[Illustration: A CHIPPENDALE SIDEBOARD.]
Our illustration this week is of a unique and handsome piece of
Chippendale work. The outline is elegant, and the scrollings delicate. The
pedestals are peculiar in their form, the panels being carved in
draperies, etc. In the frieze are two drawers, with grotesque heads
forming the handles. The back is fitted with shaped glass and surmounted
by an eagle. The whole forms a very characteristic piece of work of the
period, having been made about 1760-1770. As our readers are aware, Thomas
Chippendale published his book of designs in 1764, with the object of
promoting good French design in this field of art. This piece of furniture
was sold at auction lately for 85 guineas.--_Building News._
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