Does anyone know what type of piece this is?

I bought this piece of furniture at a yard sale recently and I just thought it was really neat.
I was wondering if anyone knew what exactly it is, or what it’s used for and possibly how old it is?
It is about desk or vanity height, and it has these tiny cabinet type pieces that you open up to get to a drawer.
Thanks in advance

 

My sister had one of this type of vanity when I was a kid so I'm guessing hers was from the 1950's. They can have a skirt attached that then opens to reveal the drawer like this one.

https://anyandallauctions.com/VINTAGE_3_DRAWER_DRESSING_TABLE_VANITY_WITH_FABRIC-LOT18476.aspx

 

I wonder if those fold out things were meant to hold material that hangs down like a curtain? It has the look of a small vanity to me, but WDIK

I guess I know more than I thought! Sniped by SIS!

 

I used to own one of those, with a tiered, fluffy, white organdy skirt (a beast that had to be ironed, but SO pretty!). Supposedly, one thumb-tacked the thing around the top. The problem was, I don't know what that dodgasted wood was (ironwood?), but it was so hard that once my finger bled all over the newly-washed, newly-ironed billows!

 

I think they were commonly referred to as kidney shape dressing table/vanity due to the curve in the front.

 

Welcome trjohns.

 

Thanks everyone for letting me know.
It’s a really unique piece and I’ve never seen one like it before. After seeing the skirt around it, it makes sense that it was a vanity. Of course I didn’t buy it with a skirt, but that’s ok. I’m not issuing it as my vanity because I also have this beautiful gem... (pic below)

 

(Just hide the cords! Dump them in an attractive wastebasket off the side of the gem.

And Welcome!

 

Yes, I know the cords stand out in the photo, but it is my hairdryer and I usually have it in the basket in the middle of the vanity, but I hadn’t put it up yet before snapping the photo for you guys...