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Message:: [QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2028157, member: 13874"]I think it's a lady's sewing table. Not for a sewing machine, for hand embroideries, etc. The drawer had a lock because needles especially were an expensive commodity in previous centuries, very attractive to pilfer by servants and visitors to the house. The age of yours could be anytime in the last 150-200 years. Most likely mid-to-late 1800s. I inherited mine through the family. It's in a style called Gustavian which is somewhat comparable to Louis XVI. It's fruitwood and dates to approx. 1820. Yes, I know that Louis 16th didn't live then but the Swedes were slow in changing styles back then. Gustavian was named for the Swedish king Gustav III (murdered at his own ball, 'nother story). My table can be opened by lifting the top up and stood against the back so all the little compartments are accessible at the same time. The drawer can also be pulled out. It has to be unlocked to do either. I don't know who made it, no signatures anywhere. It'll stay in the family, be passed on.[/QUOTE]