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'. Present usage of the term is to describe a European made double height cupboard, in which the upper section is often glazed, with a full depth serving surface, and cupboards below.

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An English Tudor revival carved oak court cupboard, early 20th…

An English Tudor revival carved oak court cupboard, early 20th century, the upper portion with two cupboard doors flanked by bulbous balusters above a base with two carved drawers and two cupboard doors, carved throughout with foliate scrolls, flower…

A French walnut court cupboard with glazed central doors to the…

A French walnut court cupboard with glazed central doors to the upper section flanked by fully fluted columns. The base with two drawers above a pair of well carved doors, circa 1890, 257 cm high, 151 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A 17th century oak court cupboard, with three naively carved…

17th Century Oak Court Cupboard with Naive Carvings

A 17th century oak court cupboard, with three naively carved panel doors and one drawer, brass escutcheon and lion mask ring handles, the cupboard supported on two scroll, claw and ball feet all upon a shaped plinth base, circa 1680s. Height: 143 cm.…

A Charles II oak court cupboard, Initialled and dated to the…

Charles II Oak Court Cupboard, 1670

A Charles II oak court cupboard, Initialled and dated to the frieze 'Mir 1670', the upper part with a cornice and frieze above a pair of doors, flanked by pendant finials, the lower section with a pair of doors, the front and sides richly moulded and…

Late 19th century German oak court cupboard two sections all…

German Oak Court Cupboard with Tavern Scene Panels

Late 19th century German oak court cupboard two sections all carved with ornately embossed bronzed tavern scene panels (some faults), 135 x 60 x 124 base section (some faults)

An oak court cabinet, 17th century, with a plank top and…

17th Century Oak Court Cabinet with Ornate Carvings

An oak court cabinet, 17th century, with a plank top and extended cornice above a pair of recessed panelled doors, lower section with frieze drawers and cupboards, ornately carved with lion mask heads, scrolling floral motifs and panelling, raised on…

Late 19th century oak Baroque style court cupboard with 2…

Oak Baroque Court Cupboard with Carved Details

Late 19th century oak Baroque style court cupboard with 2 drawers to the top, lion mask and ring handles, cupboard doors below carved with fans, figures, masks and outset geometric panels, 160 cm width

An oak Jacobean style court cupboard, of unusual small…

Small Oak Jacobean Court Cupboard with Carved Details

An oak Jacobean style court cupboard, of unusual small proportion, traditional configuration of one small cupboard and columns over a double door cupboard, with Jacobean style carved detail, the base with conforming turned columns and stretcher base. 69.5…

A fine English 18th century elm court cupboard with pinned…

18th Century Elm Court Cupboard, Dated 1729

A fine English 18th century elm court cupboard with pinned construction. Carved on the top. Dated 1729. Height 152 cm, width 148 cm, depth 55 cm.

A 17th century oak court cabinet, the carved and dentil cornice…

17th Century Oak Court Cabinet with Marquetry Panels

A 17th century oak court cabinet, the carved and dentil cornice and frieze supported by bold baluster columns flanking floral fruitwood marquetry panel cupboard doors between palm leaf and flower head stiles, the lower section with recessed panel doors…

A 17th century Welsh cwpwrdd tridarn, or three part court…

17th Century Welsh Court Cupboard with Plate Rack

A 17th century Welsh cwpwrdd tridarn, or three part court cupboard, the open top with plate rack and bobbin turned columns. The middle section with two small cupboard doors. The base with two large, panelled doors. With facsimile copy of 1935 receipt.

Court cabinet late 19th century, Renaissance revival, with two…

Renaissance Court Cabinet with Carved Panels and Fluted Columns

Court cabinet late 19th century, Renaissance revival, with two large carved panel doors, full fluted column supports, mounted on matching stand, height 188 cm, width 120 cm, depth 62 cm

A William III oak court cupboard, Lancashire, circa 1699,…

William III Oak Court Cupboard, Lancashire, Circa 1699

A William III oak court cupboard, Lancashire, circa 1699, elegantly carved throughout with a repeated flat carved scroll motif. The open canopy with spiral-turned front supports, above a middle-section frieze with turned end-pendants with the initials and…

Court cabinet early 20th century oak, Baronial style four door…

Baronial Oak Court Cabinet

Court cabinet early 20th century oak, Baronial style four door and two drawer, foliate carvings on stretcher base, height 177 cm, length 144 cm, depth 52 cm

A French Henri II style oak court cabinet, later 19th century,…

Renaissance Revival Oak Court Cabinet

A French Henri II style oak court cabinet, later 19th century, with a pierced and carved crest above a pair of mirror panel glazed, cupboards, flanked by outer cupboards, an open compartment with turned, supports to an extended base with twin drawers and…

An 18th century (and later) oak provincial court cupboard, the…

18th Century Oak Court Cupboard with Lovely Patina

An 18th century (and later) oak provincial court cupboard, the top of two small cabinets on either side of a central panel, with two side columns, the base with two panelled doors, raised on square section feet, lovely old patina, replacement hinges. 136…

