A pair of 19th century painted oak tables belonging to the late Elizabeth Wyndham of Petworth House were among the top sellers of her furniture items held at auction at Wisborough Green, Billingshurst.
Elizabeth Wyndham was a well-known socialite and civil servant (who worked at Bletchley Park during the War), and the adopted daughter of Lord and Lady Leaconfield. She died in May last year, aged 85. 20 lots from her collection fetched a combined total of £12,000.
This goes to prove that although you may pay more for solid oak furniture, it lasts a lifetime and holds its value and increases as it becomes antique! An investment in time!
Tags: dining sets, furniture news, oak news
February 17th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Hi,
Thanks for the interesting post. I have a chrome and glass television stand that I would like to replace with something wooden. I’m worried that it will look out of place in my modern living room. Will this be a problem?
Thanks,
Gabby