Featured P & F stencil on 1880 sideboard? Can anyone identify maker?

Hello, I was "talking" with a guy on FB who doesn't have a computer (! is that possible?!) telling him how great the people on this site are, and that if anyone could help him, you all could. So I'm uploading the pictures for him to see if anyone can help. He thinks its 1870-1880 (he wrote "renn era"?). 97 1/2 tall, 69 ish wide. He wrote he isn't planning to sell, which is good, I guess, because he refinished it. Anyway, I'll attach the pictures and see if anyone has any ideas. Thank you all!

 

to me.....the P&F, has nothing to do with who and where the item was made..

 

Did your FB friend say exactly where on the piece the stenciled letters appear?

 

@Ghopper1924, any suggestions?? @Fora Dancer, where the owner of the piece is located or where he purchased it from, would be most helpful…….and it looks like he’s done a wonderful job refinishing/restoring the piece!!!

 

It does indeed! I'm a huge fan of sideboards.

HUGE!!

 

Stunning! I would date this a bit later, ca. 1885-95. I take it "renn era" refers to Renaissance Revival. This is not Renaissance Revival, but rather Aesthetic Movement, as evidenced by the daisies, clovers, and shelving style. The bow-fronted drawers become more common at the tail-end of the style, ca. 1895-1910. Looks like a high-end piece!

I would guess the northeastern U.S. or England as a point of origin. So nice to see a beautifully executed piece like this....we've had too much "used furniture" around here lately

 

I am in complete agreement with Ghopper on this. The P&F could relate to a maker but would like to know where it is located on the piece. What are those other hand-drawn marks?

 

He wrote, "Stenciled is on the top of the lower cabinet, the marble sits over it."
He also wrote, " The sideboard was in an auction house in Ohio. I've searched browser for p&f furniture in, oh,Penn, NY.NE, have found nothing before it got in Ohio, I have no idea where it was, the poor thing was caked with coal soot."

I appreciate all the info you guys have given me so far! I told him you are the best!!