Featured Wooden Wardrobe Identification

Hello! When I purchased my house, this wardrobe was left here.
I was wondering if any one could help me identify anything about it?

The keys I found in the drawer seem quite old.
The front seems to be possibly a laminate? A little bit has chipped away to reveal wood behind it.
I did my best to capture pictures of the handles and screws as I was thinking that may help with identification?

I scanned the drawers but could find no makers mark. There is the engraving numbers I found on the back however.

What year could it be from?
What type of wood is it?
What do the engraving numbers on the back mean?
Is it of value?

Please let me know if you would like any more info.

Thank you!
Ryan

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Hey Ryan....
go back to your post....hit EDIT....and look for the 1st photo thumbnail where it says FULL IMAGE....click on that.....please.
folks on phones or small screens...or the blind.....have a hard time with tiny pictures !

In the meantime
@verybrad
@Jeff Drum
@James Conrad

Just a shout out to some of some of our 'woodsmen'.....!!

 

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Sorry just figured out how to use the site! I'm new here!

Thank you for tagging these gents.

 

that could work too........but bigger is better..

 

Welcome, Ryan.
Your wardrobe looks transitional Art Nouveau-Art Deco to me. Gorgeous wood.
Where are you located?

 

Hi Ryan!

Welcome to Antiquers...........

Pretty piece.

 

Circa 1930 art deco. Most often get identified as French but think they were made many places. Belgium, Holland, and England are possibilities besides France. Distinctly not American, though many made their way here. Burl walnut veneer on a solid wood substrate. Don't let size be too daunting. It should break down for moving.

 

Hi,
I think your wardrobe is drop dead GORGEOUS.
greg

 

Beautiful all around. Welcome and thanks for sharing this lovely piece.

 

Hi Ryan and WELCOME to Antiquers!!!! I too think your wardrobe and the veneer on it is simply gorgeous!!!! Looks like you got the information you were looking for!!!! Good Luck with it!

 

Gorgeous burl/burr. I'd vote Italian because of the shape and finish; certainly western European. Nice!

 

I've always wondered about folks who sell their home & leave wonderful items for the buyer to deal with......who almost to a man, never want them..???

 

Hi,
I have a wonderful Tiffany vase that I got from my friend Gloria. When I met Gloria and she was showing me her house she mentioned that the former owner left the vase for her. Gloria was very superstitious and was worried about the former owner as to why she left the vase in the house. Anyway Gloria had the vase in her dining room room and always complained about it. She was afraid to even discard or give the vase away. Unfortunately Gloria died a few years later. The family invited me over when they were going through the house disposing of things. I was sitting in the kitchen and noticed a large trash barrel filled with some of her things. There sitting in the barrel was the vase and some some other really nice pieces. I asked who was getting the barrel and was informed that it was going to be set out for the trash. I asked that no one wanted any of the stuff in the barrel. They all said no since their mother always said the stuff was haunted. I asked if I could go through the barrel. They said yes and I could have anything that I wanted out of it. I snatched the vase, several old pieces of Nippon and a gorgeous piece of Gorham sterling silver 18" tray. The tray was black and really looked like Hell. I thanked them very much and they thanked me for taking care of Gloria over the last year since they lived in Pennsylvania. They kept telling me how she really enjoyed my company and what I had done for her.
greg

 

OK Greg, we want to see all of these pieces!!!

 

Ryan, I hope you plan on keeping that beautiful wardrobe. The wood is gorgeous that the design superb.
Patd

 

I think OP is in the UK. That's very typical of our between the wars stuff.

 

Agreed.