question on wright 20
Has anyone here ever consigned anything to Wright 20, and if you did, did they realize a nice price for you? Just wondering if it's worth the drive from SC to Chicago to consign things there.
Lloyd, your own beloved shiny table is such a cocktail party story now for you, you cannot part with it or its' fourth leg. You and your table have a history together and I think it's disloyal that you're even looking at other tables, 🙂
riki you are right !!!! ...
riki you are right !!!!
I would not sell that, I ordered by new wright catalog yesterday and i saw this one on line, it just amazed, me how much it is worth, but.... i love mine, really proud of t he way it turned out , at first i thought maybe i made a mistake, going crazy with the heavy poly but the depth of the wood makes it all worth while, and makes you want to hunt for great goodies,
I was looking to see about my 1954 George Nelson armless sofa but have not found any at auction yet, but i will keep looking,
to answer your question...
to answer your question ....... a good old boy from here, trucked to Chicago a Karl Springer side board that mounted to the wall, really cool, he had two one in white and black, they more than likely cost 10 grand in the early 80s. he realized 2600.00 and a buyers premium was take out of 20 percent. He thought they would go for around 10 grand as he put no reserve on them,
He said by the time he trucked to Chicago a waste of time and moneyl.
He said Rago auctions was worse.
In Wright's defense....
They mainly go after stuff that are either super rare or prototypes.
If Herman Miller and/or Eames (themselves) produced a real three legged version of the 4 legged coffee table, then it would be a real valuable item and 10 G's is not out of the question.
There are those out there that would love an Eames one-of-a-kind.
...and where else are you gonna see a prototype like this other than one of the better Modern auction houses?
Wright
I too have had good fortune as both a buyer and seller at Wright. Their appraisal, consignment, and installation representatives have been second to none in my experience. If you have a rare piece of quality (and are not a dealer yourself), it is the best way to sell an item. If it's a commodity, sell it on ebay. An auction, any auction, is not likely to be worth your while once the buyer's premium and consignment fees are paid for more common items.
"a good old boy from here,...
"a good old boy from here, trucked to Chicago a Karl Springer side board that mounted to the wall, really cool, he had two
one in white and black, they more than likely cost 10 grand in the early 80s. he realized 2600.00 and a buyers premium was take out of 20 percent."
"Some boys around here found a rare Karl Springer wall mount buffet for 50 bucks had enough brains to send it to auction in Chicago cause they
knew no one around these parts would give them much and they ended up getting 15,000 dollars."
If only the first guy had two buffets instead of sideboards things could have been so different.
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