Retro cabinet - can anyone help date it for me?

[lilah12374]

Hi

I have had this cabinet for years. A friend bought it for me from an Antiques shop. It has fallen out of use shall we say and I would like to sell it but I don't actually know what it is and what period it is from. Is anyone any good at identifying this type of thing? Pictures are in my photo gallery

I can't get at your pictures I'm afraid.

should be able to view pictures now

Would be great if anyone could help?

You need to make your profile public.

Thanks. Sorry I am so rubbish at these things. Really hope I have managed to make it public now or I think I am just going to have to go away and stop making a fool of myself!

It could be a 1950s tool chest but I don,t think it's very old. Are the handles original?

Thanks for your reply. Yes the handles are original

Then I think def 50s filing/craft/tool cabinet

It looks like some post war utility furniture to me. I am not an expert though.

I don't think it is very old in the antique sense. You would really need someone to see it in the flesh to appraise it. If you ring your local auction house they will send someone out and he will tell you what it is.

If its not worth selling as an antique, then I would give it a face life because it will be 10x sturdier than any modern furniture. Don't just throw it out!!

Looks 1940s to me. Is there an auction house anywhere near you? I would advise taking some better photos of it so that you can see the entire piece, including its overall condition, and taking them to the auction house. They will be able to give you an idea of it's period and what you might expect to get for it.

Having got distracted halfway through posting and refreshed my page I see that I just said pretty much what the person before me said in different words. Second time I've done that today! Although I don't think you necessarily need to call someone out. When I've been to my local auction house they have always suggested bringing photos. If there isn't one nearby you could call one up and see if they are able to give you an idea if you email the photos.