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Item details

Height

101.5 cm

Width

189.6 cm

Depth

50.0 cm

Wear conditions Wear conditions

Good

Wear conditions

Excellent

Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.

Good

May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.

Average

Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.

Apparent Wear and Tear

Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.

Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.

Description

For sale is an extremely rare Liberty's sideboard without the top. Described as an "Urban Myth". Often attributed to Leonard Wyburd & his studio.

No example is known to exist apart from one in the Auckland Museum which was borrowed by the Victoria and Albert museum for an exhibition in 1975. This is an academic rarity. Some date at 1893 others 1893-5. Only a handful of these were probably ever made!

The fourth photo shows the identical sideboard mentioned above currently in the Auckland Museum with the top half. Please see pages 156-159 of Liberty's Furniture by Daryl Bennet.

I want this to go to someone who will appreciate its value and rarity & like myself knows its true value. Its my opinion that as far as any Uk commercial arts and crafts sideboard goes, this is the pinnacle. This sideboard has the original dark Liberty finish.

Please see:
Liberty's furniture by Daryl Bennet .
Liberty style by Mervyn Levy .
"Liberty's 1875-1975 " An exhibition by the V&A Museum .
Liberty's a biography of a shop by Alison Adburgham .
"The simple life " Exhibition at The Wolfsonian -Florida International University .
Open to a sensible offer .
Its a two man lift, very heavy.

Condition report:

Untouched. Original. Some signs of use. The left and right sides tops have a wooden strip added as can be seen in the photos. This would appear to match the rest of the sideboard in colour/finish/quality of oak. All the copper work is in very good order and a great patina. Original darkened / almost black/dark brown finish . Quarter sawn oak used extensively throughout the sideboard. Some knocks on the legs and the odd marks ; as one would expect some signs of wear with the age of the sideboard. Its had a life and was with the same family for forty years. All the locks work on both doors and drawers. There are two keys with long handles . So all the drawers and doors can be locked, unlocked with the right key. There is a five inch (approx) piece of oak which is clearly visible above the top drawer where the lock is so on the horizonal frame. At some stage this must have been inserted. It has a different colour but this can be dyed/stained to match. The oak grain is similar to the rest of the sideboard. The left side door has a 1-2 mm gap where it stands closed against the framework .I,m suggesting any competent restorer could rectify this or one could just live with this. I would describe as almost very good condition commensurate with age etc.
Please note there are a few examples that have come to light since this advert was listed .
The sideboard can be now bought for a sensible offer .
It is extremely heavy .Two really strong can manage it on a ground floor !

Additional dimensions information:

Height: 1015 mm Width: 1896 mm Depth: 500 mm The galleried back is 45 mm and 50 mm in height, Depth is approx 500 mm in the centre

Material
Copper, Oak
Manufactured
1900s
Origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Item location
Powys, United Kingdom
Period
19th Century
Brand
Liberty
Condition
Used

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Three hours packing the item today .
Drive 20 miles to post office .
Send parcel force 48 tracked with additional insurance .
Provide tracking number to customer .
Take 30-40 photos of the packing process.
Job done .
Less than a week .estimated time

Estimated delivery time

Less than one week

Free collection available

No

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I have been running Arts and Crafts Furniture for just over five years and have extensive knowledge of arts and crafts, period antique furniture, antiques, and collectibles. Antiques is a great passion of mine. Especially the arts and crafts movement. I restore some items and sell some unrestored - I believe unrestored often retains the character that would otherwise be lost. Some of the items I specialize in are arts & crafts, art nouveau, art deco, modernism, the aesthetic movement, and period antiques.

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