My father-in-law collected antique dishes and furniture. He had a thing for walnut. If a piece of furniture wasn't solid walnut, he didn't want it.
He died in 1980 and my mother-in-law in 1985. My wife and I have had several auctions to get rid of surplus. We still have a lot, both displayed in our home and in storage.
If you're thinking of getting rid of any, find an auctioneer who specializes in the type of antiques you have. If you don't have enough for a full auction of your own, most auctioneers are happy to fatten out someone else's.
You have to watch it, though, and watch the bidders. I caught one lady putting a high dollar dish in with a box of nickel and dime stuff. She figured she'd buy the box for pennies and have the high dollar piece with it. I took the high dollar piece back out, sat it by itself, and watched it until it sold.
On another auction, a cut glass vase of ours sold for $385. The buyer then claimed he could see a minute crack in it, and complained to the auctioneer to try to get the price reduced. The auctioneer came over to my wife and I and said, "I've had trouble with that SOB trying that before". We called it a "no sale". If the auctioneer had run it again, it's doubtful it would have brought the same price the second time. We still have it.
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