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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: jmdubya on June 11, 2010, 07:27:43 pm
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My brother parked this cabinet in my garage and I have no clue what it is or if it's worth anything. Can you help us out?
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The pic is kind of shady to really see the detail or age but it looks like some type of secretary. I see a nice tambour door with a towel rack? and nice etching on the glass or mirrors. We have some experienced forum members that can do a lot better on price and description than I can so I hope they weigh in on this.
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Welcome to the forum , JMW .
Is there any chance you could post a pic of the dovetail joints (at the front edge) of an open drawer ?
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That is called a Side by Side Bookcase/Secretary.
I'm going to guess that is circa 1930's or 40's.
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It does look a bit "newer" than the ones I have seen from the early 1900's. Just by the style of the hardware, the etching on the glass and the style of the wood. But clearer pics would help a bunch.
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I thought secretary at first too........but then I realized it's a chiffarobe. You can tell because it has a mirror instead of glass, and it has dresser drawers, and a towel bar on the other side. A Secretary would have glass to display things, and would have fold down desk with smaller drawers on the other.
It doesn't look very old, unless it was restored a bit. The etched glass doesn't look very old, and it doesn't appear to be beveled.
But, without a better picture of the details, I can't say for sure the age.......
Hope that helps!
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Beat me to it ThisNThat! Nice job.
Would like to see a clearer pic and pics of dovetails, etc.
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I debated on whether that was a mirror or a reflection of the glass. I figured a mirror would less likely have an etched design on it.
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A later reproduction, of and earlier cabinet.with added extra's. look's to be of good quality. I would suggest $ 250.00 Dollars.