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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 4027212, member: 5066&quot;]This looks like Victorian Cottage furniture to me, C. 1860s that has lost its paint somewhere along the way. Cottage furniture was a smash hit right after the civil war, particularly on the east coast.</p><p>Unfortunately, most of this furniture has been stripped as OP dresser has been, originally it would have looked something like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326912[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An article that sums up this style &amp; offers some history on this form</p><p><a href="http://theantiquesalmanac.com/victoriancottagecharm.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theantiquesalmanac.com/victoriancottagecharm.htm" rel="nofollow">http://theantiquesalmanac.com/victoriancottagecharm.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The good news is, even stripped, these dressers are worth some money, here is an 1880s one that sold on LiveAuctioneers for $150.</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/28334099_victorian-cottage-pine-dresser-circa-1880" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/28334099_victorian-cottage-pine-dresser-circa-1880" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/28334099_victorian-cottage-pine-dresser-circa-1880</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326913[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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