I'm trying to find out the maker and the approximate age of this piece of furniture. The only markings I can find are on the inside of the hanging part behind the mirror section. I will include those pics. There's a part that they're applied in mirrored which was make them backwards. I would also like to know the type of wood this furniture is constructed from.
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Fine furniture has a makers mark in one of the drawers. Its hard to tell what kind of wood this is. Pine is very soft. If you wrote on a piece of paper it would go into the wood. Oak is much harder.
Does the second wardrobe door also have a mirror on the front? Add a photo of the front with the doors closed.
I think this is a cedar wardrobe.
Antique Australian Cedar Two Mirror Door Wardrobe is listed at AU $10,500
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It's difficult to tell very much from the pictures, but here are some similar Chifferobes w/ mirrors.
This Chifferobe sold for $200:
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This Chifferobe sold for $100:
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Your picture is dark and does not show the full item so it's difficult to really tell exactly what you have.
Pictures for identification should show the full facing front of the item; all of the item with room above the top and below the feet.
It is very difficult to determine type of wood from a picture unless the wood has a very distinctive grain. A close-up of the grain might help.
Most major brands placed their identification marks on the back or in the drawers of their pieces, and other companies did not always do this as they sold to many different stores and the stores usually placed a paper tag with their information on the piece.
Older pieces similar to yours could have been made by a local furniture maker so finding a maker will be very difficult.
You will find that many older for sale pieces do not have a brand
You may be able to determine an approximate age by searching for pictures/images that show similar wardrobes/chifforobes.
This will take time but you have the piece to look at and we do not know what it looks like.
If you're wanting this information in anticipation of selling, then you will need several very good pictures.
As to value: that will also be difficult as these items are very heavy and are usually listed as 'local pick up only' so how people in your area feel about older large furniture will determine the final value (along with overall condition and style).
Similar Victorian Mahogany 2 Door Mirrored wardrobe in good condition 52"W (132 cm) 58"W max (148 cm) x 21"D (53 cm) x 82"H (208 cm) was sold at $552.47
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I think in the photo with the marking the wood is oak
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but the wood looks darker in the front. Perhaps your armoire is made of different wood.
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