Would anyone be able to help identify this piece of furniture?
Thank you.
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You need to know who manufactured it. Look in the back and on the bottom for identifying marks
Unfortunately there are no identifying marks. I have searched the entire cabinet, inside the drawers, back, bottom, etc. If there was something, I am guessing it was removed.
Without a maker you have a couple of choices...if you have lots of time you can search Google images...I call these lattice farmhouse style hutch or sideboard you can go through many, many pictures and visit the links for each to learn more.
OR you can take it to a local antique shop and get one of their experts (I dabble, but an not an expert--YET) to help you. If you talk about insurance value, they are usually more generous with their time and expertise.
My thought it is a 1920s-1930s piece...based on the legs, lattice, and pulls. It is very similar to a piece I have which comes from that era...but mine is much larger.
Once you get a name for it, I am assuming your next step is to value it to sell...if that is the case, you will want to find an exact match (or close to it) on eBay (or other online auctions that offer SOLD prices) and to see what people actually pay for them...which is what sold auctions tell you. Asking price is only what the seller want to earn.
Yours looks pretty much intact (original) so you may or may not find an exact match...usually I am ONLY about exact matches for value...but I have learned with some of the bigger pieces...like sideboards, hutches, secretaries...the workhouse pieces of the home...that they...because they were so well used...often broke and the repair person (usually the man of the house) would improvise and fix them...so you may see ones like mine that have handles that don't match and were fastened by screws that don't match and lattice that is a different color, because some grandchild (who shall remain nameless) broke one off and made her grandmother mad.
Finding similar ones (in the same genre--age period) in this case, will probably get you a fair market value for yours...which you can then try to list to sell.
Painting or altering these pieces does lower the value...so if you are at all concerned about that, avoid altering it. If you are planning to love it forever and use it...then paint or stain away!!! Value be damned!!
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Thank You, I apprectiate your input and knowledge on this. I am not looking to sell this piece, as I just picked it up ($40) and was wondering if it is worth investing the time and and money to spruce up.
You got a wonderful bargain! It is a lovely piece!!!
If restoring antique/vintage pieces is something you are in the habit of doing then a good cleanup would probably make a world of difference in how this cabinet looks.
I'm late to your post. researching mine. I have this exact cabinet. Mine was my grandmother's most likely purchased in Philadelphia PA. I know it was in her house in the 70s. I have a matching table and buffet as well. chairs from the table are long gone.
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