Literature:
J.T. Garside, Old English Furniture, London 1924, frontispiece.
A James I oak press cupboard, Gloucestershire, circa 1620. Sold for £18200
Description
A James I oak press cupboard, Gloucestershire, circa 1620
Profusely carved overall with punched detail, dog-tooth edges and egg and dart framing, the friezes with stylised anthemion and bold gadrooning, the upper section with two doors applied with rosette-filled cartouches and flanked by caryatids and projecting columns, the lower section enclosed by doors with celtic swirl motifs, the sides with an unusual cross motif, 166cm wide, 62cm deep, 165cm high.
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