It looks old and solid but I was a bit surprised at the wood and build quality.  Most of the wood construction is from fairly soft wood, stained and unvarnished, this includes the drawer runners.  The drawers do not have stops to avoid pulling the drawer out from the frame; this could be dangerous.  The harder exterior wood surfaces do have a few imperfection in the finish and I feel it important to mention the weight of the pre-assembled item.  The box is mighty heavy and too much for one person to lift or move.  You need a good Philips screwdriver and hammer to put this chest together and the instructions seem to leave out some important points.  

That said I am fairly happy with the chest, just expected a bit more quality for my money.