Garrard Robinson
1834-1891 English

The Robinson Crusoe sideboard was created by Garrard Robinson and is considered by furniture experts to be an icon of Victorian furniture. Exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1862, this important English oak sideboard proved to be among the most spectacular works showcased at the event. The commentator of the Art Journal Catalog of the Exhibition proclaimed that “Few objects in the Exhibition attracted more attention than the “Robinson Crusoe Sideboard...The carved panels picture leading incidents in the ever-famous story: they are exceedingly well executed; and certainly the work merits the very general popularity it undoubtedly obtained.”
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