After drawing from the well of knowledge here, my thanks go out to all of you for your thoughts and advice. My personal theory regarding the age of the cabinet is that it might date back to the era of “tramp art”, early 1900’s possibly?
I’ll share a secret with you: Back in the late 90’s, while experiencing a euphoric eBay high after my 15 minutes of fame, I suggested to my Mother that putting her spice cabinet on the “net” would be a good idea. At the time, I posted it on eBay with a $99 start…and it never received a bid! The failure of the cabinet to elicit any interest proved to be a rather humbling reality check that just because something appealed to me didn’t mean much.