Regent Antiques - Sideboards - chests - cabinets - Unusual S Shaped Art Deco 1920s Style Cabinet

A truly stunning birdseye maple cabinet/side table in the fabulous Art Deco style of the 1920s.

This interesting piece features a unique 'S' shape in addition to four unusually-shaped drawers on one side. The other side is also finished in birds eye maple so that you could either place this item against the wall or free stand it if required.

The grain of the wood is truly fantastic and the design is chic, elegant, and minimalist - all in one.

Birdseye Maple occurs primarily in Sugar Maple and is a very hard wood with divergent grain structure caused by the presence of the Birdseyes.

In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, Birdseye Maple was used by only the most capable cabinetmakers. These artisans had developed the tools and skills to work and finish Birdseye Maple successfully. Antique furniture made out of Birdseye Maple is rare and beautiful.

The divergent grain that makes Birdseye Maple beautiful also makes it difficult to work. Early woodworking machines ran at low rpms and had only 2 knives per cutterhead. This often produced Birdseye surfaces that were chipped and torn. It took many hours of hand planing and scraping to get these surfaces to a high sheen.

This limited the use of Birdseye maple to projects whose value could justify the extra labor cost. Examples of this are fine furniture and musical instruments.

Height 75 cm

Width 95 cm

Depth 55 cm