EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD WITH MIRROR BACK -

A SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL-PROPORTIONED EDWARDIAN SIDEBOARD IN SOLID MAHOGANY, FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE MIRROR-BACKED UPPER SECTION AND COMPREHENSIVE STORAGE BELOW. THIS PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED PROPORTIONS AND RESTRAINED ORNAMENTATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD.

PERIOD AND ATTRIBUTION:
- PERIOD: EDWARDIAN, CIRCA 1905-1910
- PRIMARY TIMBER: SOLID MAHOGANY THROUGHOUT
- SECONDARY TIMBER: PINE TO DRAWER LININGS AND INTERNAL SHELVING
- CONSTRUCTION: MORTISE AND TENON JOINERY TO MAIN FRAME. DRAWERS FEATURE HAND-CUT DOVETAILS. WOODEN PEG FASTENING THROUGHOUT. PLINTH BASE WITH TURNED FEET IN PERIOD STYLE.
- HARDWARE: ORIGINAL BRASS RING HANDLES AND ESCUTCHEONS, CONSISTENT WITH EDWARDIAN DESIGN VOCABULARY. HANDLES SHOW PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE.

DESIGN FEATURES:
THE UPPER SECTION COMPRISES A SUBSTANTIAL MIRROR-BACKED DISPLAY AREA WITH MOULDED CORNICE DETAIL AND DECORATIVE INLAY WORK TO THE BACK PANEL. THE CENTRAL MIRROR IS FLANKED BY DECORATIVE TIMBER PANELS FEATURING GEOMETRIC INLAY IN CONTRASTING TIMBER. THE LOWER SECTION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE STORAGE WITH TWO CENTRAL DRAWERS ABOVE A PAIR OF PANELLED CUPBOARD DOORS. INTERIOR SHELVING TO CUPBOARDS IS ORIGINAL AND INTACT.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 103 CM (INCLUDING MIRROR BACK)
- WIDTH: 184 CM
- DEPTH: 58 CM

CONDITION: GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DOMESTIC USE. THE MAHOGANY SURFACES DISPLAY ORIGINAL PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND WEAR MARKS TYPICAL OF A WORKING PIECE. THE MIRROR BACK PANEL IS INTACT WITH MINOR FOXING TO THE SILVERING, VISIBLE PRIMARILY AT THE EDGES. ALL FOUR DRAWERS OPERATE SMOOTHLY ON THEIR ORIGINAL RUNNERS. BOTH CUPBOARD DOORS CLOSE SECURELY WITH ORIGINAL BRASS CATCHES. NO SPLITS TO THE MAIN TIMBER SURFACES. NO EVIDENCE OF WOODWORM OR STRUCTURAL COMPROMISE. THE PIECE HAS NOT BEEN REFINISHED OR RESTORED, RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL FINISH THROUGHOUT.



Item Size: Height: 110cm, Width: 190cm, Depth: 65cm, Weight: 50Kg

Condition: Good

221440+3

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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