Pedestal sideboard
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oak, oak construction
Measurements
182 cm (H); 180 cm (W); 65 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196538
Summary
A carved oak pedestal sideboard, English, circa 1850. The panelled upper superstructure with a shelf held by four elaborate supports, the lower section with three drawers to the frieze and cupboard doors to the pedestals, raised on a narrow plinth to each. The whole profusely carved with grotesque masks, scrolling foliage and stylised floral edges.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Richard Watt V (d.1865) during his restoration and refurbishment of Speke Hall during the 1850s and 60s. Bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of Speke and its contents in 1986