A Mid-Victorian Period Painted Pine & Sycamore Sideboard c.1870 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope I wanted to suggest this

I wanted to suggest this through the images…” Ostrer says what interests him about Kochetkova are the various sides to her character which are hidden by an innate ability to contain and tolerate

always included some reference to human mortality

with figures and foliage visible

Once part of a travelling menagerie

The chair has obviously been in good use and as such the ebonisation has signs of wear especially to the top of the arms

A Mid-Victorian Period Painted Pine & Sycamore Sideboard c.1870 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope I wanted to suggest thisOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1870Width: 68 Height: 29Depth: 20. 5The beautifully un touched painted pine carcass and sycamore plank topped dresser base, at almost six feet wide and having been used in a workshop environment, displaying the original dark plummy black painted finish, now distressed commensurate with age and beautifully dry, the thick sycamore top over a frieze of three concealed drawers, over two short