Dear John: We have a glass side table with Swedish origins, handmade, over 100 years old that we would appreciate your opinion on. We want your evaluation. Please let us know if this is possible. – JK, internet

Dear JK: I suspect that the table you have is the height of the coffee table. The country of origin is America, possibly made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The production period was between the First and Second World Wars.

Grand Rapids, Michigan was a Victorian furniture manufacturing mecca into the 20th century. Meanwhile, thousands of skilled wood carvers from Europe were employed by furniture manufacturers to produce various architectural carvings and stage panels that were used for parts of household furniture. The oval carved panel in your table of a young dazzlingly dressed young maiden sitting on two dolphins with a cherub under one arm and a young boy on the right arm is probably a fairy tale theme or myth. It has a Scandinavian look and could have been influenced by one of many skilled woodworkers who took the stories with them.

From what I can see, it looks like the table and the carved stage need to be restored. If it is to be passed on in the family, it would be nice to have it restored. If so, contact Glenn Camp owner Central Florida Furniture Service. He can bring it back to life. The phone number is 352-895-1157.

Dear John: I have a wooden cabinet with ceramic drawers. It is 24 inches wide and 17 inches high. On each white ceramic drawer front there are spice names in blue.

On the back of the cabinet marked in the wood it says “Made in Czechoslovakia.” My mom always had it on the counter in the kitchen, but we never talked about when she got it. Can you give me an idea of ​​how old it may be? – HF, internet

Dear HF: Your locker was made between the First and Second World Wars. This is indicated by the words “Made in Czechoslovakia” on the cabinet. So it’s 100 or almost 100 years old.

I wish you had included a photograph of your spice cabinet. Cabinets like these are a decorator’s delight and eagerly sought after. Without a photograph of your piece, generally speaking, unless the cabinet has a lot of pizzazz factor, in the antique market, this type of spice cabinet would sell in the range of $ 250 to $ 500.

John Sikorski has been a professional in the antiques industry for 30 years. Send questions to Sikorski’s Attic, Box 2513, Ocala, FL 34478 or [email protected].