Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?:
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark):
Alexander H. Revell & Co., Chicago, Ills
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known):
Price Paid (If known):
unknown, family hand-me-down
Size and dimensions of this item:
Bureau 44" wide, 22" deep, 26" high. Mirror 22" wide, 44" high.
History:
Belonged to paternal grandmother who passed away years ago, was not able to get info. on it.
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png):
Bureau is bird's eye maple, has one drawer with two metal pulls. Is not real tall at 26", but is very wide at 44". Has a rounded/curved front, with raised wood flowery engravings on front bottom of drawer, and on the tops of the legs. Attachments for mirror are missing. Both mirror and bureau are stamped "Alexander H. Revell & Co., House Furnishers, Chicago, Ills. on the back. The bureau has a number hand written on back "#14372", and has three number "2"'s punch stamped on upper left corner of back, one of the 2's went off the edge, the other 2 are centered. There is some other writing, maybe a name, but it is very faint and hard to make out. Starts with a C, ends with a y. Mirror has the numbers "152" "38" and "703" on the back.
Free Classifieds:
No, I don't want to sell it
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