My 'eyes-only' (& no touchie-feelie the cabinet) is that it is a middling quality (@ time of it's production) unit ; it sure seems like there are plenty of issues with the veneering *& perhaps humidity & associated issues* .... this I'd suspect as reason for the re-finish being done in the manner it was (i.e. -uneven/blotchy) so as to attempt to cover defects &/or to 'enhance' an 'antiqued' finish .
High/higher quality cabinets tend to have 'floating' (somewhat , anyways) panels in the bottoms of drawers , usually fitted into a rabbetted joint ... never with furring strips glued to the assembly .
All that being said , it looks like a sturdy unit , with many practical uses !
Will fathom a guess that this item is an American-made one , from the gen'l later timeframe of the "Industrial Revolution" era-ish (or possibly made to represent one) .
I wish your item had survived better than it has , but I am certain that it's chock-full-o'-character anyways .
I bet the 'flame walnut' veneer was an eye-catcher , when new !
I am wondering if the frame is tight , though (old & crisp mucilage glue?) .