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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wiscbirddog, post: 2006586, member: 125&quot;]Recently moved my 97 year old mother into an assisted living apartment, in a very small northern Wisconsin town.&nbsp; I have been clearing things out to get the house ready for sale.&nbsp; Had planned on doing a local auction but due to Covid concerns it looks like I&#039;ll have to wait until next year and put this into storage.&nbsp; Personally I&#039;d love to keep it BUT it is 8&#039; tall and my ceilings are only 7.5&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dimensions:&nbsp; 8&#039; tall, 54&quot; wide and 25&quot; deep with the jut-out part of the marble measuring 26.5&quot; deep.&nbsp; The marble has crack in it.&nbsp; The marble is very solid but I suspect it was reinforced with some type of glue.&nbsp; Will probably know more about that problem when someone very strong moves it.</p><p><br /></p><p>She purchased it in the late 70s or early 80s, for $2750 (US).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the &quot;facts&quot; she was told about it:&nbsp;&nbsp; Victorian (1840-1860), burled walnut, possibly German, came out of a mansion in Duluth, MN.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other drawer is &#039;open&#039; with no dividers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The built-in drawers inside the one side seem awkward to me as they aren&#039;t dovetailed, just nailed.&nbsp; Also, the handles just don&#039;t seem to &#039;belong&#039; IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>My questions:&nbsp; How accurate to you think the age is and whether it really might have been made in Germany (I have my doubts)?&nbsp; Are the dovetails handmade?&nbsp; I understand that brown furniture prices are in the basement but hoping someone will have a realistic idea of a price.&nbsp; Also, any suggestions for how to market it once Covid restrictions are lifted?&nbsp; I know of one place in Appleton, WI that carries high-</p><p>end Victorian pieces - not sure if they take things on consignment or do only outright purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking forward to comments to help me along the way.&nbsp; Thanks!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]248069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248070[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248072[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248073[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248074[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248075[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248076[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248077[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]248078[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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