Hi Karis,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

One often sees this type of decoration on Italian - specifically Venetian - furniture from the 19th Century, though I don't think this is quite that old. If you're thinking of buying this, the $1,800 the dealer is asking for is a retail price, whereas the values Mearto provides are fair-market, for auction purposes. Similar painted chests that have sold recently have usually sold at auction for between $700 and $1,000, depending on condition (this is worth less because you identify the top as having damage).

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage Venetian style green hand-painted and floral decorated chest of drawers
early/mid 20th Century
Of rectangular section with painted reeded-edged top over a corresponding case fitted with two short over two long drawers, on a reeded base on short straight legs. Unsigned/unlabeled.
Height: 36 inches; width: 42 inches
CONDITION: With wear throughout, including to the top
PROVENANCE: Unknown
$ 600-800*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia