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This piece of furniture was found in a bedroom; do you know what it was used for? Thanking you again for your help, Marilyn
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Hi Marlyn
Nice to hear from you.
What you have here is a "married" piece.
That simply means two seperate pieces not original to each other put together.
The top is an Eastlake style mirror and the bottom is a wash stand.
Both are the type of things I would seek out at auction.
They both have their original finish which of course needs replacing but they have not been tampered with.
I would not be surprised to find the mirror is solid walnut.
I just had another look at the picture (I've had several LOL).
And I'm starting to think the washstand top is not original as it has a pretty big overhang that is not normally seen.
But it does not take away from the stand at all and could be easily adjusted by cutting down.
A true fixer upper that I'd take home in a minute.
Hope this helps
Kind Regards
Eileen
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