Lot 2422
OAK COURT CUPBOARD,
the canopy above an inlaid panel inscribed Ye XXV Daye Januarie 1640 between carved panels and the initials CE and above a carved crest of the Cavendish family and other panels, a shelf inlaid with the motto Unto Us A Child Is Borne, two cupboards flanking an inside panel, the base with a pair of carved doors and geometric inlay, height 218cm, width 150cm, depth 53cm
Ref: MacQuoid (P), A History of English Furniture: The Age of Oak, p154 (opposite) for an illustration of this court cupboard and pp 156-157 for a description.
