Concave Limed Sideboard with Egyptian Revival Details
A limed sideboard by O.Noel Coulson (1905-1993), circa 1958, manufactured by S. Andrewartha, furniture manufacturer, Richmond, the cabinet of sweeping concave form with a series of shallow fitted cutlery drawers above panelled doors, raised upon stylish Egyptian revival shaped legs with brass ball feet, trimmed with brass inlay and hardware in the conforming Egyptian manner. Provenance: commissioned for the Lipshut house, Toorak, Melbourne. Height 34.06 in. Width 166.93 in. Depth 62.99 in.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Limed / Cerused Finish - A process for finishing timber whereby the surface was covered with a coating of lime, which was subsequently brushed from the surface, but allowed to remain in the grain. The resulting surface with its streaking and speckling of white was usually left unpolished. The finish was popular for French furniture in the late 19th century, and English cottage style furniture in the early 20th century. Oak timber was popular for liming because its open grain retained a larger amount of the lime than other close grained timbers.
Nowadays the same effect can be achieved by use of paint, or proprietry solutions for "liming".
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