EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH OAK, FRUITWOOD AND SYCAMORE LIVERY CUPBOARD
EARLY 17TH CENTURY
HEIGHTENED WITH EBONISED DETAIL, THE BULBOUS TURNINGS IN SYCAMORE, PROFUSELY CARVED THROUGHOUT WITH FOLIATE AND SCROLL DETAIL, WITH A CENTRAL CUPBOARD DOOR AND FRIEZE DRAWER
48IN. (122CM.) HIGH, 44½IN. (113CM.) WIDE, 14IN. (36CM.) DEEP
SEE ILLUSTRATION

Literature

THIS CUPBOARD IS ILLUSTRATED IN VICTOR CHINNERY, OAK FURNITURE THE BRITISH TRADTION, WOODBRIDGE 1979, P.318, FIG.3.257.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

Lot Essay

THIS LIVERY CUPBOARD IS DISTINCTIVE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS:- ITS SMALL SIZE; THE UNUSUAL USE OF SYCAMORE FOR THE TURNINGS ENHANCES THE TIMBER COLOUR CONTRASTS GREATLY; THE USE OF BLACK DETAIL IS REMINISCENT OF AMERICAN FURNITURE OF THE PERIOD.

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