Diminutive American Chippendale Walnut Corner Cupboard, 18th Century c. 1790

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Diminutive American Chippendale Walnut Corner Cupboard, 18th Century c. 1790

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This cupboard is particularly striking in light of it's fine diminutive proportion, measuring just 67 7/8" high. Crafted of solid walnut primary woods, this is almost indistinct behind a dry and well oxidized early surface - this beautiful depth and darkness is indicative of the love and care shown to this piece for the last two hundred years, where it was left untouched and unaltered in basically the same state as when it first left the craftsman's shop. With a complex projecting crown molding highlighted by the tiny teeth of the dentil molding, a refined taste is evident in a form that is distinctly averse to the overly-ornate. The doors are rectangular, solid walnut panels set in a through-tenon mortised door frame, the panels chamfered along the interior edges to rest comfortably in the frame without any joinery. Single pins secure the through-tenons of the door frames. The doors swing over original hinges secured with original hand filed steel screws, revealing a yellow painted shelved interior with lining around the back to support display of plates. Original wooden knobs open the doors and operate primitive latches secured on the interior edge with a tiny hand filed screw. The feet are scroll cut and entirely original, the back feet showing a cutaway to allow for the wall molding, resulting in a case that can rest flat against the walls without gap. The backboards are long planks of solid Yellow Pine secured with orderly rows of large forged steel cut nails. Every aspect of this American Chippendale Corner Cupboard is superior - the refined form, the technically appropriate proportions and angles, the fine early finish and the untouched overall condition. Most notably though, the size is not dominating - it does not overwhelm a formal dining room, but rather becomes a comfortable part of even a smaller setting. Measurements: 67 7/8" high x 42 1/8" wide [from corner to corner of the crown] x 23 3/8" deep [front corner to bevel at the back]: bevel is 5 1/8" wide, approximate depth to the corner where it would sit is 26 3/4" Condition: Finish is possibly original, certainly very early, dry and full of great oxidization and character - fine craquelure throughout the later layer of shellac. Hinges are original on all doors, each retaining original screws. Top right door lock is absent, the lock patched from the inside and restored on the exterior to hide the keyhole. Original walnut knobs on all doors. Back boards are untouched. Top right crown molding is cracked and repaired. Scattered dings and abrasions to finish throughout, including light wear to feet. Front right foot has some looseness, though not in any way concerning - likewise, the corners have slight gaps in them. Original feet. Interior possibly later painted surface. Minor scattered repairs to dentil teeth of molding. Overall very fine original condition. We have 81 detailed pictures of this American cupboard on our primary website - contact us for a link!

Dimensions:
Height: 67.88 in (172.42 cm)Width: 42.13 in (107.02 cm)Depth: 23.38 in (59.39 cm)
Style:
Chippendale (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Pine,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
18th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1790
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. See condition notes.
Seller Location:
Shippensburg, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: 130304KPX201stDibs: LU105901244010

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