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    Posted 2 years ago

    healer
    (3 items)

    Wondering age, origin, worth, etc.
    Approx 37" Wide 62" tall 12" Deep
    Central section of 64 Drawers arranged 8 x 8
    Four wide drawers above, lower section has
    2 Doors surrounded by 12 Drawers as shown.

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    Comments

    1. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Hmmm, Google Lens turned up this:

      https://www.aptdeco.com/product/outstanding-vintage-china-herbal-medicine-cabinet
    2. apostata apostata, 2 years ago
      it is just standard work IMO it is not even old , sellingprice in the add is total nonsense _ IMO it is smoke and mirrors, but who am i
    3. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      I looked when you first posted and saw may online..all the way down to $100. I didn't think it looked very old either. I wanted to hear what Apostata had to say.
    4. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      **many online..sorry we can't edit our comments
    5. healer, 2 years ago
      The aptDeco listing was my sisters. I kept it there under an account I created at her passing. Did same with her Craigslist posting. I found nothing like it on the internet matching it's size. I know she had it in her home for nearly 40 years.
      Clueless about it. She has some other oriental panels that I will post for your opinion when I get a chance to photograph.
    6. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      Sorry for your loss. The three of us that posted are all very knowledgeable collectors. If you image search with an app like Google Lens, you can see many examples and even the exact same ones as yours. Even text searches will reveal these results. Good luck..
    7. healer, 2 years ago
      Thanks so much for your input. I did use the search engines originally, like Reverse Image Search. The identical units I found were my sisters postings which I copied and they remain as she posted but now managed by me. She was a poshmark seller of Ladies shoes and bags.

      I never found an identical unit that was not her posting.
      Very few were as tall as hers.

      So not worth the price she indicated??

      Glad to have some knowledgeable opinions.

      Thanks again!
    8. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      Here's some similar ones from a quick search..

      https://bid.estate360.com/auction/estate-sale-in-nipomo-ca-921/bidgallery/

      https://www.abell.com/auction-lot/chinese-apothecary-cabinet_3A94D63BF4

      https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/chinese-apothecary-cabinet-56-c-3a94d63bf4

      Here's one on Amazon looks even newer than your piece..

      https://www.amazon.de/Antik-Apothekerschrank-Kommodenschrank-Sideboardschrank-Breite104xH%C3%B6he151cm/dp/B07WD5H319

      When it comes to furniture bigger, is not always better period it's your piece. You can ask whatever price you want. I would try to get at least 3 sold comparable's not what people are asking.
    9. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      ** we can't edit our comments..the period wasn't supposed to be spelled out, was using talk to text..
    10. apostata apostata, 2 years ago
      Antik Apothekerskast, archiefkast, kantoorkast, apotheek, kast, dressoir, commodekast, dressoirkast met 80 laden, breedte 104 x hoogte 151 cm
      Merk: Antik this is also total nonsense , because you disguise what you possibly wanted to show namely uncoated elmwood
    11. healer, 2 years ago
      Excellent references. Thinking my sister had an inflated value of the chest or ?? who knows what her thinking was. Her poshmark listings were not inexpensive, and I gave 5 huge truckloads of vintage items to charity or the junkman when cleaning out her building. Took a few (carload) apparently more valuable items home with me.

      Really appreciate all the knowledge you folks have.
      Have 2 more oriental items you can help with when I get the opportunity to unwrap and photo.

      Thanks again!
    12. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      We'd love to see them..

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