Character-full Antique Doll Dresser with Original Not Quite Oval Mounted Mirror color blue strong and radiant

strong and radiant

as I have found a few other pieces--cabinets mostly--with very very similar marquetry patterning

and light crazing

This could be easily repaired

Character-full Antique Doll Dresser with Original Not Quite Oval Mounted Mirror color blue strong and radiantThis one has a wonderfully warm presence, much better in hand, but it is the mirror that makes it especially great, with the carve out not quite a perfect oval, lending a great sense of life to it. The framing around the edges of that mirrored top are really excellent too, lending a sense of gravitas to it as well as sturdiness. With cigar box wood used for the drawers and backing, as shown, and what appear to be all original brass pulls on the