Description
This is a very unique piece.It is made of Long Leaf Pine.Since it was used to store spices was built air tight which in turns means it is well made,the joints are very tight.The drawer boxes are made of copper and are braised.The drawer fronts are made of Pine.The back is tongue and grove Pine.
Re: Antique Commercial Spice Cabinet
Cabinets like this were made for a wide variety of uses for everything from library catalogs to specimen collections . Most like this one date from the last quarter of the 19th Century, and today sell in the $1000.00- $1500.00 range.
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