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Avalonzo

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Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« on: April 28, 2013, 08:37:54 am »
Hello everyone, I have spent many fruitless hours trying to find what this piece of furniture is/called. It belonged to a relative which has had it for at least 30+ & it's constructed of real wood.





I would be very grateful for any information thank you.
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 09:46:15 am »
Teak 60,s sideboard...also known as firewood..... ;D
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 09:50:46 am »
Thank you very much, sideboard that totally slipped my mind I been searching just about everything else & thanks again. Also would this forum be a good place to find out about an old doll also belong to the same relative?
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2013, 10:18:17 am »
Quote from: Avalonzo on April 28, 2013, 09:50:46 am
Thank you very much, sideboard that totally slipped my mind I been searching just about everything else & thanks again. Also would this forum be a good place to find out about an old doll also belong to the same relative?

"Credenza" is another term that you can try:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0PDoKlXSn1RaEMAkgeJzbkF?p=1960%27s+credenza+furniture&fr=yfp-t-900-s&ei=utf-8&n=30&x=wrt&y=Search
Show us your old doll please. :)
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2013, 10:33:39 am »
more Sideboards,60,s style.....or to give it...its posh American name....A Credenza...which to me sounds like it belongs in an opera... ;D

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=60,s+style+sideboard&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QE99Ue2nHqnM0AXcsYGQAQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=624

you,ll probanly find that it is not entirely made from real wood, it will have a veneer in places, and i can see on the left, which has the drop down door..this is where the drinks would be kept..and that white surface is in fact formica..
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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2013, 10:49:41 am »
Yep, a modern credenza. Millions of them out there. Worth: virtually none.
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2013, 11:03:37 am »
Quote from: ghopper1924 on April 28, 2013, 10:49:41 am
Yep, a modern credenza. Millions of them out there. Worth: virtually none.
..Ah!...firewood has value.... ;D
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2013, 11:11:51 am »
Depending on your location, 60's - 70's mid century credenzas like this sell in shops for $300- $400.  You can't give away antique brown furniture (Victorian, Edwardian even Georgian is out of fashion) but anything mid century teak is hot!
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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2013, 12:32:08 pm »
I agree gg27,,!!  Designer pieces even better !!
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2013, 12:44:52 pm »
I must be on a different planet.$200/$300...oops i,ve fallen off my chair.....these sideboards over here...are ..firewood...the only ones that can make some money are the Danish/Swedish designer ones...but the rest..they end up like them kitchen hoosier things...stuck in garages holding paint pots and tools....just a 2/3 years ago, i bought one in Germany for 10 euro,s....i only wanted the brass handles that were on it.....
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2013, 01:33:34 pm »
Agree gg27 and Mart, these sell well in our area!!!  $  350 to $ 450
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2013, 02:10:04 pm »
Well, all i can say is...Americans have got too much money...i,m going to my monthly auction, and i will take pics of any that i see and i can almost guarantee..that they will either remain unsold..or will go for between £3 to £5....£10 tops, but it,ll have to be a top one at that.... :o
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2013, 04:56:34 pm »
yeah, i am going with bigwull on this one, mid century modern was hot 10 years ago but that fad has gone, at least on the east coast of  USA
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2013, 05:16:18 pm »
Doesn`t do too well in the boonies like I am but metro areas it does !!  Goes with a lot of the minimalist styles,, sleek and clean !!  Particularly suited to small apartments !!
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Re: Do you know the name of this type of furniture.
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2013, 07:15:14 pm »
Thanks Bigwull. I did not know that I had too much money. In fact I thought I did not have enough money. Thanks for straightening me out on that. I will pass that info on to my creditors. They will be happy to know that.

In the NYC area mid century furniture sells well but only if it has a well known name or origin as Bigwull said. Nice country pieces sell well as do industrial pieces and Arts and Crafts. Edwardian and Victorian sell if they are outstanding. The old golden oak and burl walnut has not increased here in 30 years although the really nice pieces have vanished. I am sure a cylinder front secretary would bring over 2000.00 if you could find one.
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