Hi,

I am trying to determine age and value of the desk shown through the link below. Any information would be greatly appreciated. My mother picked this up in Kentucky from a relative aroun 1970. It is solid mahogany and my father recalls that they had dated it back to the 1890's.

Picture can be viewed at: http://home.cfl.rr.com/ingenious/rolltop3.jpg

The desk is currently in Indiana and I'm in Florida so if you have any questions, it may take a day to get a response back to you.

Thanks!

Jim
There is so much that goes into an appraisal that probably none of us would want to venture a guess...which is what it would be! We have to know what we are appraising and find a comparible item in an appropriate market. The picture is rather dark and although it appears to be mahogany one would have to see the fine lines in the grain to be sure. Also the type cover.."C" roll or "S" roll The type construction and condition all play an important part of establishing a value. I would suggest you find one of our appraisers in Indiana who could check this out for you. If you will click the Search For An Appraiser link to the left you will find our on line data base for every ISA appraiser. Put in the city or the first 3 numbers of the zip, or the state, and you will find every one listed. It should be easy to find someone near your desk who can appraise it for you. Sorry I can't!!! I'm in Alabama!

Thanks for contacting ISA

Bill Carner, ISA CAPP
Birmingham, AL

Thanks Bill. I kind of figured that a single picture wouldn't be enough to really do anything from. I won't have enough time in Indiana but will pursue an appaisal in Florida.

Thanks for the reply Bill, I appreciate it.

Jim

Jim,
I don't think it is just my computer but the photograph didn't fit on my screen. It was so large that I had to scroll with both bars to see it. You can make the picture fit on the screen by scanning the photo at 72 to 100 dots per inch. That seems to work best on the internet. A 4"x6" photo scanned at 200 dpi becomes 800 x 1200 dpi. When those numbers are divided by 72 dpi you get an internet photo of 11.11 inches by 16.66 inches.

Good luck on your project.
Jean

Jean

I keep mine set for 300 to 400 pix wide!!!!