This was the first piece of furniture Dear and I bought after we were married. We bought it at the Antique Guild on Venice Blvd. in the old Helm’s Bakery Building in Culver City, California. The doors have leaded glass in them.
The two middle compartments open with cool old keys. One of the compartments opens down to make a little desk. The bottom opens out. We paid $135.00 for it. I think now that I see all the clutter in it I might be doing a little reorganizing.
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
What a unique antique….I like it…..Betty
Very nice piece. It also appears that you have plenty of treasures in it for future Show and Tell Fridays!
Oh, I always enjoy looking at thoese antique finds at S&T. And your picutre really made me smile when I saw the two US flags on the right side. This would be absolutely impossible in Germany – we don’t have this kind of proud patriotism over here…. (due to our history back in WW2).
Have a great Friday!
Anita
Oh my it is gorgeous. What a wise first buy together.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care,
Connie
I LOVE your Antique cabinet, a lovely show & tell isn’t it amazing how much you can put into one of these I love the “clutter” it adds to its mystery. 🙂
The little door that folds down would have been for the sherry or cocktail storage I am sure. I can just see a lovely crystal carat with glasses in there from “days gone bye”
A lovely show and tell.
Lee-ann
You were fortunate to purchase such a treasure so early on. I love the little desk that drops down.
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Wow. That is absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing.
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Your antique cabinet is so great and your old dolls loveley.
Have a nice friday
Regina
How beautiful! Antiques are so beautiful and you have it decorated wonderfully! Thanks for sharing.
I love your cabinet and your “clutter”. It doesn’t look like clutter to me, it’s very pretty.
I love all your antique dishes.
Linda
Oh, it’s so nice! I love the idea of the cool old keys and the drop-down desk. Beautiful!
How beautiful all of it is!
Chrissy
So pretty and perfect for displaying so many pretty things
Oh what a beautiful old piece. They just don’t make furniture like that any more. Such a shame. What a treasure for you to have and enjoy AND be able to hand down to another generation!
Susan
This is BEAUTIFUL!!!! And everything you have inside it looks SO lovely!!
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Mrs. U
I just love that Cabinet–I love the oldness of the wood–do you know its age? There is something so special about old worn wood!!
Oh, and like your wall color tooooo!
We used to frequent the Antique Guild too. W loved that place. I think our kitchen table came from there.
I had forgotten it was in the old Helms Bakery Building. Thanks for stirring old memories.
Beautiful old cabinet! I love things like that!
Katherine
What an absolutely beautiful cabinet! I would love to have that in my home.
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Pam
Your cabinet is beautiful! I love anything with leaded glass.
I love your piece! Old furniture is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Jane
Wow, that is a steal isn’t it? The treasures we have that we got when we were young!
So beautiful. I had to wait over 20 yrs for a china cabinet. Mine is lovely, but not as lovely as yours.
Beautiful cabinet. I remember the Helm’s Bakery man. He would come around in his truck. Like an ice cream man. To this day I still remember the wonderful smell when he would open the back of the truck and pull out the trays of bread and doughnuts.
Your cabinet is so wonderful, Ellen! I love the little drop down desk and of course the key! Very sweet!
Kelli
Wow, it looks lovely – of course, I have a particular fondness and weakness for everything antique 🙂
What a beautiful piece!
That is beautiful! My DH’s grandmother had one (owned by my MIL now), but it was about 1/2 the size of yours. I always enjoyed looking at it when we would go to visit. Thanks for sharing yours with us.
~Amy
I love this cabinet! So pretty. I think you got a good deal. You should read my blog about my secretary hutch full of antique baby items that I like to call “controlled clutter” because it is behind glass!
Take care :0) Sharon
What a beautiful piece of furniture! I love old things like that. Thanks for sharing. And thank you for visiting me. I am so sorry that it took me such a long time to visit you back, but it has been a busy weekend.
Very nice cabinet you got there. Having that kind of antique furniture is something to be proud of.
Kris