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Sideboard

Alexander Rouxca. 1855

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Sideboard. American black walnut (Juglans nigra). Rectangular form, lower shelf raised on bracketed feet with scalloped, scrolled apron. Incised horizontal panels on sides. Paired, fully carved, seated male hunting dogs at either end support upper serving top with scrolling apron framed and decorated with carved branches with central knot of twigs and leaves with large insect at center; side aprons with similar carving supported by scrolled volutes against backboard. Backboard with fully carved bust of hare facing proper right framed with and flanked by vines and leaves. Quarter round leaf molding to top. Symmetrical, segmental pedimented splash board with elaborate carved vines and grapes with centered hanging dead hare, to proper right, and squirrel, to proper left.Condition: Very good. Flat surfaces faded and scratches, remainder of carved surfaces seemingly in original condition.

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  • Title: Sideboard
  • Creator Lifespan: American, born France, 1813-1886 (active New York, 1836-1880)
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Date Created: ca. 1855
  • Location Created: New York, New York, USA
  • Type: Furniture
  • Rights: Gift of Benno Bordiga, by exchange
  • External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2291/Sideboard
  • Medium: Black walnut
  • Maker: Alexander Roux
  • Dimensions: 49 x 49 x 24 in. (124.5 x 124.5 x 61.0 cm)
  • Collection: Decorative Arts
  • Accession number: 1995.15
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