Antique Gothic oak court cupboard, with ornately carved front,…

Ornate Gothic Oak Court Cupboard - 136cm

Antique Gothic oak court cupboard, with ornately carved front, 136 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 154 cm high

North of England Arts and crafts oak court cupboard, the top…

Arts and Crafts Oak Court Cupboard with Carvings

North of England Arts and crafts oak court cupboard, the top with carved outset figures to each corner, three doors carved with equestrian figure and armorial trophies, the base with long slender drawer, deep drawer and three further drawers below with…

An Henri II walnut court cabinet, circa 1900, an architectural…

Henri II Walnut Court Cabinet with Carved Details

An Henri II walnut court cabinet, circa 1900, an architectural arching crest with carved shield and trailing fruits, three, cupboards below with relief carved vase forms flanked by pairs of fluted, pillars, an open section with cup and cover supports and…

A Continental court cupboard, with carved and inlaid decoration,…

Carved Continental Court Cupboard with Inlaid Decoration

A Continental court cupboard, with carved and inlaid decoration, iron and nailed hinges. 149 cm x 43 cm x 147 cm.

18th century oak court cupboard 121 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 165 cm…

18th Century Oak Court Cupboard - 165cm High

18th century oak court cupboard 121 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 165 cm high

Late 17th century oak court cupboard, with carved frieze, above…

17th Century Carved Oak Court Cupboard

Late 17th century oak court cupboard, with carved frieze, above three doors with roundel panels flanked by carved supports, above a rectangular top, above arched molding and carved doors, 45 cm x 162 cm x 51 cm

A Georgian court cupboard, 18th century, the upper body inset…

18th Century Georgian Court Cupboard

A Georgian court cupboard, 18th century, the upper body inset with two doors and four drawers, above the lower body with two panelled doors, 172 cm high, 145 cm wide, 61 cm deep

A fine French walnut court cupboard, Composed in three sections.…

French Walnut Court Cupboard with Foliate Motif

A fine French walnut court cupboard, Composed in three sections. The upper and lower sections comprising three doors flanked with fluted columns, the central upper and lower doors superbly carved with a foliate motif, 233 cm high,159 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A fine French walnut carved panel court cupboard having three…

French Walnut Carved Court Cupboard with Six Panels

A fine French walnut carved panel court cupboard having three carved panels below, central drawer and three carved panels above. 270 cm high, 166 cm wide, 60 cm deep.

Charles II oak court cupboard late 17th century, having three…

Charles II Oak Court Cupboard with Inlay Work

Charles II oak court cupboard late 17th century, having three panelled doors over lower two door cupboard decorated with inlay work height 151 cm, width 150 cm, depth 58 cm

A Charles II oak court cupboard (likely Welsh) 17th century and…

17th Century Welsh Oak Court Cupboard

A Charles II oak court cupboard (likely Welsh) 17th century and later the upper section having carved relief frieze with three door cupboard between two turned balustrade supports the lower section with two drawers over two door cupboard with similar…

A Henri II style walnut carved mirror backed court cabinet,…

Henri II Style Walnut Court Cabinet with Carvings

A Henri II style walnut carved mirror backed court cabinet, late 19th century, with an architectural and galleried cornice above a central cupboard embellished with a carved jester and fantastic bird, glazed side cupboards with masks above an extended…

18th /19th century Italian Renaissance style court cabinet on…

Italian Renaissance Court Cabinet on Stand

18th /19th century Italian Renaissance style court cabinet on stand, of shallow rectangular form, with a deep carved torsade frieze, above a pair of bi folding doors, highly decorated with garlands, masks, figures and shell motifs, raised upon later…

A profusely carved oak court cupboard, English, inscribed 1715,…

English Oak Court Cupboard, 1715 Inscription, Profusely Carved

A profusely carved oak court cupboard, English, inscribed 1715, 172 cm high, 118 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A colonial Dutch court cabinet, carved solid teak, 19th century,…

19th Century Dutch Teak Court Cabinet

A colonial Dutch court cabinet, carved solid teak, 19th century, 185 cm high, 110 cm wide, 94 cm deep

An important walnut court cabinet on stand, Italian, 16th…

16th Century Italian Walnut Court Cabinet on Stand

An important walnut court cabinet on stand, Italian, 16th century, embellished and carved with satyre masks, acanthus leaves and stylized gadrooning, 153 cm high, 123 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Eighteenth Century oak court cupboard, with decoratively carved…

18th Century Carved Oak Court Cupboard

Eighteenth Century oak court cupboard, with decoratively carved front and door, 120 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 95 cm high

An impressive continental 19th century ornately carved court…

19th Century Continental Carved Court Cupboard

An impressive continental 19th century ornately carved court cupboard having cupboards below with carved lion head mounts and above carved panelled huntsmen doors. 235 cm high, 202 cm wide, 81 cm deep.

