True enough. No...it's never been touched to my knowledge. It belonged to my husband's father and his family have had it for a long time, and ofcourse we've had it for many years.

Appears to be about 1970 and later. And I would call it a dining room piece. A server.
Fine quality, probably a fruit wood of some sort....but it's European, so it maybe some wood I am not familiar with.
Worth? what someone will pay, but ist a useful and lovely piece, should be able to get $150 at the least....I would hope for $300.

Just wondering, what about it looks 70s or later?

Thank you for the replies. I may keep looking or maybe I'll give up lol!

Fori the design on the front was very common in the 70's through now.

Carol Hollands since you say it was your husband's family you can do two things. See if any family member remembers when it first appeared. Ask your husband at what age he was. After all 1970 was 49 years ago.

I did....he cannot remember lol! He said when he was a kid, his dad worked for Imperial Oil and this was n his office....when? no one remembers when (no help at all) Which is why I thought it was older but...I will keep asking and looking. Thank you!

The age would most likely be whenever your relative's father worked because it is unlikely that an office would contain a vintage piece of furniture.

In terms of worth, the reality is that it isn't worth much because it is a piece of brown furniture in a style that is not popular or desirable. That's just the reality

The amount you can get for the piece is going to depend on how you dispose of it and where you are located. Some areas probably still have more buyers for more traditional furniture. If you sell to a dealer, you will get less - if you find a consignment shop willing to actually take the piece, you might get a bit more. You can try craigslist but in my experience, craigslist has buyers who are either dealers or people looking for a bargain unless you actually had a collectible desirable piece.

If you like the piece, use it because you wouldn't be able to get a replacement piece for less than what the actual fair market value of your piece is. If you want to get rid of it, see who wants it - or donate it. I just got rid of loads of "brown" furniture - my pieces were actually from the 19th Century and the prices I was offered were so low that I decided to donate them.