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CTyankee

(66,242 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 11:55 AM May 14

Is an old mirror framed in wood painted to look like verdigris worth anything?

It was my mother in law's from her house in Wisconsin. It is possibly late 19th century . It is a horizontal piece and the mirror is sectioned with verdigris painted frames and was hung above a chest of drawers in a bedroom.

We'll be downsizing and I'm doubtful my kids and hubby's kids need any furniture at this point.

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Is an old mirror framed in wood painted to look like verdigris worth anything? (Original Post) CTyankee May 14 OP
email a local antique shop with a pic bucolic_frolic May 14 #1
good idea. Hubby and I are both 85 and he remembers it from his childhood in Wisconsin, so it's old. CTyankee May 14 #2
Probably not much. The younger generation doesn't seem to have the same appreciation for antiques Vinca May 17 #3

bucolic_frolic

(50,552 posts)
1. email a local antique shop with a pic
Wed May 14, 2025, 12:01 PM
May 14

If the mirror itself looks old, tinted, thick glass, maybe it has nostalgia appeal.

CTyankee

(66,242 posts)
2. good idea. Hubby and I are both 85 and he remembers it from his childhood in Wisconsin, so it's old.
Wed May 14, 2025, 12:05 PM
May 14

Vinca

(52,099 posts)
3. Probably not much. The younger generation doesn't seem to have the same appreciation for antiques
Sat May 17, 2025, 12:29 PM
May 17

our generation had. I've been trying to sell what's left of my antique business inventory on consignment at a group shop where I previously rented space and it just doesn't sell anymore. Even if you mark the price so low it's the deal of the century.

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