Description

Beautiful antique washstand with beautiful late Victorian to early Edwardian marble-topped washstand, dating from approximately 1890–1910. It’s a particularly decorative example with several quality features.

Key features

* White marble top
* Thick, moulded edge with a shaped front.
* The marble appears original and is in good condition with attractive natural grey veining.
* Decorative tiled splashback
* Four transfer-printed ceramic tiles featuring birds and floral motifs in sepia/brown.
* These are framed in solid timber with a shaped crest rail.
* Solid timber construction
* Likely walnut, satin walnut or stained ash, common in Irish and British furniture of this period.
* Warm honey-brown finish with a pleasing aged patina.
* Carved cabriole legs
* Deeply carved acanthus leaf decoration at the knees.
* Scroll feet with carved detailing.
* These carved legs indicate it was a better-quality piece rather than a mass-produced washstand.
* Central drawer
* Original turned wooden knobs.
* Used for toiletries, brushes and shaving equipment.
* Shaped base stretcher
* Adds rigidity while giving the piece an elegant profile.

Tile timber is detachable.