If it were my mirror I would store it in the basement for the future. Eastlake mirrors like that are worth, at best $750. since it’s painted. It would be nice to keep it with the house. It’s possible that you could damage it trying to remove it from the wall.
i think that fact that it is painted dilutes the value. Carefully taking it down and delivery to anywhere in bklyn is a big expense. 1200 may be a starting place. this is a good place to sell it if you are interested in selling
My bad, I thought it was a pier mirror, but looking at the photo again, it does look like a mirror sitting on a mantle, so I’m probably way over on my original estimate. I probably should pay a little more attention before offering my opinion.
It’s painted, so it’s not worth $3,000.
Another angle to consider: Most changes you make to your house will not have the right proportions. Previous owners in my house replaced an 1880s fireplace circa 1910. It is a fine fireplace, but it looks out of place and is an eyesore. It also doesn’t quite line up correctly with the chimney surfaces because they weren’t perfectly square by the time the change was made.
One of the things that you have going against you is the size of the piece. Not a whole lot of people have a place for something like this, and it’s going to be a real pain getting it from point “A” to point “B”. That being said, I’d go with 1200-1500 selling it on your own through Craigslist or something similar. Because of shipping problems, I wouldn’t go the Ebay route. If you had a retail store and didn’t mind sitting on it for a while, I think you would probably be looking at the 3,000-3,500 range. Believe it or not, you probably would have an easier time selling it in Pennsylvania or Mass., people there have the houses that could carry this off, not that many Brooklyn houses can handle something of this scale. The thing with antiques though is that they’re only worth what someone is willing to pay, there is no hard and fast rule of what one is worth. You could get significantly more, or you could be sitting on it for a loooong time. Personally, tastes change, for the amount of money that you are looking at, I’d find a place for it and see if it grew on me, and as others have pointed out, it will increase the value of your home.
here’s the thing, i don’t hate the mirror. my wife does.
agreed i want to keep details we like, however this house, nothing is original. it’s been cut up so many times.
might just store it in the basement.
but once again no one answered the question! what do these things sell for?
and yes i know eddie on greene.
oh, and i’m an art director, my wife is a designer. definitely not a slumlord flipper. that’s just lame.
i’ll post the before and after photos of our renno.
here’s the thing, i don’t hate the mirror. my wife does.
agreed i want to keep details we like, however this house, nothing is original. it’s been cut up so many times.
might just store it in the basement.
but once again no one answered the question! what do these things sell for?
and yes i know eddie on greene.
oh, and i’m an art director, my wife is a designer. definitely not a slumlord flipper. that’s just lame.
i’ll post the before and after photos of our renno.
If it were my mirror I would store it in the basement for the future. Eastlake mirrors like that are worth, at best $750. since it’s painted. It would be nice to keep it with the house. It’s possible that you could damage it trying to remove it from the wall.
i think that fact that it is painted dilutes the value. Carefully taking it down and delivery to anywhere in bklyn is a big expense. 1200 may be a starting place. this is a good place to sell it if you are interested in selling
My bad, I thought it was a pier mirror, but looking at the photo again, it does look like a mirror sitting on a mantle, so I’m probably way over on my original estimate. I probably should pay a little more attention before offering my opinion.
It’s painted, so it’s not worth $3,000.
Another angle to consider: Most changes you make to your house will not have the right proportions. Previous owners in my house replaced an 1880s fireplace circa 1910. It is a fine fireplace, but it looks out of place and is an eyesore. It also doesn’t quite line up correctly with the chimney surfaces because they weren’t perfectly square by the time the change was made.
One of the things that you have going against you is the size of the piece. Not a whole lot of people have a place for something like this, and it’s going to be a real pain getting it from point “A” to point “B”. That being said, I’d go with 1200-1500 selling it on your own through Craigslist or something similar. Because of shipping problems, I wouldn’t go the Ebay route. If you had a retail store and didn’t mind sitting on it for a while, I think you would probably be looking at the 3,000-3,500 range. Believe it or not, you probably would have an easier time selling it in Pennsylvania or Mass., people there have the houses that could carry this off, not that many Brooklyn houses can handle something of this scale. The thing with antiques though is that they’re only worth what someone is willing to pay, there is no hard and fast rule of what one is worth. You could get significantly more, or you could be sitting on it for a loooong time. Personally, tastes change, for the amount of money that you are looking at, I’d find a place for it and see if it grew on me, and as others have pointed out, it will increase the value of your home.
here’s the thing, i don’t hate the mirror. my wife does.
agreed i want to keep details we like, however this house, nothing is original. it’s been cut up so many times.
might just store it in the basement.
but once again no one answered the question! what do these things sell for?
and yes i know eddie on greene.
oh, and i’m an art director, my wife is a designer. definitely not a slumlord flipper. that’s just lame.
i’ll post the before and after photos of our renno.
here’s the thing, i don’t hate the mirror. my wife does.
agreed i want to keep details we like, however this house, nothing is original. it’s been cut up so many times.
might just store it in the basement.
but once again no one answered the question! what do these things sell for?
and yes i know eddie on greene.
oh, and i’m an art director, my wife is a designer. definitely not a slumlord flipper. that’s just lame.
i’ll post the before and after photos of our renno.
I will also buy it if you are selling. andrecom@earthlink.net
I agree it should stay in place but if you are determined to sell it please let me know:
daniel11216@yahoo.com