Featured Just picked up this little gem..

She is in pretty bad shape. I know very little about antiques so I would love to know anything ND every in a nut shell about this one. I have the mirror as well I took it out becuase I plan to update and refurbish. Kinda my thing.. anyone wanna give me some information on it. That way I know how to set my cost to sell it and ilovetidbits!!

 

Late teens-20s. Can't tell wood from this pic. Probably a non-descript wood stained to mimic mahogany. Hardware appears to be original.

 

try painting it any color other than brown......

 

LOL, Yeah, what he said!

 

This is a case where it might be 100 years old, but no one will ever care. I'm betting the drawers work better than anything but those roller gliders. I'm not sure I'd go with hot pink and purple, but it would be better than brown or (gagging noises) avocado green with black speckles.

 

Dainty little thing. Can see why you'd like.

Debora

 

Ditto, has seen some spectacular paint/decorating examples of this era of furniture, gives it a new lease on surviving as well.

 

I'd definitely paint this one. A couple of potential "afters"

 

Not my colors of choice but, looks a hell of a lot better than the alternative.
The forum is mostly ANTI-PAINT people in here, I don't know why.
EA furniture, for example, was almost ALWAYS painted originally but usually by the time I get it 300 years later it's almost ALWAYS missing its paint!

 

I see a lot of this type/era of furniture that has been painted on Etsy, some of them are pretty good at it and, it seems to SELL.

 

Some of these decorators step on out there pretty far....... "Mermaid Dresser"

 

Yes they do

 

Hey! it SELLS! which is kinda the only point that matters.

 

I'm sanding and it looks to be a tiger oak. This is all original there is a metal or medallion on the mirror. I'll take a picture.

 

If it's quarter-sawn I wouldn't mess with it too much, but YMMV. If it has damaged veneer paint is the best thing that can happen to it.

 

I actually don't think it is.. I'm going to paint it. I'll upload pics whn done. Thank u

 

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Definitely all original.. there is this emblem on the mirror..

 

That looks like something you can
eat

 

I like painted furniture ok, depending. Here is a similar style with a paint/stain that I don't mind.

https://christinafayerepurposed.com/two-toned-vintage-dresser-makeover/