How do I find an approximate age & value on an ANtique Roll Top Desk?
We recently bought an antique roll top desk. It has been painted, I think more than once. I am very familiar with restoring wood furniture, and we are just getting ready to begin the process. However, we are not sure of the age on this desk. I have not been able to find a makers mark yet, and was hoping that someone might be able to point in the direction of understand this desk more. There is newspaper which the previous owner used to bolster the tambor door which dates to 1937. Because of that, we believe that it muct be substantially earlier than that. (Why would they need to fortify the backing unless it had seen many years of use?)Is there any way to identify the age through the characteristics of the desk? And how would I know the actual value of a properly restored desk?