Used antique furniture in Perth, Western Australia typically sells for A$115 to A$1,550 (about $81 to $1,100). Antique furniture is bought on originality and construction, so photograph the joints, the underside and the back — that is where a buyer confirms the piece is what you say it is.
Selling antique furniture in Perth
Perth is one of the most isolated large cities in the world, and that isolation is the single most useful thing to know about buying here. Freight from the east coast is slow and expensive, so the local second-hand market is deeper and better-valued than the population alone would suggest.
The resources industry brings people in on contracts and takes them out again, and a worker leaving at the end of a contract usually sells a whole household rather than shipping it. Those clear-outs are where the best-value listings come from.
Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Perth has around 2.1 million people in Western Australia, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bunbury, Geraldton and Busselton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Perth
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
What antique furniture is worth
What lifts the price
- Documented makers and stamped pieces
- Georgian and fine period pieces still in demand
What pulls it down
- Over-restoration, which strips original surface
- Veneer lifting and missing sections
Working out what yours is worth
- Look for maker’s stamps inside drawers and on backs
- Compare against recent sold results, not old valuations
Getting it ready
- Examine the construction: hand-cut dovetails, irregular saw marks and original hardware all indicate age.
- Measure height, width and depth, and check whether the piece comes apart for transport.
Photograph
- A drawer removed, showing the dovetails and the runner wear
- Any maker’s label, plus all damage, repairs and replaced hardware
Put in the description
- Wood or woods used, and whether solid or veneered
- Originality of handles, feet, glass and finish, plus all repairs and replacements
Steady with a specialist market. Brown furniture is out of fashion and prices are modest, but good original pieces with documented age still find buyers.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Western Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell antique furniture in Perth?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Is there any woodworm?
Check the back, underside and any unfinished timber. Old inactive flight holes are common; fresh dust means active infestation and must be declared.
How much is antique furniture worth in Perth?
Most used antique furniture change hands for A$115 to A$1,550 (about $81 to $1,100). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling antique furniture across Australia, what antique furniture is worth, everything second hand in Perth, or Art & Collectables in Perth.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.