A magnificent sideboard, Biedermeier furniture spans from1815 – 1848.  This particular piece is in one of the many styles of Biedermeier design of its era; such pieces comprised of weighty forms, smoothly polished surfaces, restrained decoration, the use of materials with characteristic patterns and great durability. In Biedermeier furniture, the choice of wood was of primary importance. Smooth, flat surfaces with little or no carving were typical, so that the grain of the wood became the most important element of decoration.

 Mahogany timber & flame mahogany veneer construction

• circa early to mid 1800’s

• exquisite flame mahogany wood grain figuring

• 2 wave front hand-cut dovetail-joined drawers

• wave front bevel edge features central to & flanking the drawers

• 3 panel cabinet doors

• matching escutcheons, locks & a key ( the key does not work in the locks, therefore it cannot be locked, however the doors stay closed without locking)

• timber shelves w scallop front edges

• robust wave front & side bracket feet