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<p>[QUOTE="Sonic40, post: 78083, member: 995"]Hello,</p><p>I was wondering if anyone could help with identifying what period this vanity may have came from. My grandmother picked it up for $85 at a church sale and she wants it painted white. I've dabbled in fixing old furniture but this is a little more elaborate then I've done and I'm not sure if painting it would ruin is value. I like the grain of the wood in the doors too much to paint them. It looks like it's been refinished (poorly) at some point. It has no markings other then "no. 641" stamped on the back of the mirror. Thanks! </p><p>J</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s29.photobucket.com/user/sonic40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150831_141357.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s29.photobucket.com/user/sonic40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150831_141357.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/sonic40/Mobile%20Uploads/20150831_141357.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sonic40, post: 78083, member: 995"]Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help with identifying what period this vanity may have came from. My grandmother picked it up for $85 at a church sale and she wants it painted white. I've dabbled in fixing old furniture but this is a little more elaborate then I've done and I'm not sure if painting it would ruin is value. I like the grain of the wood in the doors too much to paint them. It looks like it's been refinished (poorly) at some point. It has no markings other then "no. 641" stamped on the back of the mirror. Thanks! J [URL=http://s29.photobucket.com/user/sonic40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150831_141357.jpg.html][IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/sonic40/Mobile%20Uploads/20150831_141357.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE]
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