LATE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER DECORATED

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AN IRISH RED PAINTED PINE COOP DRESSER
Late 19th century and later decorated
The moulded cornice and scrolled frieze above two shelves, each with iron cup hooks, below a central section flanked by balustrade plate racks the two graduated lower tiers centred by cut-out shamrocks enclosing compartments for the roosting of chickens on a tall plinth base
81in. (206cm.) high; 54in. (137cm.) wide; 231/2in. (60cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

By the late 17 and early 18th century, the practice of keeping hens in Irish kitchens was widely accepted. The coop, here designed as part of the dresser base, provided warmth and safety for hatching or roosting geese and hens particularly during the colder months. This hen coop dresser features upside down T-shaped sliding divisions which were opened to allow the fowl out to forage.

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