bottom of one drawer signed ?G. (S?)ims Keene N.H. July 23, 1817?, figured veneers with banded drawers, central drawer with bird?s eye maple, oval inset panel opening to a fitted desk interior, prospect door opening to three additional drawers, two cabinet doors with shelved interiors, two cellarette drawers with bottle dividers, finely crafted, white pine secondary throughout, 43 x 73-1/2 x 22-3/4 in.The rare signature and date on this sideboard could refer to an early owner, but more likely refers to a previously unknown cabinetmaker working in the Keene area. A sideboard of related form, signed by the Portsmouth Firm of Judkins and Center, dated 1815, is illustrated in Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast, catalog no. 37.ÿ; Provenance: Edes Estate, Newport, New Hampshire; Richard Withington Auctions, purchased August 6th, 1968 (accompanied by original receipt and auction flier); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia legs restored, otherwise good condition, original brasses, scattered typical minor veneer cracks and repairs, including some checking to doors, the Withington receipt indicates restoration by Veleba & Hruban, New York