Dresser Base/Sideboard, Georgian?

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  1. Resident

    Resident New Member

    Hi
    Recently came across this, looking to restore it but want to check what it is first.

    supposedly it was brought out of Germany around ww11 and was an heirloom then passed onto another family.
    If that’s not true then it’s at least that old and possibly from portugal or spain, a signiture on the top (under the surface that was removed, says Furnando or at least thats what it looks like)

    I was told mahogany but looks like dark oak to me.
    Structural members are a single large dovetail joint very neat but look done with a handsaw.

    Draws have about 10 blind dovetails each side with very fine pins but again they look hand cut to me but maybe not.
    Handles look late 18th c but Im no expert

    can’t find this style anywhere online

    only have 2 pics at the mo but if people are interested will try and get some of the dovetails
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Your photos are blurry, but from what I see it looks like a 20th century Continental European sideboard.
    It could be Iberian, but similar sideboards were made in Belgium and the Netherlands in the mid 20th century.
    Maybe more detailed photos will make me change my mind.:)
     
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  3. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Yep, pics not sufficient to tell anything. Even the wood is not clear. Does look a bit like oak but sometimes walnut has such open graining as well.
     
  4. Resident

    Resident New Member

    Thanks, will get some more photos when I retrieve the drawers on Monday

    Makes sense as the actual style of the whole piece looks modern to me, just the dovetails and hardware that seemed older, along with the story i was told of where it came from

    saved from becoming firewood, just trying to work out whether it’s worth restoring or repurposing it, might be that the timber is worth more than the piece
     
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Some days it doesn't pay to try to fix them......:(

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  6. Fern77

    Fern77 Well-Known Member

    Looks like oak all right, but the hardware is the wrong one, and it would help to see the whole thing.
     
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  7. Resident

    Resident New Member

    Yeah grain looks like oak to me but Im a simple chippy, don’t use any of the more fancy stuff that a joiner does, here’s some close ups of the top birdsmouths since the top was removed.
    Will get close ups of the draw joints tomorrow, tho i had a look and there’s 4 a side not 10 and they’re definitely hand cut.
    Could be the hardware was changed it’s been restored at some point as the shelves are pine, not original
     

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  8. Resident

    Resident New Member

    Might be a bit before i get better pic of the whole thing, currently in my van and weighs about 90kg so need to recruit some help to get it out
     
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