I have had this piece of American made furniture in my family and would like to know if it is from the 1920s or before. It is solid cherry I believe and is in 2 pieces.
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It is a beautiful piece. You need to know who made it. Look on the back, inside of the drawers and the bottom for identifying markings.
Hi,
This is a beautiful piece of furniture. After you look for any identifying markings, and find out who made the piece, you will be better able to identify it.
Also, if you cannot find any identifying markings, you can go to ebay and search for china antique cabinets and compare your piece of furniture with the pictures shown. This will give you some idea of what the furniture is going for on ebay.
Here is one link:
www.ebay.com/
Have a wonderful day!
---Robyn
Great piece! Very nice arts and crafts style.
You mention it is American made, so I am assuming it is marked. Are there other marks? Markings would help in dating it.
It has ball feet (by the looks) so that is indicative of the country/arts and crafts nature. Simple lines. But this style has been reproduced many times so knowing more about it would help date it.
Are the drawers dove tailed? Are there screws holding it together or dowels (dowels usually mean older pieces)? What kind of hinges are on it? Is the glass plain (like single pane) or beveled? Is the glass smooth or wavy (wavy is usually older, although it could have been replaced at a later date)?
Are the keys holes functional or just decorative and if functional, do you have the keys?
How does it come apart or does one piece just sit on the other?
It is lovely. Perhaps with more info, I can help or since I can't see it and touch it, maybe you can get a pro to come to the house and help you date it.
There should be markings on it--like on the back or bottom, or even on the bottom of a drawer.
Post back more info or what an in person pro tells you. It is lovely and at first pass it could be legit arts and craftsman piece from the 20s--this quote is taken from the Arts and Craft style wiki "The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and America between about 1880 and 1920"
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