Featured Square-nailed church desk ID please

Neighbor moving street-find, in Maine, but this beauty may be from Mass. as papers left in books indicate so. I used dowels and glue to secure top, which was half-lifted off, and other shim, crack filling (sawdust/glue) before staining.

I'm fairly happy with the color, although I learned to think "lighter" for the next project.

Help dating this is appreciated. I immediately thought "church school desk," but a friend pointed out that keyhole (I don't have key) might indicate a person of authority.
Thanks for input.

 

Nice restoration.

 

Circa 1880. Looks like walnut. Renaissance revival transitioning to Eastlake. The bin-type drawer indicates this is a sewing table.

 

Brad thank you, that's wonderful info. Interesting about the sewing table. A cursory reading about Eastlake and Renaissance Revival indicates that "Victorian" is a conglomeration of styles. Perhaps these closeup pics may reveal more; the rectangular nail heads are about 3x2 mm.
Thanks Kiko for compliment; I'm learning much from this rustic restoration.

 

Great find!
A work (i.e. sewing) table, no doubt. "Victorian," "Georgian," "Edwardian" actually point to age, not style, though are sometimes used interchangeably by people in the trade because a certain style is often implied. During the reign of Queen Victoria too many styles came and went that it is rarely used in that way. Outside the US you'd call that Gothic Revival, with a touch of Aesthetic Movement. In the US you'd call it what Brad said (Eastlake, though English by birth, is for the most part unknown ouside the States).
The damage to the veneer of the front drawer is a shame (nice escutcheon), probably sun/heat.
You might want to use oil and wax for finish rather than synthetic varnishes, as they are more sympathetic and reversible.

 

Thanks Fern, I'm not varnishing this, will linseed oil every year or so.

I called this table Gothic on first look; today's the first time I've heard of Eastlake, and I'm a New Englander, albeit neophyte antiquer.

I'm finding things on the street older than anything handed down by family. What fun.

 

Beautiful. What kind of fool leaves this on the street. Excellent restoration job! Thanks on behalf of all Victorian furniture lovers!!

 

I've posted a video about this project on YT, channel Pav's Showcase; I'll respect Forum rules and not embed here. Thanks all for good thoughts, nice to know there's a niche for this kind of thing.

 

Perhaps some Gothic elements but pretty solidly Renaissance Revival. The Eastlake elements are the incised lines. Found this one that is a higher style version from the same period.

 

That is beautiful, and with all the balls intact. Thanks for pointing out style nuances.

 

Dang I love that example that verbrad brought in, and the O.P.'s is no slouch. Winners all around!