This was my Grandmothers when she passed away in 1999 and it has been in the family for a long time. I am unsure of what it is worth. it has minor fixes to it but it is in good condition.
Your Dresser is a Victorian piece in the Eastlake style, the style getting its name from Charles Eastlake, who wrote a book entitled "Hints on Household Taste" in 1868. In this influential book he rejected the ornate
decorations favored on earlier Victorian furniture and espoused simpler more incised rectangular lines sparingly accented with machined forms and varying wood types for decoration. In the current market comparable pieces would sell in the $500.00- $800.00 range.
Re: Dresser
Your Dresser is a Victorian piece in the Eastlake style, the style getting its name from Charles Eastlake, who wrote a book entitled "Hints on Household Taste" in 1868. In this influential book he rejected the ornate
decorations favored on earlier Victorian furniture and espoused simpler more incised rectangular lines sparingly accented with machined forms and varying wood types for decoration. In the current market comparable pieces would sell in the $500.00- $800.00 range.