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I inherited this beautiful carved bar. I know nothing about this type of art. I know that it comes from asia (the Phillipines perhaps) and is made of teak(?). The handles are carved into the pattern.

What is the value of this bar? How can I get it appraised?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Link :asian carved bar

Heavy furniture of this type has been exported from SE Asia and China in large numbers since the 1920s.

Tastes change over time, and you can find many queries on this site and in the forum about such furniture made by the George Zee Co. factories. There appear to be many more wanting to sell than there are buyers of heavy used furniture.

Reputable auction houses have web sites, and you can send queries by email, enclosing closeups that are much better lit than those on the site you link to. Carving details and construction details (wood joints and hardware), a good overall photo of the front, well-lit (fill the whole area of the photo with the item) so as to show what it looks like would be helpful.

Good luck,
Cal

I have seen a few of these carved bars; and most are between $500 to $1,000.00, the one in my photos is listed at $1g OBO on craigslist.

did you find out any info on this bar. I have been looking for one. I believe the name i have been seeing out there is that the bar may be from the George Zee company in Hong Kong, which is no longer around

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