What would you do......

If you don't want them, pass to me..lol. I just love antique. I had one 52 years antique so call showcase which required 5 men to carry them when we move house. It is a pass down from my great god parents to my god dad. Dont recond them if you want to keep it. What you can do is just clean them and perhaps varnish it. Let the antique be like what it is. Eventually, if you decide to sell them off, do some howework of the value of it so you can sel them at a higher price but if you intend to throw them away, if you dont appreciate antique (maklum barang lama) then give me a ring. hehhheehhee....

I can't pretend to be an expert on this but I do watch a few antiques shows. One of the things I saw recently was a piece of furniture that had been restored and according to the expert restoring the piece had actually decreased it's value. All I can recommend is that you check with an antiques store or similar who would be expected to know whether having it restored would affect its value positively or negatively.