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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 88273, member: 37&quot;]I really have no expertise in early English furniture but do know a bit about wood and furniture construction in general.&nbsp; I am surprised to find that the sides are pine.&nbsp; I would expect a fine piece of furniture to be veneered on the sides.&nbsp; This leads me to believe that the veneer has been stripped from the sides but maybe this construction is more typical than I would think.&nbsp; As for the bowing of the drawer fronts, with only one side veneered, the moisture in the wood departs from the wood unequally and creates the bowing we see here.&nbsp; There are ways to prevent this from happening but maybe that is something for later generations of furniture than this.&nbsp; The only other observation I have is that this piece has obviously been refinished and the feet with bottom moldings are likely replacements.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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