Bet ya didn't know furniture can get married...  No, not really...  But, when you find a piece of furniture, maybe a hooiser cabinet, and the base doesn't exactly look like the top, it might just be a base from one cabinet and the top to another. Sometimes sets of furniture lose their mates somewhere along the way.  When you have two lonely pieces that are still good and functional...  They deserve a second chance at life.  So, in the Antique business we marry them together and create a new life for them. 

Like this table top and this sewing machine base...

If you run across this it might be a good negotiating point for you. Usually the dealer will have it priced based on this fact but ya may earn yourself another 10% off if you ask.