Elizabeth I court cup-board
- Period
- Circa 1580 - 1600
- Origin
- England
- Dimensions
- W 50" × H 51 1/4" × D 23 1/2"
- Reference
- #Marh1097
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
Elizabeth I oak carved court cup-board of the highest quality, with bulbous supporting cup and cover columns to the front and rear. The central upper support with a superbly carved pair of rampant lions flanking a gadrooned column with carved pediment above terminating with turned hanging pendants.
The central rail carved with a chain link decoration.
The rear turned columns are rare feature.
Very rare collector’s piece.
Provenance: Mrs Geoffrey Hart
Note: This cup-board is illustrated in the book: Furniture, by Frank Davis 1958.
