Nobody Wants Brown Furniture Anymore, Except These 7 Pieces (CHECK Before You Give It Away)

In 2004, a secretary desk built by hand in Portsmouth, New Hampshire sold at Christie's for more than $71,000. In 2018 the very same desk sold again for about $12,000, before fees. So yes, brown furniture fell, and it fell hard. But the mistake I saw more often in my years went the other way: a chair or a sideboard heading out to the donation truck with a maker's name underneath it, and nobody had turned it over to read it. After 35 years running estate sales and clearing about 2,000 homes, I'm showing you the seven kinds of pieces that still sell, and the first one isn't even brown. In this video: 1. Heywood-Wakefield blonde birch 2. Paul McCobb's Planner Group 3. Danish teak, including the Niels Moller Model 78 4. Stickley Mission oak 5. Broyhill Brasilia 6. Handmade American furniture from before about 1870 7. Solid-wood small pieces in good original condition You'll also hear how to check for maker's marks, labels and dovetails, why sold prices matter more than asking prices, and what to do, kindly, with all the brown pieces that aren't on this list. What's the one piece in your house you'd keep even if it's worth nothing at all? Tell me in the comments. If you're wondering what's worth keeping before somebody else decides for you, subscribe. Every week I share what 35 years of pricing days taught me. Some of what's in your dining room is worth money, some of it is worth keeping, and you're the only one who can tell which is which. Resale values vary by region, condition and over time. #BrownFurniture #AntiqueFurniture #EstateSale #Downsizing