Our First Sale

This classic French inspired double serpentine set was manufactured by Bassett between October 1960 and April 1966. It is part of the Versailles Collection that is now considered a collectors' item. This set was in immaculate condition for its age.  At that point, we decided no matter what that we would not separate these pieces.  We would either sell these pieces together or we would keep them as a pair.  It is made out of solid wood and both pieces have dove tailed drawers.  Because this piece is so classic and the lines were so beautiful, it was not hard to choose Annie Sloan Paris Gray to achieve the look we envisioned.  We got so excited about this find that as soon as we got home we started working on it, and we forgot to take before and afters!  The finished product far exceeded our expectations so much that we considered keeping it.  Since we had never sold a piece before, pricing was an issue as well as how to market these pieces.  We factored in the cost of the pieces as well as the hours spent refinishing and arrived at a base price.  We both agreed if the pieces did not sale for that base price that it was meant for us to keep it.  We used social media and Craigslist to advertise the pieces.  Additionally the sweet girls at our neighborhood coffee shop, allowed us to display one piece in their shop.  In less than three weeks we had an offer from a cute, young girl who drove over an hour and a half with her nine month old baby to pick up her purchase.  As proud as we were, we really hated to see it go!  If I ever run across another set like this, we will refinish it just like these two and they will be OURS!