| If you have antique furniture, then antique furniture | | | | so it is important that you check with the appraiser |
| appraisals may be something you want to look into. | | | | because the appraiser will be able to tell you if the |
| You never know when you might have a treasure on | | | | logo is genuine. |
| your hands, so it is important to seek out the | | | | How do you know you may have something? |
| services of a professional appraiser. Even if you | | | | If you are wondering whether or not to take your |
| believe you have found a gold mine at a yard sale or | | | | furniture for antique furniture appraisals, there are |
| an auction, you still need to have an appraiser look at | | | | some things that you can look at to give you a clue. |
| it. Only the appraiser is successfully going to be able | | | | Aside from the manufacturer’s label, some |
| to do antique furniture appraisers. Don’t trust | | | | pieces of furniture may have been made with a |
| someone who claims to be an expert because you | | | | cheaper wood and covered with a more desirable |
| want to deal with the real deal. | | | | wood. This is a sign of an antique piece that was |
| What does the appraiser do? | | | | made to be more economical. Then there is that |
| When making antique furniture appraisals, the | | | | certain gloss an antique piece gets when it has aged |
| appraiser knows what he or she is doing. He is | | | | and has been covered with dust. If you’ve ever |
| familiar with the styles. He is going to look for | | | | seen antique furniture, then you can’t mistake it. |
| manufacturer logos and the such. It is amazing what | | | | It is this defined look that all plays an important role |
| can be found out from looking at a manufacturer | | | | in antique furniture appraisals. |
| label. Sometimes there are serial numbers that can tell | | | | If you notice that the furniture is using joints and not |
| an entire story based on the numbers that are used. | | | | glue or screws, you do have an older piece on your |
| Even if there aren’t any numbers, the label or | | | | hands. This is a sure sign that you need to take it in |
| logo that is carved into the furniture may be just the | | | | for antique furniture appraisals or have the appraiser |
| clue that the appraiser is searching for that will tell | | | | come to you if the piece is too big. |
| whether or not the piece is genuine. | | | | Nevertheless, you never know when you may have |
| However, don’t do your own antique furniture | | | | a treasure, so it is good to try and find out rather |
| appraisals and give yourself false hope, even if you | | | | than never know at all. It is also better to be wrong |
| see a manufacturer’s logo. There are pieces that | | | | than to be right and do nothing. That is the beauty |
| have been duplicated all the way down to their label, | | | | of antique furniture appraisals. |