Antique furniture appraiser blowing smoke.

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I think I was calling it the wrong thing. I think this style is called a "secretary desk".

Mine looks more like this. Pull out arms so that the leaf folds down to create the desk. Mine has a bookshelf above but no glass cabinet. Below are two heavy doors you open with a top and bottom shelf. But the cubby hole concept behind the fold out is the same concept as in this video. like I said, the top bookshelf separates for moving. But mine dark stained very heavy wood much bigger and stands like I said with the bookshelf on top over 6ft, maybe 6ft 5in. 

This video shows a very plane looking one. Mine has carving on the doors and sides. Iron fixtures too. 

https://vimeo.com/37216939

When you first described it that was what I assumed it was, still doesn't mean it's worth a fortune. It depends on the age and from which shop it came from. Are the carvings applied, many are. Also the kind of carvings will add to the value if they are not applied. Going to antique stores probably want help, the more valuable pieces make their way to auctions unless the store is run and furnished by a quality appraiser. Like I said I hope you have very valuable pieces, I'm saying these things so you want be disappointed if they are not. The most valuable piece I have came from my grandparents and it's somewhere in the area of 100 years old at the very least. I can say this because it's made from American Chestnut that has no worm holes, pre-blight. It is a primitive piece which means it wasn't constructed with all the desirable wood joints that the fancy furniture has, but this style is highly desirable, even though it's a simply constructed sideboard. I wouldn't let it go for any amount of money, it's all I have from my grandparents beside the memories. All my other antiques I purchased at auctions and have only a dollar value for me, it's what I bought them for, someone give me what they're worth and their gone.

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