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In two sections, you have the option to remove the top mirror back if you prefer the sideboard only.   This magnificent piece was design and crafted by Andreas Svensson, who also built the second organ of St Peters church in Murrumbeena Melbourne between 1900 and 1910.  Svennson was born on 1 April 1840 at Lund, Sweden and trained as a cabinet-maker. He left Gothenburg on 10 March 1869 and arrived in Australia on 26 July 1869 on the ship Nation's Hope. He established a cabinet making workshop in Melbourne in 1873 and was making furniture both in Kent Street, Richmond and Latrobe Street, Melbourne. He became one of the leading cabinet makers in Melbourne and his furniture is considered to be of outstanding quality. He died on 10 May 1917.It features;

·       solid walnut timber construction

·       era; circa 1900

·       hand carved & crafted

·       intricate floral carving to the pediment

·       3 bevel edge mirrors

·       carved, scrolled, turned & fluted mirror-back supports

       suspended shelf

·       2 hand-cut dovetail joined drawers

·       fluting to the drawer fronts

·       complete & matching brass bail handles

·       carved double & single panelled doors

·       complete & matching brass loop handles

·       2 locks, 1 key

·       internal 12 bottle capacity wine / spirit storage drawer

·       2 fixed level timber shelves

·       turned feet

·       makers stamp; A. Svennson, LaTrobe St, Melbourne

·       in two sections for easy transporting

Condition overview; in good condition, relative to its age, it is a very solid and of exceptional quality, hand-crafted piece.  The drawers, locks, and doors work well.  As expected on a used piece of this vintage, it displays age-related (clouding & some surface marks to the mirror) and general wear, tear, knock and surface marks and the finish is inconsistent in areas, however nothing major to note. 

Dimensions; Sideboard base;1680mm wide Mirror back top; 1720mm wide x Base; 580mm deep x Base; 1005mm high. Overall with mirror back; 2215mm high.  Left-hand cabinet shelf height clearances from top to bottom; 350mm, 360mm, middle cabinet; 210mm, 225mm.  Internal depth; 470mm deep.  

Please review the photos and the condition overview as they form part of the description.  There may be variances in colour, as it can be difficult to capture exact colour at times.  Also, it is impossible to mention / photograph every mark, therefore apart from general wear and tear marks, we endeavour to report and capture as many specific marks or damage, however we may inadvertently miss something.  With this in mind; we encourage and highly recommend viewing of items.