G plan wall unit?

[clacksta]

Would like just an evaluation on this piece please. As far I know was it was purchased In the 70's. I'm not sure if it is veneered wood, all I know is that it weighs a ton! And is really sturdy

[bigwull]

were you lying on your side when you took the picture....i,ve got a sore neck as it is...Mart will not be amused...

[clacksta]

Don't want to be upsetting anyone

[bigwull]

G,Plan...when it first came out..was very expensive...late 60,s...now..its a hit or miss,..see link to some for sale on ebay...little or no bids...prices ranging from £1 up to £300+...but no bidders....construc tion of all pieces was either veneered plywood or blockboard...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_nkw=G%20PLAN%20WALL%20UNIT%205%20modular%20pieces%201970s&_itemId=230388611363

[ghopper1924]

Unusually attractive for the time because of the burl look. I'd agree with Wullie, maybe $100 now max, at least around here.

[Ipcress]

It's the wrong wood for a start and suffers from not looking like G-Plan

The teak stuff is selling fairly well

[clacksta]

It has a g plan sticker on the inside of one of the door.. Just going by what I can see, I'm not a professional after all...

[ghopper1924]

For those of us in the new world, what does "G plan" mean?

[gg27]

For those of us in the new world, what does "G plan" mean?

Here's a link explaining it.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Plan


I agree with others, it suffers from not looking like G Plan & is in the wrong wood.  Teak, even Rosewood (which isn't popular here, although it was more expensive) would command some $.  Unfortunately it has a traditional look which isn't popular here at the moment.  GG

[ghopper1924]

So, it looks like G - Plan is kind of an amalgamation of then - recent styles filtered though modernism. Is it popular in the UK with the retro modern crowd?

[bigwull]

There was a time in the early 60,s,...if you wanted to buy G-Plan..furniture,..you had to have money...this was not a working class purchase...then when the Danes got involved...it became...much sought after...and a typical 2 x 2 seater leather sofa with the mahogany frame, could easily set you back £1200/£1500+....They were in their time..the Top of the tree,when it came to furniture, their sofa,s had a 10 year guarantee on the fabric and springs....they did everything from suites, to coffee tables,...this one here,in the late 50,s was,easily £200,..and that was in the 50,s,when an average working mans wage was no more than £15 per week

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Astro-Coffee-G-Plan-Glass-Top-Oval-Vintage-Mid-Century-/111063267667?pt=UK_Home_Garden_LivingRoomFurniture_EH&hash=item19dbe2f953

[ghopper1924]

Wow, so much for modernism as the style of the working class!

At least it looks as though their stuff was made of solid wood.

[bigwull]

Their sofa,s in the late 50,s early 60,s nearly always had an exposed wooden frame,which was either Teak or Mahogany...their unit furniture,i.e. sideboards"Credenza"..to you, was, usually made of plywood, with a Teak,veneer,..the coffee tables were always solid wood, as were their dining tables,....but as the company moved into the 70,s/80,s, they started using..cheaper, boards for their units, but the price remained high, as the name was still regarded as the best,

[ghopper1924]

Thus reflecting the sad recent history of furniture in general...