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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 10525147, member: 37&quot;]Really out of my wheelhouse but looks like a genuine antique.&nbsp; Whether 19th century or earlier, I can&#039;t help you with.&nbsp; Looks more like mahogany than walnut to me.&nbsp; I think <i>book-matched</i> veneers is the term needed for the discussion about the front (also sometimes called <i>butterfly matched</i>).&nbsp;&nbsp; Cockbeading on the drawers is a bit unusual and may be a clue.&nbsp; Think you got a deal, even if not a period example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a period example for comparison.&nbsp; I see quite a few differences but that doesn&#039;t necessarily mean that yours may not be period.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://live.thomastonauction.com/auction-lot/william-mary-highboy-period-two-part-chest-t_BEE457F9FF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://live.thomastonauction.com/auction-lot/william-mary-highboy-period-two-part-chest-t_BEE457F9FF" rel="nofollow">Lot - WILLIAM &amp; MARY HIGHBOY - Period Two-Part Chest, the upper cabinet with molded top and five drawers, the lower with three, having booked and banded mahogany veneer inlaid surface, original tooled brasses, set on nicely...</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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