Depends on your perspective. I collect American antique furniture and to me absolutely its worth repairing. Can't be certain from these 4 pics but it looks like a cherry southern hepplewhite butler's chest, first quarter 19th century. Not uncommon for these to have a broken or repaired foot. Looks like it may have been cut down (feet shortened) looks tad low but again hard to tell from these pics. Nice example. Find a shop or person that repairs 18th-19th century furniture, that would be an easy fix.

Thanks! I’ve reached out to a local repair shop. Thanks also for the info on the age, etc. I love antiques but I’m not very knowledgable about them.

It has good bones. Looks like it has been refinished, maybe not the best job. It appears to be solid wood. Definitely worth getting it repaired. If you want to tackle refinishing yourself there are plenty of how to in YouTube. It takes time but the results can be great. It can be costly have it done. Basically strip, sand, stain and clear finish. I like to use a water based polyurethane for easy clean up. Also the water based polyurethane doesn't yellow like the oil based does.

One example of what you can find on YouTube

https://youtu.be/cNHNDreiUL0?si=xyH2CI3WBm2s7oQV

Thanks izzy. I’ve refinished a number of furniture pieces over the years. I don’t think I will on this one, just clean it and touch up the nicks and scratches. Sanding is probably not a good idea on an antique, I think the less I mess with it, the better.

So true Joanne on not messing with sanding too much or at all. I ended up with a very old banged up chest of wood drawers (27 drawers) that belonged to my grandfather. It was a dentists cabinet we think, he worked in the dental supply business, it's not a library card chest. I tested the finish, it was varnish. I was able to save the original finish by using a process called re-amalgamation (not sure if spelled correctly). I was able to clean it up just enough and not lose the patina. It's very rickety, old and beat up but my favorite thing ever.

More photos.

Naw definitely 1st quarter 19th century. Don't need to see dovetails, an experienced eye can also tell from the original back boards, rim lock and escutcheon and proportions. Guarantee if we saw more pics of the drawer construction, rear & bottom it would seal the early 1800s age.