It's a vintage piece that's been painted -

You can find similar pieces on Craigslist, eBay, Garage Sales, etc - and paint it yourself.

excellent...thank you. do you have a recommendation for how specific kind of paint to use? does the wood need to be stripped 1st?

This is a vintage lacquered piece form American of martinsville

i had a dresser JUST like this in it's natural color. In fact I had the whole bedroom set! It was handed down to me from my mom .. wouldn't it be a riot if this was the same dresser! After moving it too many times (it's heavy!) I gave it up. I always wondered how it would look painted. Nice job!