Collect: Americana

generally with surface wear / abrasions or loss to finish, with some areas noticeable to slant front, lower drawers and base / feet, and side panels; the slant front with some age cracks and a repaired split to upper left-facing corner, the hinges have been re-set, with later screws added, the front of slant front with later Victorian era handle bar attached near escutcheon; the fitted interior with some wear, with abrasions and small losses to dividers evident, also with some occasional spotting to drawer fronts, the center drawer with a later lock and escutcheon added; the drawers with replaced brasses and escutcheons, the previous holes filled or plugged to the exterior; the feet with repaired breaks and/or patched areas, the back left-facing foot missing its glue block support, and the rear support is somewhat loose; the right back-facing foot with replaced glue block support; the right front-facing foot with evidence of being reinforced; the left and right side panels with age gaps, which have been filled with shims; the bottom most drawer and 2nd from top-most drawer with dividers to interior; old losses to back edge, and back with an oval patch applied over hole or gap

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