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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 2259088, member: 5170&quot;]I have no problem with a professional doing this restoration, but I do think it&#039;s been restored. Not a problem with a piece in this price range. People usually start clamoring for the original finish when the piece goes over $1K or $2K, so as far as I&#039;m concerned the washstand&#039;s improved appearance is a plus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pulls are cool and add interest, but don&#039;t add any monetary value. The marble would simply sit squarely on the washstand, held down by its own weight. There would be no fasteners.</p><p><br /></p><p>The initials, &quot;K &amp; B,&quot; may or may not be the maker. If so, I don&#039;t offhand know who that might be. In any case, there were literally hundreds of Victorian furniture manufacturers, especially in the U.S. upper Midwest, i.e. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The number was probably an internal reference number at the manufacturer&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The holes in the back may be for a mirror. It will help to have the marble top and backsplash to figure that out. If so, the mirror would have sat on top of the backsplash and screwed into the back of the washstand with extended wood pieces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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