Regent Antiques - Sideboards - chests - cabinets - Stunning Art Deco Rosewood & Parquetry Sideboard

A truly stunning birdseye maple sideboard in the Art Deco manner.

This beautiful piece of furniture is truly a work of art and features rosewood parquetry cross banding as well as mirrored panels and chrome knobs that evoke the chic minimalism of the Art Deco style.

The grain of the wood is truly breathtaking and the quality and attention to detail on display throughout the piece are second to none.

Height 88 cm

Width 120 cm

Depth 45 cm

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.