EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF DANISH MAHOGANY PEDESTAL CUPBOARDS
Early 19th Century
Each with stepped oval top above an egg-and-dart cornice, the plain frieze with rockwork C-scrolls and the door enclosing three adjustable shelves, on a moulded stepped plinth
24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 56½ in. (143.5 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Acquired by Rasmus Nørregaared, a senior official in the Danish Admirality in 1831 following his marriage.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

A corner cupboard with similar mouldings executed by the cabinet-maker Peter Nicolai Stadager of Odense is illustrated in A. Jepsen, Købstads snedkerne, Kolding, 1982, p. 97. A similar pair of pedestal cupboards, with marquetry decoration, was sold anonymously in these Rooms, 18 May 1995, lot 270.

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