With Twin Arch Panel Glazed Doors above Enclosed Cupboard Base Oak, Pine and Gesso Florets with Traces of Original Paint English, c.1760
71" high x 39.5" wide x 15" deep
Ref:11310
A most unusual eighteenth century, two-part, vernacular glazed cupboard, with twin arch doors, each having four glazed panels, beneath a moulded cornice, with dentil detail and two floral paterae. The doors enclose two original shelves and hang on original hinges. There is a simple waist moulding above the lower twin panel doors, raised on a moulded plinth base and shaped bracket feet. This cupboard benefits from unusually small scale and engaging proportions, it is fashioned from both solid oak and pine and shows evidence of much use and wear. The base of the front right side bracket foot has been restored, but it is otherwise in genuine original "as found" condition, with multiple scars and bruises commensurate with its age and function throughout. A genuinely rare provincial "architectural" example, enhanced by the two four panel glazed doors, which are set above the tall narrow lower section. It has an untouched surface and naturally aged patina, which enhance the simply delightful scale and proportions.
