Mirrored Sideboards Photos

In the later 19thC, as the cost of mirrors declined, Victorian designers added mirrors above dining room sideboards. With the visual focus thus moved upward, less emphasis was placed on the decoration of the lower cabinet and more on what was above the counter top.

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Dining room sideboard with silver coffee service at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Dining room sideboard of Cottage at Empire Mine State Historic Park. Grass Valley, CA.Sideboard with cruet & other silverware at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Dining rooms sideboard & table at Miramont Castle. Manitou Springs, CO.
Dining room sideboard with silver coffee service at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Dining room sideboard of Cottage at Empire Mine State Historic Park. Grass Valley, CA.Sideboard with cruet & other silverware at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Dining rooms sideboard & table at Miramont Castle. Manitou Springs, CO.
Sideboard with cut glass crystal pitcher plus China plate at Miramont Castle. Manitou Springs, CO.Sideboard in dining room at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.Dining table, piano & carved & mirrored sideboard in Mountain Farmhouse at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. County Clare, Ireland.Inlaid sideboard 1870-80 by Daniel Pabst of Philadelphia, PA at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Sideboard with cut glass crystal pitcher plus China plate at Miramont Castle. Manitou Springs, CO.Sideboard in dining room at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.Dining table, piano & carved & mirrored sideboard in Mountain Farmhouse at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. County Clare, Ireland.Inlaid sideboard 1870-80 by Daniel Pabst of Philadelphia, PA at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Sideboard by Herter Brothers with armchair by A.H. Davenport & Co. at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Sideboard in front parlor of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. New York, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Ida Saxton McKinley Historic House. Canton, OH.Carved sideboard in back parlor of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.
Sideboard (1876-80) by Herter Brothers with armchair (c1885) by A.H. Davenport & Co. at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Sideboard in front parlor of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. New York, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Ida Saxton McKinley Historic House. Canton, OH.Carved sideboard in back parlor of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.
Carved sideboard in back parlor of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.Sideboard in dining room of Green Gables. Cavendish, PE.Sideboard with marquetry in Marble Hall at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Sideboard in billiard room in Saskatchewan Government House. Regina, SK.
Carved sideboard in back parlor of Flavel House. Astoria, OR.Sideboard in dining room of Green Gables. Cavendish, PE.Sideboard with marquetry in Marble Hall at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Sideboard in billiard room in Saskatchewan Government House. Regina, SK.
Breakfast nook sideboard upstairs in Saskatchewan Government House. Regina, SK.Sideboard in Yates House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Dining room sideboard in Staiti House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Sideboard in Baetge House at Conservation Plaza. New Braunfels, TX.
Breakfast nook sideboard upstairs in Saskatchewan Government House. Regina, SK.Sideboard in Yates House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Dining room sideboard in Staiti House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Sideboard in Baetge House at Conservation Plaza. New Braunfels, TX.
Dining room sideboard with punchbowl at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Sideboard with custard cups & caster set at Fort House. Waco, TX.Sideboard with antiques in Muenzler House at Pioneer Village. Gonzales, TX.Sideboard with mirror in dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.
Dining room sideboard with punchbowl at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Sideboard with custard cups & caster set at Fort House. Waco, TX.Sideboard with antiques in Muenzler House at Pioneer Village. Gonzales, TX.Sideboard with mirror in dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.
Mirrored sideboard in drawing room in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Sideboard in poop cabin of Glenlee Tall Ship. Glasgow, Scotland.Sideboard in Nagel Warren Mansion B&B. Cheyenne, WY.
Mirrored sideboard in drawing room in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Sideboard in poop cabin of Glenlee Tall Ship. Glasgow, Scotland.Sideboard in Nagel Warren Mansion B&B. Cheyenne, WY.

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