Skg info on 19thc Bureau, MA

Hello, I seek information on this piece. Photos posted here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EOew1DDhCwMMrjhlEYOINQNOaw_6vzzs?usp=sharing

I seek any information that will help me restore it with minimal measures for daily use. If there are questions you think I *ought* to ask, please feel free to chime in.

Background & description:
· Acquired from an estate sale, Worcester County, MA.
· 52" tall, 42" wide, 19" deep
· Back side of just about every plank has the feel of a hand-plane. Visible in person, unable to capture on camera.
· Some planks have what appear to be band-saw marks.
· Large drawers have 1/8" thick quilted birdseye maple veneer. Glove drawer fronts are solid quilted birdseye maple.
· The rest of the piece is made of solid walnut, maple, and other woods.
· Top coat of finish (where not worn off) indicates lacquer, put on with sloppy hand.
· Test on finish under & behind glove drawers indicate shellac with ruddy tint (my bet? It’s aniline dye, so after about 1850s).
· Bottom board inside case feels completely different. Convinced it's plywood.

Questions:
1. Does it seem to be American, or European?
2. Any info on maker or factory?
3. How would you characterize the period/style?
4. The case has loose joints; any guides/pointers to construction methods? The info may help me to make solid, workmanlike repairs.
5. That tinted shellac--I speculate that it was used to make the piece appear to be made of mahogany. Does this make sense? Was that ever a thing?
6. Finish is worn, damaged, and faded. What was the style sought by the maker?
7. Closeup photo of drawer front with pull removed. There is a ghost of a knob on one of the holes. Also the holes are very different diameters. I think the pulls replaced knobs, maybe wood. Does this make sense?

Thanks in advance for any help. If you want me to include all these photos, I will, I just thought a link to Drive will be more efficient.

 

for u maybe.....but not for us..

it's 2024, and opening unknown links... not so much

 

files have been resized well under 1MB, can't load any more.

 

Specifically, keep getting file too large error.

 

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Thank you for forwarding constructive advice. I still have a problem. They are all well under 1MB, but the website will not load up. See screen shot of the files I have prepped for upload. What am I missing?