US$7,698.97 This is a superb and unusually large breakfront sideboard in Victorian style with room for all your plates, china, glassware and cutlery. It features three doors and three capacious drawers. It has been crafted from burr walnut and features exquisite hand cut floral marquetry decoration, and the interior has been beautifully lined with fabric. The sideboard has been French polished by hand and is ready to add a touch of class to a special place in your home. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 105 x Width 218 x Depth 58 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 5 inches x Width 7 feet, 2 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches Burr Walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the...