My great grand mother told me this desk came over on the Mayflower it was still in a crate in 1968 my grandfather paid an antique specialist $1000,00 to put it together the antique specialist paid him $200.00 for the crate it was in. I trying to figure out the value of the desk today it is in excellant condition and has many hidden storage spots with unigue locking mechanisms like pulling 1 piece out to open secrete storage area