M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES

GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY DEMI-LUNE SIDEBOARD

England, late 1780’s

Of finest quality and good color, the demi-lune or D-form case with brass rail, the top inlaid with

boxwood and ebony stringing, and mahogany edge crossbanding, above a conforming case with front center string inlaid

drawer above a shaped apron enclosing a cupboard with sliding tambour door, flanked by 2 deep drawers and 2 end cabinets,

the doors with circular ebony stringing centering oval urn-form brasses (possibly original), supported by tapering legs ending in

spade feet, the front legs headed by boxwood verticals resembling flutes, over further stringing

Condition: Finish and brasses probably original, connecting rail a replacement; several expected patches to veneer;

tambour in good working order; the back having old square nails (not with tenoning due to the V-shaped interior construction)

Provenance: Albemarle County Virginia estate

See: John Andrews, British Antique Furniture, P 270, for similar examples

36 ½”H (50 rail height) x 68”L x 28 ½”D

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