Shackladys Antiques

Description

An exceptional serpentine-front sideboard of refined neoclassical inspiration, executed in richly figured satinwood and rosewood with extensive polychrome and monochrome marquetry throughout. The façade is architecturally articulated with projecting canted corners and a bowed central section, raised on elegant square-tapered legs terminating in spade feet.
The twin central doors are framed within crossbanded reserves and quarter-veneered panels, each centred with an oval medallion depicting a classical urn draped with husk swags, finely inlaid against a dark ground. The frieze is adorned with continuous harebell and ribbon swags punctuated by stylised foliate motifs, all crisply rendered in contrasting veneers. The canted corner stiles are inlaid with trailing bellflower ornament within dark panels, providing vertical emphasis and balance to the composition.
The top is of particular distinction: a shaped serpentine surface inlaid with a large central oval medallion featuring scrolling anthemion and classical ornament, surrounded by a geometric parquetry field in contrasting timbers. A scrolling foliate border frames the perimeter, demonstrating highly accomplished cabinetmaking and precision veneer work.
Dimensions
Height 37 Inches
Width 48 Inches
Depth 23.5 Inches