How to - or should I - refinish an antique side table that belonged to Grandma?
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Jeanette S on Oct 27, 2012Don't do anything until you find out for sure what you have. I saw on Antiques Road Show that a lady had a set of candleholders she inherited from her grandmother that she polished. they were worth $90. Had she not polished them, they would have been worth $800. Since your piece came from VT...the region where so much of the really expensive stuff originated...be careful. Keep in mind also that some of those small pieces are worth big bucks because probably so many of them were more fragile than the larger pieces so not many survived!Helpful Reply
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Paint-N-Plus on Oct 28, 2012Yes,it will Devalue your piece. I agree w/ Jeanette,call around and see what ya got.Helpful Reply
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