G Plan Side Tables Resale Value

G Plan side tables: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across G Plan

• The Fresco range in teak, which is the most recognised G Plan line and is bought by people who know it by name
• Quadrille and the other early E Gomme ranges, which predate the modern business and are treated as period furniture
• Original sideboards and chests with their untouched teak finish, which are the shapes mid-century buyers are hunting for
• Pieces retaining the original stamp or label underneath, which places them in the vintage line rather than the current one

What pulls G Plan resale value down

• Modern G Plan recliner sofas, which are competent furniture but depreciate like any other high-street upholstery
• Lifted or bubbled teak veneer, which is common where a piece has stood near a radiator and is a specialist repair
• Water rings and heat marks on the tops, which sit through the finish and cannot be polished out without refinishing
• Replaced handles and feet on the vintage cabinets, which are specific to the range and immediately obvious to anyone who collects it

Identifying and dating yours

1. Vintage pieces carry a stamped or branded mark underneath or inside a drawer, often naming E Gomme on the earliest examples
2. Teak and afromosia have distinct colours and grain; the range name is what buyers search, so identify it before listing rather than writing just G Plan
3. Check whether the carcass is solid timber or veneered board, since the earlier solid construction is worth more and is visible at the drawer edges

What lifts any side table, whatever the label

Side tables are small, easy to move and cheap new, so design and material are what lift one above nominal value.

• Solid wood and recognised design pieces
• Stable, tight joints
• Original finish in good condition
• Matching pairs sold together

And what pulls one down

• Water rings and heat marks
• Wobbling legs
• Veneer lifting at the edges
• Generic flat-pack tables

Working out what yours is worth

1. Press each corner to test for wobble
2. Photograph the top in daylight
3. Measure height, width and depth

What to state in the listing

• Height, and top length and width or diameter
• Material and finish
• Whether it has a shelf or drawer
• Top surface condition and any wobble or repair

Material, style and size: “Mid Century Teak Side Table, 45cm, Tapered Legs”. Height and top dimensions are the searches because buyers are matching a sofa arm. Era and maker carry the value on anything vintage.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Clean the top and check it across raking light for ring marks, heat damage and scratches.
2. Check for wobble on a flat floor and tighten the legs.
3. Look underneath for a maker’s label or stamp, which on mid-century pieces changes the price.

1. The whole table from a standing angle
2. The top surface across the light
3. The legs and their joints
4. The underside with any maker’s mark, plus every chip or scratch

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady year round with lifts in January and late summer. Mid-century pieces sell within days when correctly identified.

Small enough for a car boot, which makes collection easy. Remove the legs if they unbolt and say so — it turns a van job into a hatchback one.

What buyers ask

Is modern G Plan the same as vintage G Plan?

No. The vintage cabinets from the 1960s and 1970s are collected mid-century pieces; the current upholstery business is separate and its sofas sell as ordinary furniture.

Should I refinish a teak G Plan sideboard?

Clean and oil it rather than stripping it. Buyers of mid-century furniture want the original finish, and a heavy refinish usually lowers the price rather than raising it.

How much is a G Plan side table worth?

Roughly £14 to £84 depending on condition, against £12 to £70 for side tables generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £49 for a G Plan side table, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a side table for the title, handover and timing, or the general side table value guide if yours is not a G Plan.

See also: all G Plan value guides · value guides by brand · buying a side table · Furniture · condition grades.