This is a 2 piece cabinet set. The cabinet sits loosely on the table unattached. Both pieces are wood. I do know that they are at least 50 years old because my father had them when I was a small child. Cabinet dimensions 41" wide, 45" tall, 12" deep and each piece of wood is 1" thick with the shelves being 1/2" thick. There are 2 doors that lock, the lock mechanism still works and I have the key. The key is an antique style skeleton key. There is a smaller door inside the cabinet that also locks with the same key. The door to the small space is not square, it a decorative cut. There is a 4" molding around the top of the cabinet. The table the cabinet sits on is wood with 4 spindle legs and one drawer. The dimensions on the table alone are 43.5" wide, 29" tall, 20.5" deep and each piece of wood is 1" thick with the shelves being 1/2" thick. This is my first piece that I am trying to describe so obviously I don't know what you need. There is no design on the cabinet or table, it very plain. No markings could be found. We even pulled out the drawer as advised. The knobs on the cabinet and drawer are wood.
All I know is my father has had this piece all my life. I can actually recall using the small lock space to hide things when I was 4. I am 53 now. Those memories are from Palm Beach FL but I moved the furniture from Maggie Valley, NC after his death last year. I took alot of pictures of the inside and out but I don't see a way to attach them for you.
Good afternoon, Virginia,
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Based on the photographs and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A provincial Federal cherry or walnut or maple desk and bookcase
Possibly North Carolina, Kentucky or Tennessee
first half 19th Century (1800-1850)
In two sections, the top with outset cornice over two paneled cupboard doors opening to a divided interior with shelves, pigeon holes and a locked section; the bottom section with a single long drawer all raised on turned tapering legs.
Top section: 45 inches tall, 41 inches wide, 12 inches deep
Bottom section: 29 inches tall, 43 1/2 inches wide, 20 1/2 inches deep
Condition: Wear commensurate with age and use.
$3,000-5,000
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