Identifying/ learning about new chest?

Hi, new to the forum and looking to learn about this piece of furniture we just purchased! We don't know much about antiques and furniture just yet but google helped us learn some details. What we think we know is tiger oak wood , serpentine shape front, hand sawn dove tails?, claw feet, half mortise locks, and its pretty heavy! Could not find any markings anywhere.

Thank you in advance for any insight on what we bought!

 

@verybrad, @Ghopper1924, @blooey can any of you help further???? Thank you!!!

And WELCOME to ANTIQUERS, @John Tringali !! I've tagged a few to maybe give you a bit more help!!

 

That looks like 1890s quarter-sawn oak. Beyond that...dunno.

 

Golden Age of Oak, 1890-1920, serpentine dresser with quarter-sawn oak veneer applied to pine/poplar case.

 

Machine-made dovetails. Date about 1900. Beautiful grain.

 

Agree with the others so not much to add. Likely American. Refinished and I see you have some hardware to find. Machine cut dovetails

 

OK, Please, what makes it, or how do you identify "quarter-sawn oak"???? I realize I could ask "Google", but I always like 'your' answers better!!!

AND Thank You!!!!

 

It's called a Paw Foot and quite common on craved antique furniture.

 

In UK we call it Tiger Stripe oak. Does that help?

 

A good time span as this type of furniture was pumped out across the US during that time by Sears Roebuck and similar.

 

@Aquitaine - since no one answered you, this is a pretty good explaination:

https://modernbungalow.com/blogs/news/quarter-sawn-vs-plain-sawn-oak

 

WOW!! Thank you @wiscbirddog!!!! An EXCELLENT description for ME!!! From all that, who WOULDN'T want a piece made from that cut of wood!!! John's dresser/bureau is lovely!!!

 

LOL @ camel! Thinks it's supposed to be "beast feet" popular with Empire furniture however, some manufacturers had better carving machines than others, obviously.