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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 1673644, member: 6444&quot;]Great set of pictures, they explain a lot. It does look like this was put together from many parts and time periods, so no real conclusion about age and style can be made.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does look like the top is unrelated to the bottom. The different configuration of backboards supports that conclusion, as do the saw marks and molding of the wood on top of the cabinet. The chain for the desk lid was used in the 20th century, so that suggests the desk top had a 20th century start before being chopped up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cabinet on the bottom also looks 20th century, especially the legs and door fronts. Possible the carcass is older with newer legs and doors attached. The drawer is still the oldest looking bit here, and may have been from a whole different piece. The shaped wood overlay tacked on the front doesn&#039;t look original to the drawer, and could have been added to tie it in with the doors underneath.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall a real mixture of parts, that won&#039;t appeal to most buyers. But the fact that someone in your family took the time to put it all together, back when furniture wasn&#039;t quite yet disposable as it is today, makes it worth saving. Let us know how it turns out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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