04:13:57 pm by bigwull »
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Re: Karpen 3-piece wicker set
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 12:21:02 pm »

Thanks everybody for your help on my 3-piece Karpen wicker set. The vintage, Scotland-based magazine advertisement piece was very interesting! I've posted my set on Craig's List - we'll see how that goes.