Remarkable Carved Oak and Inlaid Wall Cupboard Dated 1763
This extraordinary cupboard is unlike any wall cupboard we have ever seen before. Its` construction suggests it was made by someone familiar with clock case production. The cornice and scroll pediment, embellished with arcaded detail and chip carving, are made from a single piece of timber, the arched centre surrounding a cherub with outspread wings holding a shield initialled IDC and dated 1763.
The arched, fielded-panel door below is carved with an inlaid lozenge-shaped fielded panel and encloses two shelves and two small drawers. There are two fluted tapering columns with ionic capitals and chip-carved bases.
The pine backboards are old but not original.
Dimensions:
86 cms wide at the cornice, 80 at the base, 81 cms high, 29 cms deep at the cornice, 25 cms at the base.
This extraordinary cupboard is unlike any wall cupboard we have ever seen before. Its` construction suggests it was made by someone familiar with clock case production. The cornice and scroll pediment, embellished with arcaded detail and chip carving, are made from a single piece of timber, the arched centre surrounding a cherub with outspread wings holding a shield initialled IDC and dated 1763.
The arched, fielded-panel door below is carved with an inlaid lozenge-shaped fielded panel and encloses two shelves and two small drawers. There are two fluted tapering columns with ionic capitals and chip-carved bases.
The pine backboards are old but not original.
Dimensions:
86 cms wide at the cornice, 80 at the base, 81 cms high, 29 cms deep at the cornice, 25 cms at the base.
This extraordinary cupboard is unlike any wall cupboard we have ever seen before. Its` construction suggests it was made by someone familiar with clock case production. The cornice and scroll pediment, embellished with arcaded detail and chip carving, are made from a single piece of timber, the arched centre surrounding a cherub with outspread wings holding a shield initialled IDC and dated 1763.
The arched, fielded-panel door below is carved with an inlaid lozenge-shaped fielded panel and encloses two shelves and two small drawers. There are two fluted tapering columns with ionic capitals and chip-carved bases.
The pine backboards are old but not original.
Dimensions:
86 cms wide at the cornice, 80 at the base, 81 cms high, 29 cms deep at the cornice, 25 cms at the base.
