Thursday, April 29, 2010
Heywood Wakefield Table
I have a question for my blogger friends. There is a table like this, with the Heywood Wakefield stamp inside the drawer, at a local thrift store. They want $75.00 for it. It has been re-stained a dark color (poorly done at that) and would need to be refinished (which I don't do well). It has a minor scratch on the front. I got the top picture off of the H.W. website and it appears they are still making the tables like this. I don't know how to tell if it's old or new. The back corners are dovetailed but the front ones are not. I am pinching every penny so we'll actually be able to build a home on the property we're buying and not just camp there for the next 10 years. What do you think about the table? What would it be worth as is without a refinish job? Thanks friends. 
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I love the table. The lines are fabulous. Which photo is the one you are looking at? I don't think $75 sounds bad. Plus, you can always offer $50. Are there any samples of stamps or marks on the HW website? You might be able to compare to figure out age. Refinishing would be easy! If you love it, go get it and don't worry about the age!
ReplyDeleteI've not seen one like that in any store, so it behooves me to say it's a more rare type, at least in CA thrift stores and on ebay. You say it's been refinished? Can hurt the value. I'd try for $50, because I'm not an expert...I think refinishing it killed any resale value it had to a collector. But on the whole, I don't think $75 is an awful price.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fabulous table!!! I'm not sure what it's worth as-is, but I'd be willing to be that one like it in good condition would be in the $400 or more range. I've never seen one like it, so if you miss this one, you may not easily be able to get your hands on another one. Probably worth the $75, even if you have to hold on to it as-is for a while then pay someone to refinish down the road. If you think you'll ever re-sell it, the refinished pieces aren't worth as much. However, if you're planning on keeping it forever, then it's definitely worth the investment.
ReplyDeleteI think a new wood table could easily cost more -- without the beautiful design. I don't know enough to evaluate it as an investment, but it is still a nice piece of furniture and probably worth $75.
ReplyDeleteYeah, ask the thrift store manager if you can make an offer. I think unless they are real A-holes, they'd rather make money than not. I mean, it was DONATED to them right? Explain to them that since it has been refinished that that decreases the value. Offer them $50 and see what they say. Otherwise, keep an eye on it. It may be too highly priced for others too and if it sits around for a while they may do a mark down themselves. I'd say if you are tossing & turning over it at night, then go back & get it :-)
ReplyDeleteI say go buy it now! You'll regret it if you don't and these pieces are easy to redo because of their simple lines. I'm in the middle of doing a HW magazine table now that I got at an estate sale for $10.00! It had lots of water rings that I've since removed. Go for it.
ReplyDeleteSomeone at the thrift store used their computer, didn't they? $75! Amazing, and I hope you offered them less since they did get it for free for crying out loud!
ReplyDeleteM793G – Lamp table with drawer. Production dates 1953-55 with an estimated cost of $550-$700. This is based upon the 2005 Schiffer Book ISBN# 0-7643-2279-6 (google the isbn#). Unlike most antiques, Hey-Wakes do not lose their value if restored correctly. The price maintains the same value as one that is in pristine condition stock.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a vintage table. Heywood Wakefield has gone out of business long ago--the company with the name now makes reproductions of the original designs, but given the popularity of the originals, it's most likely from the '50s. The Schiffer book (that the anonymous commenter mentions) is the bible for this sort of thing!
ReplyDeleteHeywood wakefield is still in business.
ReplyDeleteHeywood-wakefield.com you can still buy furniture.