Description

This 1960’s sideboard can be viewed and purchased at a new furniture pop-up shop at 14 MAUD STREET, NEWSTEAD, BRISBANE. Sat and Sun 2.00pm – 4.30pm. Fri 3.00pm – 5.00pm. If you’re outside Brisbane, call me on the phone number given on our CONTACT page- we can add more photos to this listing and organise freight to most locations in Australia. Freight of this piece to Sydney would be ABOUT $280.

Background Info and Provenance

(This description was written in 2016.)

A mid-century sideboard designed and constructed by the BRISBANE furniture maker, Hancock & Gore, Bulldog brand. I’d say this piece is late-1960’s or early-1970’s. I love the detailing on the front. The bordering and raised handles create an interesting point of interest whilst still fitting in with the minimalist design aesthetic that hailed from Denmark and was popular at the time. Most makers in Australia at this time were inspired by the Danish designs coming out of Europe. I also like the Walnut finish too. (I’m pretty certain it’s Walnut.) The unornate grain in this timber means that the design of this piece is taking the focus and not the patterning in the timber.

The quality of this vintage sideboard is in line with that of Parker sideboards from the same era (I like this design more than Parker designs though). Hancock and Gore was a timber mill that operated in Ipswich, BRISBANE. This business was set-up in 1864 (!). Boral bought out the company in 1995 and closed it in 2011, then later named it Boral Hancock Plywood. In the early 21st century Boral Hancock had about 240 employees. From what I can glean, Hancock and Gore, Bulldog brand made furniture (mainly sideboards and desks) in the 1960’s and 1970’s only. There are only a handful of examples that are online at present but with the designs I’ve seen (and the construction quality) there’d be more of Hancock and Gore out there.

This piece is about 50 – 60 years old. It’s in excellent condition after all these years because of the brilliant construction quality. Why spend money on items that won’t last? There are similar sideboards selling in the upmarket retro stores for $3000 and more. This is a great investment opportunity- there’s no reason I can see why this piece won’t appreciate in value over the years. It’s a win for you financially but also a win for the environment because any furniture that’s over 50 years old and still going strong is bound to be passed onto future generations.

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