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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 4409576, member: 5066&quot;]This is a country-built piece, I.E not by a cabinetmaker but more likely a farmer or carpenter as the construction appears to be nailed.</p><p>The cabinet door hardware, a cast iron? spring-loaded cabinet latch with a porcelain knob. These came in during the late victorian period, 1870s-1880s but were still in production in 1901.</p><p>Age is not usually a big factor in valuing antique furniture, form, condition &amp; who built it&nbsp; matters far more. Age doesn&#039;t hurt, it just doesn&#039;t help value much whether built-in 1880 or 1900.</p><p>Once upon a time primitives were &quot;hot&quot; in the antique furniture world but as Brad noted, with&nbsp; few exceptions their value has lost ground.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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