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<p>[QUOTE="OldWhitby, post: 3392012, member: 17301"]I think this chest is probably 1850 or even earlier. The ends are solid and not paneled and the construction of the back is also earlier. I restored a walnut chest a few year ago which had a similar back. The base also strikes me as earlier. As others have said the brasses have been replaced. This would have been made by local cabinet maker. It looks like it may have been originally painted which is quite likely for maple furniture. Not hugely valuable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="OldWhitby, post: 3392012, member: 17301"]I think this chest is probably 1850 or even earlier. The ends are solid and not paneled and the construction of the back is also earlier. I restored a walnut chest a few year ago which had a similar back. The base also strikes me as earlier. As others have said the brasses have been replaced. This would have been made by local cabinet maker. It looks like it may have been originally painted which is quite likely for maple furniture. Not hugely valuable.[/QUOTE]
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