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Heavily Carved Oak Sideboard, 19th Century

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Furniture Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Heavily Carved Oak Sideboard, 19th Century
Heavily carved English oak mirrored sideboard or huntboard, 19th century. This massive piece has been masterfully relief carved with large game panels flanking mirrored top with full relief rabbit and fowl, fruit columns and lion and hound head pulls. Center doors carved with Old English inscriptions on ribbons "That which your father has purchased and left you to possess" and "Do you dearly hold to show his worthiness" and the date 1714. Base right and left end doors are bas relief carved scenes of an important early 18th century English estate. A stunning sideboard of monumental proportions. Measures 97' long X 89.5" H. X 36" D.;Base has several wood chips and wood losses. Base columns have carved fruit losses. Top has age cracks and separations. Bottom door panels have separations from wood shrinkage.