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Title: buffet sideboard
Post by: Thor on October 15, 2011, 05:25:12 pm

Any information on this piece?  Bought it about 8 years ago from an antique shop; use it now in my office as my storage instead of a desk.
Two heavy center drawers.  Left cabinet is just a cupboard while the right hand one has a divided drawer in the top where I'm guessing the flatware was kept.
The wood is a beautiful pattern and I'll post a few other pictures in a comment to show it and a few details.
Images are of the whole thing, the leg and carving, the underside and another picture with the drawers out.

Thanks for any information, ideas, or stories.  :D

Title: Re: buffet sideboard
Post by: Thor on October 15, 2011, 05:29:41 pm

A few other pictures in case they will be of help: one of the wood door and pull, one of the inside of the right door, another of the underside, and one of inside where a drawer goes.

I know the detail areas always help with dating things.

Thanks again!

Title: Re: buffet sideboard
Post by: mart on October 15, 2011, 06:26:18 pm

Looks like a late Victorian sideboard made somewhere between 1900 and about 1920 !! Flame walnut veneered front,, looks like original pulls !!  Furniture was getting a bit "busy" around that time as you can see from the carving and turned legs plus the heavy patterned veneer !!  During that time enough was never "enough" !! But you have a nice example of that era !! Looks well kept from what I can see !!  Most sideboards early 1900 were arranged with the same 2 drawers and 2 doors just as yours is !!  There was little variation except in style !!

Title: Re: buffet sideboard
Post by: Thor on October 15, 2011, 06:56:43 pm

Thank you Mart!   ;D

Title: Re: buffet sideboard
Post by: KC on October 16, 2011, 09:41:23 am

Ditto Mart's information!  Great job Mart!

Title: Re: buffet sideboard
Post by: mart on October 16, 2011, 10:16:22 am

Thanks KC !!  Having grown up with similar furniture helps a bit !!  Thanksgiving and Christmas, the top of a similar sideboard held all the pies, cakes ect !! Needless to say they caught my attention !!