Walnut chest of drawers. Hand cut dovetails

[logan09]

Came across this. It is ALL solid wood no veneer. Has hand cut dovetails and square nail construction from what I could tell. Nail heads are also uneven. Drawer faces are all one solid plank. And Keyhole escutcheons are wood. Locks inside are also older and all identical and there is scribe lines for where they were marked. Board on top is one solid plank(My guess is around 24" wide) and the little drawers on top are also solid planks of wood.

I am having problems getting ideas on this. The pieces on the drawer faces where the knobs are seem out of place and they look to be glued on. There is only the single holes in all the drawers but the holes for the screws(For the knobs) are drilled big and countersunk about 1/4" into the wood. So possibly not original(Or maybe because of the pieces in front)? Anyone know the age, value and possibly origin?

[logan09]

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[frogpatch]

It is a mid 19th century Victorian bureau. It may have been painted at one time and the original paint was removed and the piece was refinished. Note the stain drips, It probably had an oval mirror  as well, in between the handkerchief boxes. Circa 1845 - 1865

[logan09]

Thanks for the reply! Any idea on worth?

[ghopper1924]

With these kind of alterations you'd be lucky to get $100 for it.

[mart]

Hey Ghopper is back !!  Its about time !!  If you gat time,, Frogpatch had some things he wanted your opinion on a couple of weeks ago !!

Agree on all !!