{"id":673,"date":"2021-11-16T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T08:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/?p=673"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T07:18:43","slug":"how-can-you-tell-if-a-dresser-in-a-yard-sale-is-antique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/how-can-you-tell-if-a-dresser-in-a-yard-sale-is-antique\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Tell If A Dresser In A Yard Sale Is Antique?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"673\" class=\"elementor elementor-673\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38ad437 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38ad437\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98b46e\" data-id=\"d98b46e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f6707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"44f6707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/yss-podcast\/embed\/episodes\/How-Can-You-Tell-If-A-Dresser-In-A-Yard-Sale-Is-Antique---Yard-Sale-Search-Podcast-e1uj9l3\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd25f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd25f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yard sales are all about serendipity, and countless antiques shows have shown us that a lucky yard sale goer or two might serendipitously stumble upon an antique worth quite a bit of cash. While we don\u2019t think this should be your only goal when visiting your friendly neighborhood yard sales, it\u2019s certainly an exciting prospect we\u2019ve all thought about once or twice. But just how likely is this to happen, and how would you be able to tell an antique from a\u2026non-antique? We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Stumbling Upon Antiques<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The exact definition of antique is tough to pin down, but it usually refers to items dating back at least 100 years, usually made by hand. Now, whether your antique is valuably old or extremely valuably old will depend on a whole bunch of other factors, but how likely are you to stumble upon a particularly valuable dresser casually at your nearby yard sale?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Probably not that likely, to be honest. We\u2019re multiple generations into IKEA furniture (and company), and the \u201cantique\u201d furniture you find at a regular yard sale is likely just some dusty pieces somebody needs to get rid of before a move. That being said, it certainly isn\u2019t impossible to stumble upon a truly historic piece\u2014but how can you tell?<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The Signs of Antiquities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">While the only sure-fire way of identifying a truly antique piece of furniture at a yard sale is by getting a professional appraisal, unfortunately, this likely won\u2019t be at your disposal in somebody else\u2019s yard. Your next best bet is to look for clear signs of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the easiest tells is simply how well the piece is holding up. Furniture well over a century old is not going to be in perfect shape, which could mean tiny imperfections or boards separating at the seams. If the piece is absolutely flawless, it probably hasn\u2019t been on this Earth for very long.<\/p>\n<p>Another tell is by looking at the hardware and, really, the details of the craftsmanship in general. If all of the hardware is perfectly identical, then it was likely machine-cut. If the dovetails in the drawers are all perfectly identical, then that was probably machine made, too. While signs of handcrafted furniture don\u2019t necessarily mean significantly older furniture, it does significantly increase the chances.<\/p>\n<p>Other signs simply include tells of age and wear in general. Unless the furniture was kept pristine in a sealed container for two hundred years, it\u2019s bound to have accumulated some knicks and dents along the way. Old furniture, and especially old wood, also just smells different than new wood or newer materials. Old (square) nails can be a good tell as well, although it is possible to create new furniture with old nails.<\/p>\n<p>Like we said, the only sure-fire way to know is to get a professional opinion. When that isn\u2019t available, however, then be on the lookout for signs of age and wear. If you stumble upon an antique yourself, we hope these newfound identification skills serve you well. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yard sales are all about serendipity, and countless antiques shows have shown us that a lucky yard sale goer or two might serendipitously stumble upon an antique worth quite a bit of cash. While we don\u2019t think this should be your only goal when visiting your friendly neighborhood yard sales, it\u2019s certainly an exciting prospect &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/how-can-you-tell-if-a-dresser-in-a-yard-sale-is-antique\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Can You Tell If A Dresser In A Yard Sale Is Antique?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35,9],"tags":[127,33,125,129,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}