court cupboards
Court cupboard. The object from which the term 'cupboard' derives literally, a cup board. A freestanding open side table, used during the 16th and 17th centuries, containing shelves for the display of silver or pewter plate. Also used to serve food in dining halls.
However the term court cupboard has now evolved to mean a cupboard containing sections enclosed by doors. They were usually made of oak, with turned and carved supports. Many versions were made during the Jacobean revival in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The word 'court' in this sense means 'short'.
In Australia, present usage of the term is to describe a European imported double heightened cupboard, in which the upper section is often glazed, with a full depth serving surface, and cupboards below.
However the term court cupboard has now evolved to mean a cupboard containing sections enclosed by doors. They were usually made of oak, with turned and carved supports. Many versions were made during the Jacobean revival in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The word 'court' in this sense means 'short'.
In Australia, present usage of the term is to describe a European imported double heightened cupboard, in which the upper section is often glazed, with a full depth serving surface, and cupboards below.
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A 19th century Henry II style walnut court cupboard, the arched carved pediment above three panel doors below an open shelf, the lower section with carved frieze drawers and carved panel doors flanked by carved pilasters. Height 270 cm. Width 150 cm.…
Antique carved oak court cupboard, fitted with a single door & drawer below, 184 cm high, 84 cm wide, 63 cm depth
An oak court cupboard, 17th century 144 x 58 cm
An early 18th century oak court cupboard with bold inlays and a central panel monogrammed Wew and dated 1727
French walnut court cupboard with carved cornice, a central door carved with figures flanked by doors carved with foliate on caryatid supports, the base with three frieze drawers and three carved panel doors
A French late 19th century walnut court cupboard.
A French carved walnut 19th century court cupboard with arched pediment, fine carved embellishment of dancers and musicians, the lower section with frieze shaped drawers below a pair of carved panel doors.
A 17th century style oak court cupboard, English with two panelled cupboard doors above a further two doors decorated throughout with applied moulding. Width 112 cm. Depth 59 cm . Height 134 cm
An Elizabethan oak court cupboard, with carved cornice, a carved panel door flanked by doors and melon turned pillars, the lower section with melon turned pillars open shelf on block feet
Walnut court cupboard with an arched pediment, and fine carved embellishments of dancers and musicians
Elaborate French walnut court cupboard with a prominent carved and pierced crest, a stepped pediment, carved decorations, a central bevel glazed cabinet.…