I wouldn't stop to pick up that mirror if I saw it laying on the street.
I sell some books, some mid century stuff, and I also live in New York.
You have me confused with someone who likes bad design.
All I know is I keep trying to list one object (a Bitossi vase) and it
never appears. I have ended it numerous times. Finally I totally started
from scratch, and listed it to go off at a specific time. Nothing. It
shows up on my ebay as a listed item...
This was made between 1895 and 1920. It was made in Michigan if it
wasn't manufactured by Sears or Montgomery Ward. A common practice was
to re-varnish furniture every ten years or so, giving a piece that look
yours has.