I am not in England. I'm in SW Florida. Did I stumble across an English forum?
I just had a local dealer offer to buy it from me for $200. I said no thank you, though I do want to sell it.
My reason for not thinking it goes on top of something is that would then make the top center drawer inaccessible, I would think?
I'm going to the house in a bit and will take a picture of the inside. Thank you all again.
You make an excellent point abut the top drawer being inaccessible, not to mention the fact that the marble piece (which cost extra over plain wood shelving) would have been virtually invisible at that height. This piece was never on top of anything; it's simply a credenza.
You didn't stumble on an English forum. This is American made, probably northeastern America. New York is a good bet, as is Philadelphia, maybe Boston or Baltimore. This piece is not in the high end stratosphere; nevertheless, it represents an article of furniture that most people would not have been able to afford.
Again: it's a beautiful piece. $200 is robbery, unless it has defects I can't see. You can probably ask more for it on Craig's list. I'm tempted to buy it myself, but I don't really have a place for it
*Oh, and look under the piece. Do you see holes at each corner? It may have had casters, which were often masked by fascia for high(er) end pieces.