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Victorian Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard
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Victorian Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard

19th century
Description

A handsome late Victorian walnut sideboard with an impressive mirror back featuring a large central bevelled mirror, flanked by smaller mirrors, turned galleries and carved decoration.

The base provides excellent storage with a central drawer, cupboards and open shelving, with particularly attractive carved floral panels to the doors and decorative brass fittings.

The mirror back removes for ease of transport.

Date of Manufacture

Rawlings Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Mirrored Sideboard to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09659651
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Carved sunflower roundels: popular Aesthetic movement motifs from 1880.
Wide bevelled edges on the mirror plates: late Victorian glass finishing.
Decorative stamped brass butterfly hinges: late 19th-century cabinet hardware.
Tongue-and-groove pine cupboard backboards: hand-fitted Victorian secondary woodwork.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
166cm (65.35")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1237093
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Description
A handsome late Victorian walnut sideboard with an impressive mirror back featuring a large central bevelled mirror, flanked by smaller mirrors, turned galleries and carved decoration.
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The base provides excellent storage with a central drawer, cupboards and open shelving, with particularly attractive carved floral panels to the doors and decorative brass fittings.
Rawlings Antiques

The mirror back removes for ease of transport.

Date of Manufacture

Rawlings Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Mirrored Sideboard to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09659651
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Carved sunflower roundels: popular Aesthetic movement motifs from 1880.
Wide bevelled edges on the mirror plates: late Victorian glass finishing.
Decorative stamped brass butterfly hinges: late 19th-century cabinet hardware.
Tongue-and-groove pine cupboard backboards: hand-fitted Victorian secondary woodwork.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
166cm (65.35")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1237093
Rawlings Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2017
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A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels.
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Archive I A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels.

Victorian Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard

Archive II A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View II
Archive III A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View III
Archive IV A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View IV
Archive V A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View V
Archive VI A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View VI
Archive VII A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View VII
Archive VIII A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels. View VIII
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Rawlings Antiques
Telephone 07852 312541
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Chelmsford
Essex
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/rawlingsantiques
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A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels.
Victorian walnut mirror back sideboard
Ref: SA1237093
A carved Victorian walnut sideboard with a three-panel mirrored superstructure, spindle galleries, and lower cupboard doors decorated with floral carved panels.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSideboards
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Glass, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsCarved floral panels, Spindle galleries, Bevelled mirrors, Turned feet
  • SizeH 188 cm (74 in) x W 166 cm (65 in) x D 55 cm (22 in)

This late Victorian sideboard is constructed from walnut with a warm brown timber finish and brass hardware. The upper structure comprises a central bevelled mirror flanked by two smaller bevelled mirrors, set below spindle galleries and an arched cresting with carved foliage. The base incorporates a central drawer above two panelled cupboards, flanked by open shelves above further lower cupboards. The lower doors and the central base panels display detailed carved floral motifs, while the entire assembly stands on turned wooden feet. The piece measures 188 cm high, 166 cm wide, and 55 cm deep. This multifunctional item suits placement in a dining room, living room, or hallway to provide display space and enclosed storage for tableware, linens, or household items.

FAQs

A Victorian mirror back sideboard is a grand piece of dining room storage furniture featuring a cabinet base with drawers and cupboards, topped with an ornate mirrored superstructure. Popular throughout the nineteenth century, these pieces served both functional storage needs and reflected ambient light in formal dining spaces.

Victorian sideboards were predominantly constructed from dense hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, and oak. Superstructures frequently integrated glass mirror panels, spindle galleries, and hand-carved decorative motifs alongside solid brass handles and hinges.

Authentic Victorian pieces typically exhibit hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, original brass locks and hardware, and thick timber construction or high-grade veneers. Look for genuine age-related wear, hand-carved details, and bevelled glass mirrors rather than modern machine reproductions.

Integrate a Victorian sideboard into a contemporary room scheme by positioning it as a anchor piece in a dining room or wide hallway. Contrast the rich timber tones with modern sculptural ceramics, contemporary artwork, or minimalist ambient lighting.

Dust regularly using a soft, dry lint-free cloth, wiping along the grain of the timber. Apply a thin layer of natural beeswax polish once or twice a year to preserve the wood, keeping the sideboard away from direct sunlight and radiators to prevent warping.
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