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Chest of drawers

By sue.cummins2, 2 January, 2015
Description

Chest of drawers with dovetail joints

Category
Furniture
Medium
Wood pine?
Size and dimensions of this item
38 inches by 20 inches 32 inches tall
Date Period
Victorian?
For Sale?
Yes
Photos
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retro1971

9 years ago

Re: Chest of drawers

Hi Sue,

I saw your post and just had to come and say hello :)

I have an exact same cabinet to yours but mine is stained a little darker.

I found mine at a garage sale around 12 months ago paying only $10. Bargain!!

It was a little ratty so i brought it home, gave it a good sand and stain then posted on ebay to re-sell for a small profit.  It was up for I think $80 and had no bites until one day a gentleman messged me.

He ask me where I had bought it so I told him. He then proceeded to tell me that the cabinet I was advertising for sale was in fact a cabinet made from "Kauri Pine" and dated back to between 1910 to 1930! I nearly fell off my chair!

He then suggested I rethink the selling price as it is worth ALOT more than $80!!

He never did tell me what it was actually worth but I took it down quite quickly and never tried to sell it again .. its grown on me :)

 

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