This item eludes me. I dont know if its a vanity or dresser or "hope chest" I'm kinda new to all this but have been reading online to determine if I should have it appraised or not. Heres what I've found out.
I have noted the screw design and belive it is almost identical to the design of circa 1850 as well as observed what appear to be hand made nails on the back of the dresser.
I next began checking about woodworking techniques of the period. I beleive this to be either hand sawn or frame sawn based on most of the wood though the back gave me pause because it looks like a circular saw style cut. The joints are varied and confusing.
This is a picture of the insides, I heard it was important to show.
of Dragons: 9 of them. 3 front, 1 inside front, 2 shoulders, 3 back. There are partial dragons on the lower part of each sleeve, but not "complete" by any stretch of the imagination.
Dragon Claws: All have 5 claws
Water: Obvious at the bottom Sun: No Moon: No Stars on back neck: No Mountains: Yes Dragons @ elbow level w/ Pheonix: No Pheonix's: No Fu Symbol: no symbol apparent, but don't really know when i'm looking for Aquatic Plants: Yes Fire around Dragons: Yes Ax Head: No Cups (Ying & Yang): No Clouds: Yes Bats: Yes
of Dragons: 9 of them. 3 front, 1 inside front, 2 shoulders, 3 back. There are partial dragons on the lower part of each sleeve, but not "complete" by any stretch of the imagination. 
