Charles II oak mural livery cupboard

Oak court cupboard, the carved and panelled canted cupboard supported on turned cup and cover supports and arcaded frieze. The base section with two arched panelled doors opening to ...

19th-century cabinet, the large rectangular well-figured oak top having a molded edge. Above two finely carved doors with foliated scrolling detail. The door opening to reveal two ba...

A good early 17th Century English oak mural livery cupboard used for storing rations of food, candles and beer. These ventilated small mural livery cupboards were sometimes built into walls or wall hung or, as here, placed on a stand. The cupboards were commonplace in 15th, 16th and early 17th century households but few have survived. Larger, carved and inlaid cupboards would have served a high status family, smaller cupboards such as this - with few decorative features and holding just one or two liveries or rations – were for lower status family members or for the household retainers and servants. The spindles here are original and well turned and though simple and functional in form, there is carved decoration and detailing in the door. The original keyhole is still present but a later keyhole added with a later lock – probably 18th century. By the mid 17th century the practice of serving livery had all but disappeared and despite such mural cupboards...

1696 French Carved Oak Court Cupboard, Cottage size Livery Cupboard This is a very attractive piece of carved oak furniture, the top section has the da...