Really beautiful pieceof furniture I really love. It was a gift from my husband. I don't know a whole lot about it. One person said it was from the 30's or 40's but he was not an antiquw appraiser. It looks like someone sanded the inside of 4 of the si drawers. I think someone intended to refinish it and I am SO glad they didn't. The outside of the desk is untouched and all I did was clean it up and polish it it. It has what I think is the original chair with it.