Sideboard age

Hello, I have recently moved and have decided not to take this sideboard with me. Is anyone able to tell me how old it is please? It was my mother's and we will either sell at an auction house or take it to the tip. We have moved to a rabbit hutch so it has to go. Many thanks

 

Greetings, Vickytom9. It would best for member visibility of your picture if you would EDIT your original post by changing the attached image from "thumbnail" to "full image."

 

There's a deco feel to it. Do you have any idea how/when your mother acquired it? Has it been around as long as you have?

Be warned: the furniture folks will probably want more pix showing details of construction.

 

As you're a new member, this one is on me.

Debora

 

Sorry, on a phone with no WiFi I think I've done it now

 

I have known us having it since the sixties and it was in the elderly man's (whom my mother cared for) family home before that. We can't find any makers mark on it. I thought Art Deco but what I know about furniture would fit on a stamp, sadly

 

I think it's possibly older than Art Deco period because of the apparent use of quartersawn oak (which had its heyday here in the states from about 1890-WW1. UK use dates may not match.) But it could be transitional too.

 

It's got very traditional feet, quarter-sawn oak, and almost has to be British or "other". If it were American I'd be thinking early 1920s. No matter what, that's a solid hunk of old oak and it would be criminal for it to land in the tip!

Just a thought. Some people here in the USA are repurposing old sideboards into furniture for a baby's room. They hold everything, and a changing table pad can go right on the flat surface. And they don't tip over; they're too heavy.

 

That's very handsome. It deserves a proper home.

Debora

 

Go to Facebook Marketplace, or Craigslist or other and post it for free, if you can't find a buyer.

 

Or offer it to a family member so it stays within.

Debora

 

I agree with thoughts that it's early 20th Century, oak, in Arts and Crafts style with touches of Art Deco. I had a similar one last year that was a bit more Art Deco with Bakelite pulls and sold it for $500 (Central Texas). If you are in a decent-sized metro, I'd think you could easily get $200-$300 on Facebook or Craigslist, and probably a bit more if you're able to wait for the right buyer.

 

The OP is in the UK. Is there another site similar to Craigslist that would work the same way there?

 

I didn't catch the location. Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace both operate in UK, though I don't know if there are more effective classifieds sites there. Ebay is always an option too.

 

Bakers makes a good point about quarter-sawn oak, but I would say this piece might be a bit later. Nevertheless, $200-$300 would be high for a piece like that around here, though I am admittedly far from the U.K.

This kind of quality is not made anymore, so finding it a home is a point well taken. The small amount of $ you might get for it is not worth the sacrifice in the long run.

 

20s or so. Art deco. Probably more value in the States than in the UK based on what I have heard from some of our members.

 

It has an art deco air, no doubt. I'd venture earlier, like, Edwardian--late Arts and Crafts. Good thing is it goes well with both kind of décor. Too bad you have to let it go. I'd snap if from you in a sec if I wasn't a world away. Have you talked to your local auctioneers?

 

I think it's a bit later. Those were still a Thing here in the 40s, but I'd favour 30s. Hard sell in the UK, which is sad. If you can attribute it to someone like E Gomme or Maples then that's better. Have you had a really good look under the drawers and so on?

 

Thank you very much everyone. We rang an auction house close to us, who advised that there is no market for them, so they can't help us. We will take it to the tip. It is a shame, but even if I could keep it, it is simply too big for our new home.

 

Oh, don't tip it! Offer it on Freegle or Freecycle, someone will want it. Or phone the BHF, they collect and will resell.