Elizabeth I canted cup-board
Circa 1580
England
W 43 1/2" × H 43 1/2" × D 14 1/2"
Stock # B302
SOLD
Elizabeth I joined oak and carved canted open cup-board with three shelves, with a foliate scrolled carved frieze, raised on angled gryphon supports and below with huge cup and cover supports.
Provenance: Brigadier W. E. Clark, C.M.G., D.S.O.
Irwin Untermyer Collection
The Metropolitan Museum.
Illustrated: Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture The British Tradition, page, 388, fig, 4:32.