An English oak court cupboard, 135 x 50 x 171 cm

English Oak Court Cupboard (135 x 50 x 171 cm)

An English oak court cupboard, 135 x 50 x 171 cm

A fine walnut Henri II style court cupboard, late 19th to early…

Walnut Henri II Style Court Cupboard

A fine walnut Henri II style court cupboard, late 19th to early 20th century, with an arched broken pediment above a cupboard profusely carved with cornucopia and fish and flanked by open galleried compartments, the lower section with a plate rack, carved…

A Henri II walnut court cupboard, late 19th century, with an…

Henri II Walnut Court Cupboard with High Relief Carving

A Henri II walnut court cupboard, late 19th century, with an arched central section and a profusely carved cupboard with birds and foliate forms in high relief flanked by two carved side cupboards, the lower section with a plate rack, comical figure…

A limed gothic oak court cabinet, late 19th century, 132 cm…

Limed Gothic Oak Court Cabinet, Late 19th Century

A limed gothic oak court cabinet, late 19th century, 132 cm high 168 cm wide, 53 cm deep. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

An oak court cupboard, Northern European, early 19th century,…

19th Century Oak Court Cupboard with Carvings

An oak court cupboard, Northern European, early 19th century, with applied panels and fine carving throughout, 176 cm high, 140 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

A fine French walnut court cabinet, later 19th century,…

French Walnut Court Cabinet with Intricate Carvings

A fine French walnut court cabinet, later 19th century, profusely decorated and carved throughout with a pierced arched crest above a decoratively glazed cupboard flanked by panelled cupboards with pillar embellishments, an extended open compartment below…

A mid 19th century oak court cupboard having two cupboard doors…

Oak Court Cupboard with Cupboard Doors and Open Console

A mid 19th century oak court cupboard having two cupboard doors above an open console. Height 210 cm, width 200 cm, depth 60 cm

18th century oak court cupboard, of good proportions. The upper…

18th Century Oak Court Cupboard

18th century oak court cupboard, of good proportions. The upper section with panelled cupboards, the lower section with two drawers above panelled cupboards. Height 175 cm width 114 cm

An Elizabethan revival oak court cupboard, circa 1880, made…

Elizabethan Oak Court Cupboard, Circa 1880

An Elizabethan revival oak court cupboard, circa 1880, made from an earlier coffer and elements. Exhibited Art, Antique & Historical Exhibition, Hobart City Hall, 1931.

An antique Louis XIII style walnut court cupboard, 19th century,…

Louis XIII Style Walnut Court Cupboard, 19th Century

An antique Louis XIII style walnut court cupboard, 19th century, the cabinet with an architectural pediment and a relief carved cornice above amorini carved doors and a central niche, cupid and cornucopia side supports to an extended lower section with…

17th century oak court cupboard the top cupboard enclosed by…

17th Century Oak Court Cupboard with Barley Twist Uprights

17th century oak court cupboard the top cupboard enclosed by two geometric panel doors, barley twist uprights, two frieze drawers, cupboard below enclosed by raised panel doors on stile feet

Gothic style oak court cupboard with 2 drawers, 3 doors and…

Oak Gothic Court Cupboard with Carved Panels

Gothic style oak court cupboard with 2 drawers, 3 doors and carved panels, 127 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 135 cm high

A late 17th century early 18th century carved oak and inlaid…

Carved Oak Court Cupboard with Inlay

A late 17th century early 18th century carved oak and inlaid court cupboard having a single drawer and cupboards below. 142 cm high, 135 cm wide, 57 cm deep.

A limed oak court cabinet rectangular, with carved panelled…

Limed Oak Court Cabinet with Carved Panels and Steel Fixtures

A limed oak court cabinet rectangular, with carved panelled doors and steel fixtures above two frieze drawers raised on rectangular supports with a plinth base, 167 x 153 x 53 cm

Arts & crafts court cupboard, approx 165 cm high, 92 cm wide,…

Arts & Crafts Court Cupboard - 165cm x 92cm x 46cm

Arts & crafts court cupboard, approx 165 cm high, 92 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Antique English oak court cupboard, approx 145 cm high, 122 cm…

English Oak Court Cupboard - Antique, 145cm x 122cm

Antique English oak court cupboard, approx 145 cm high, 122 cm wide

Oak court cupboard C.1780

Antique Oak Court Cupboard

Oak court cupboard C.1780

An English Elizabethan style oak court cupboard comprising of…

Elizabethan Oak Court Cupboard with Carved Figural Pillars

An English Elizabethan style oak court cupboard comprising of two cupboards below a recessed pair of cupboards with carved figural pillars and turned and carved supports. Height 1440. Width 1230. Depth 55 cm

An 18th century English oak court cabinet with four upper doors,…

1769 English Oak Court Cabinet

An 18th century English oak court cabinet with four upper doors, three frieze drawers and two lower panelled doors, inlaid to the top section with the date 1769 and a central star motif, 138.5 x 146 x 51 cm

Carved oak court cupboard

Oak Court Cupboard with Carvings

Carved oak court cupboard