Lynx Hollow Antiques Sideboards

A rare and likely one-of-a-kind rustic country French oak and marquetry enfilade buffet. circa 1775-1825 Born in Provincial France in the late 18th / early 19th century, hand-crafte...

A scarce antique European, most likely Dutch, inlaid mahogany transformative buffet server. circa 1780 Hand-crafted in Continental Europe in the late 18th century, styled in period ...

A scarce early American painted pine barbershop back bar. circa 1840 Born in the United States in the first half of the 19th century, this remarkable rare antique barber station...

Southwestern France, circa 1820, Provincial Picardie influences, having a rectangular three board planked top, over a trio of frieze drawers, featuring central open shelf wine bottle...

A rare and important American Art Deco Century of Progress Sideboard by iconic designer Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, fine quality craftsmanship and construction, having a rectangular exotic rosewood veneered top over conforming solid wood case fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, the top drawer opening to reveal felt lined divided interior for silverware, flanked by cabinet doors opening to shelved interior, subtle geometric lines add interest. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera. Signed, top drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching display case - vitrine cabinet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic Collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...

A stunning grand Italian midcentury Venetian Baroque patchwork burlwood sideboard. Exquisitely handcrafted of warm richly figured burled walnut, born in the Veneto region of North...

A vintage French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut sideboard. Hand-crafted in France in the mid-20th century, excellent quality, exceptionally executed in timeless 18th cent...

A classic Gustavian Period (1772-1809) Swedish painted pine two door kitchen cupboard sideboard. Handcrafted in Sweden around the turn of the late 18t...

A magnificent antique French Renaissance Revival hunt sideboard, signed, circa 1854. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the mid-19th century, fine...

A scarce period late 16th / early 17th century with later elements Elizabethan carved oak three-tier court cupboard - sideboard server. English / Northern European; circa 1600 Hand-crafted of solid oak single board planks, heavy profusely carved bulbous turned columns, scalloped and pierced decorative elements and elaborate carvings. Provenance / Acquisition: Acquired from reputable auction house Bright Star Antiques, Sulfur Springs, Texas. Very similar notable examples can be found: Christie's; auction 14963, The Collector: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver catalog, October 2017, lot 576, Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Elizabethan three-tier oak court cupboard, circa 1600 with modifications Philadelphia Museum of Art; Gallery 363, European Art 1500-1850, third floor, English court cupboard...

A most impressive antique, circa 1880, French carved walnut marble-top top buffet- sideboard server with nicely aged patina. Born in France during the late 19th century Renaissance Revival, hand-crafted of warm, rich solid walnut, exceptionally executed in 16th century King Henry II...

French Perfection!! A most impressive Renaissance Revival Henry II style well carved solid walnut sideboard server from the second half of the 19th century, finished in later chic distressed dusty blue painted finish with light airy hues of chalky gray. Born in France, circa 1870, this piece is wonderfully hand carved and crafted with wonderful attention to detail. It features a rectangular wooden top over an ornate frieze with foliate carvings and decorative ornamentation, large dovetailed drawer in the center, flanked by a pair of smaller drawers, all affixed with original patinated brass pulls, rising over the open shelf base with classical arched fluted columns, paneled back, above stepped molded skirt, resting on bun feet. It's a most impressive piece with the commanding presence 16th century Henri II furniture is known for, including handsome masculine lines and strong architectural form, combined with a relaxed shabby chic farmhouse refinement, beautifully aged warmth, and unfussy elegant sophistication. Dimensions: (approx) 36" high, 44" wide, 23" deep Versatile. Having the ideal smaller size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a dining room sideboard or breakfast...

An elegant late 19th century mahogany sideboard, finished in Hepplewhite taste, with later distressed painted white finish. Finely hand-crafted of mahogany solid woods, bow front demilune shaped, having a single drawer crafted of high quality solid oak and garnished with keyhole shaped escutcheon, over central arch shaped skirt, flanked by two hinged door cabinets designed to look like a pair using faux drawer fronts adorned in original patinated brass Neoclassical urn decorated ring pull fittings...

An extraordinary, very fine quality, circa 1920s French gilt bronze ormolu mounted mahogany, burled walnut, tambour marble-top sideboard (credenza serve...

A rare and exceptional Baroque period hand carved walnut sideboard (buffet - credenza) with beautifully aged patina. circa 1700 Hand-crafted in Italy, likely Florence or Bologna, in the early 18th century, possibly 17th century, featuring handsome rich antique walnut...

A magnificent rustic Spanish Colonial antique, circa 1725, church altar with remarkable patina and detailing. Hand-crafted in the first half of the 18th century, most likely commissioned by the Spanish Empire for use in a Colonial religious Mission, now fashioned with later antique elements and repurposed for use as a sideboard. The scarce Baroque period ecclesiastical architectural church altar presents with a raised gallery shelf back topped with a single board, over a massive, thick pine plank wooden slab top, featuring impressive rich patina, rustic charm and antique character. Mounted over the distinctive architectural trapezoid shaped molded base with rich hand carved and polychrome painted decoration, including the sophisticated original Italian / European inspired trompe-l'œil marbleizing finish, which was a variety of faux painting techniques used only by highly skilled artisans to create the distinctive and varied patterns of marble, in an effort to reproduce the colors, veining and luster of real marble or other building materials. Rising on solid supports enhanced with recessed paneling, smooth rounded corners and edge work and stepped molded trim. Beautiful, nicely aged patina over the whole, highly desirable heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint craquelure finish that has been stabilized to minimize further loss, that does not detect from the aesthetics or functionality, but only adds to the overall elegant warmth and rich historical depth, that can only be acquired over three centuries. Very strong, sturdy, stable. Delivered cleaned, hand waxed, luminous polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use, and many more years of generational enjoyment. Dimensions: (approx) 37.25" High, 62" Wide, 27" Deep The large size, and substantial proportions, make this excellent for a variety of different uses, including as a distinctive buffet table or server, credenza, oversized console, farmhouse kitchen...

A rare Continental Italian Renaissance Revival oak and leather sideboard with warm, rich patina. Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted and exceptionally execut...

An extraordinary French walnut cabinet by Louis Majorelle (1859–1926) exceptionally executed period Art Nouveau styling. Circa 1900. Majorelle know for often ornamented his pieces...