Contemporary American Queen Anne/Chippendale/French Provincial-ish display sideboard? The top looks like American Fr. Provincial (to me) ...and can someone explain to me the diff between Chippendale and some Queen Anne sty... oh wait, someone else was wondering the same thing! American Furniture, 1730–1790: Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles and Furniture Style Guide Look along the left hand side for more details...
Bingo! This form in the US is what we would call a step-back dish cupboard. You don't usually see this form in later furniture here. I suppose it could just be called a china cabinet. I wonder if the two pieces are actually a marriage. The top seems just slightly small for the base and color and wood looks a bit different. Hard to tell from this one picture.
What Brad Said - they don't exactly match... Probably why I'm seeing Queen Anne-ish - batwing handles, legs and wood You should look closer at the joinery - hard to tell how old the base is. But, no Chip!
I happen to like "brown" furniture, but not in this case. However, painted white, with the back of the inside pale blue (or whatever works with one's china, or collection of widgets), it would look marvelous! Add some interior lighting for drama.
Hi, I never could paint "brown" furniture, in fact I usually strip it. Anyway I always "pasted" fabric on the inside of display cabinets. I usually use flour as paste, like wall paper paste. It washes out easily and does not stain. greg
I normally wouldn't paint brown wood either, but in this case I don't think it would make a bad situation much worse. Painting it might actually improve things.
