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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 228082, member: 85&quot;]Lucille that is the one Archey bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>Brad is much more involved with furniture than I am, and definitely more knowledgeable about woods and furniture periods.</p><p>My two cents for what ever it is worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>You obviously liked it.&nbsp; Surely you have done a little research on other items that are similar.</p><p>From what I have seen online, the ones in better shape and of the time period are in a much higher price range. </p><p>My only concern is that the others appear not to have hardware.&nbsp; So the handles and knobs may be new to the piece, or indicate that it is a copy.&nbsp; I also think maybe yours is missing a backboard of sorts. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it is indeed from the early 1800s, it has seen some hard use and the price reflects the condition.</p><p>Just don&#039;t beat yourself up.&nbsp; You liked it enough to pay that price.&nbsp; Put it in your home and enjoy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you scroll through these you can compare</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Antique+Anglo-Indian+or+British+Colonial+Mahogany+Pedestal+Sideboard&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiRjbfC2Y7TAhUBVmMKHa0tBDIQ_AUICSgC&amp;biw=1450&amp;bih=890" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Antique+Anglo-Indian+or+British+Colonial+Mahogany+Pedestal+Sideboard&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiRjbfC2Y7TAhUBVmMKHa0tBDIQ_AUICSgC&amp;biw=1450&amp;bih=890" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=Antique+Anglo-Indian+or+British+Colonial+Mahogany+Pedestal+Sideboard&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiRjbfC2Y7TAhUBVmMKHa0tBDIQ_AUICSgC&amp;biw=1450&amp;bih=890</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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