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Antique cabinet-age? style? use?

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16 years ago
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Description Large cabinet of unknown age, origin, use. Veneer on sides is 1/4 inch thick. I have more pictures. The "story" is that this was a captain's chest.
Category Furniture
Medium Wood-walnut or mahogany plus laburnum or maple?
Distinguishing marks A few numbers burned or pressed into secondary panels
Condition Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide, 30 inches deep, approx.
Date Period Unable to date
Weight 100 pounds plus
History Purchased in Mobile, AL, in the 1930s by my great-grandfather, who was an antiques dealer. In Family ever since. Supposedly a "captain's chest."
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