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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4239154, member: 5066"]Yes, a lot of this form around from this period so had to be very popular plus, they made them for quite a long time, up until 1900 or so with various leg styles.</p><p>This form can get a bit pricey if it has fancy veneers, figured maple or cherry for example.</p><p>This one sold at Cowans in 2012 for $600</p><p>[ATTACH=full]336926[/ATTACH]</p><p>A quick search on LiveAuctioneers reveals hundreds of them in sold category</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=late%20classical%20chest%20of%20drawers&sort=-relevance&status=archive" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=late%20classical%20chest%20of%20drawers&sort=-relevance&status=archive" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=late classical chest of drawers&sort=-relevance&status=archive</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed, I have been fooled more than once with photos of old furniture, not sure why it just doesn't photograph well for details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4239154, member: 5066"]Yes, a lot of this form around from this period so had to be very popular plus, they made them for quite a long time, up until 1900 or so with various leg styles. This form can get a bit pricey if it has fancy veneers, figured maple or cherry for example. This one sold at Cowans in 2012 for $600 [ATTACH=full]336926[/ATTACH] A quick search on LiveAuctioneers reveals hundreds of them in sold category [URL]https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=late%20classical%20chest%20of%20drawers&sort=-relevance&status=archive[/URL] Indeed, I have been fooled more than once with photos of old furniture, not sure why it just doesn't photograph well for details.[/QUOTE]
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