Web Appraisal: Queen Anne Tilt Top Table, ca. 1750 

Well, the terrible things people do to old furniture - I still remember my parent painting their 1900 walnut furniture in screaming colours in the 70ies. They had a lovely trunk in oak, which ended up in Orange, Yellow & brown; many years later my dad finally had his lightbulb moment (“How could we ?”) and sanded the trunk back to bare timber - better, but all patina & signs of age were gone. How could they....

$2500 for a piece of furniture from 1750 sounds like a good deal to me

Ahhhhhhh, back when there was good Mahogany..

Initially, people buy a table to use rather than to hold for a couple of generations in the hope of a great increase in value. Isn't that the way most of us buy furniture? If a piece of furniture/blanket/quilt/clock/ etc. is bought for our own use and it is used daily, that's all we ask. Sometimes an item is passed from one generation to the next and, in many such cases, the keepsake or emotional value is more important than the auction value. If we have an important need for the money we may sell it . . . with reluctance.

What frustrates me from time to time are the appraisals. Some furniture is appraised at less than what it would cost if a craftsman was to make something similar to day.

It's been refinished. Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

You can buy these here in England for under $ 100 😬

Why call a George II style table 'Queen Anne' - she died in 1714?

So why is most 18th century American furniture appraised at at least the high five figures?

Those antiques Road Show people love drama. I’m waiting for the episode that includes: “Extraordinary table, circa July 27, 1747, workshop of James Buxton Trogdel of Philadelphia. One of the very first he produced. What would you say if I were to tell you this is one of only 4 known to still exists, and that at auction we would conservatively estimate its value at $378,000? And for insurance purposes, double that at $766,000?” ARS guest, practically swooning: “OMG, you made my day, my life, best day of my life, thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!” Appraiser: “actually I asked what you would say IF I said all those things! Your table is actually worth $675 at most, on a good day. Thank you for bringing it into Antiques Road Show.”

Refinished. This reminds me of one of our old quiz shows where when the contestants crash and burn, the host says "this is what you could have won..........."

its so old 1750 my god I thought 100000 or more

It IS rich mahogany!

Orange laces?

I don`t know why , but , I just wait for that , "uggh" moment when they find out its not worth much ..lol . I`m getting to be a right old git ..lol

So not Queen Anne then.

This generation doesn't care for antique furniture, nor any forthcoming.

Stupid title given to this video and in the subtitle at end of video by Antiques Roadshow. How could it be a Queen Anne table it was made in 1750 when she had been long dead? The appraiser correctly tells us it was made during the reign of King George II.

Womp Womp

i don't think that the restoration deficit will last long. this table will be worth a lot more soon.

the biggest crime are his trainers and his outfit..

Get another appraisal.

klll

the womans got worse feet than the table

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