An oak press cupboard, late 18th century

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An oak press cupboard, late 18th century
with an arcaded and dentil-moulded cornice above a pair of doors, each with upper panel with applied mouldings, plain lower panel and dummy drawers fronts, below, above a long true drawer, on bracket feet, the interior painted and with runners on the inside of the doors, formerly housing a bed, restorations-- 52.1/in. (133cm.) wide, 74½in. (189cm.) high, 21½in. (55cm.) deep

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

Although this piece of furniture is now a two door cupboard, it seems that previously it housed a bed. Evidence of old hinge marks, an un-fitted interior and a curtain runner around the edge of the door indicates that the doors would have lifted upwards to form a canopy

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