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Oak Court Cupboard Carved Oak Sideboard, Scotland, 1910 REDUCED!!!

$1,450List Price

About the Item

Oak court cupboard carved oak sideboard, Scotland, 1910 Scotland, 1910 Solid oak construction with original finish Uppers section has three carved panelled sides Supported by two turned supports Two dovetailed drawers below Two carved panelled doors with full length shelf interior Ending on square supports Lovely color and patina Original exterior hinges Was $1450 now just $950 B870 Measures: 48" W x 16" D x 57" H Shipping $450 by Freight Oak court cupboard noun, English furniture. 1. a sideboard of the 16th and 17th centuries, having three open tiers, the middle of which sometimes has a small closed cabinet with oblique sides. In Elizabethan and Jacobean households, the court cupboard was one of the three most important pieces of furniture (the others were the tester bed and the great chair.) They were fashionable between about 1550 and 1675. History of the Oak Court Cupboard In 1556, Sir William More of Loseley made a detailed inventory of his house and contents. On the dais, the high status area of the hall, which was the main room in a Tudor house, stood his great chair, a lesser chair for Lady More, a long table and a “cup-board.” Nearly a century later, in 1648, Randle Holme explains the use of such cupboards: "court cubberts, for cups and glasses to drink in, spoons, sugar box, viall and cruces for vinigar, oyle and mustard pot." The oak court cupboard was, in one of its uses at least, the sideboard of its period. Its other important function was to display the master's "plate." There were no banks or stock exchange, so the wealthy turned their money into silver and gold vessels. Plate made their wealth at once usable and socially visible, as well as readily reconvertible into coins should the need arise. Paul Hentzner, who visited London from the Low Countries in 1598, noted that “all sorts of gold and silver vessels were exposed to sale…in such quantities as must surprise a man the first time he sees and considers them.” In his account of English life, written in 1587, William Harrison tells us where all these gold and silver vessels ended up: “Certes in noblemen’s houses it is not rare to see abundance of arras, rich hangings of tapestry, silver vessels and so much other plate as may furnish sundry cupboards to the sum oftentimes of a thousand or two thousand pounds at the least, whereby the value of this and the rest of their stuff doth grow to be almost inestimable.” The court cupboard was, literally, a cup board, i.e., two or three open shelves (boards) for the display of "cups" (vessels for eating and drinking.) Some authorities spell "cup-board" with a hyphen to emphasize its original meaning over the modern one. The word "court" is the French or Norman word for "short" and has nothing to do with the royal household. The tops of early court cup-boards were display surfaces that were below eye-level. They were often covered with a “cup-board cloth” to enhance the display of plate. The cup-board and what was on it made a public statement of the prosperity and status of the owner of the house. No wonder, then, that court cupboards were such impressive and beautifully decorated pieces of furniture.

Dimensions:
Height: 57 in (144.78 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Oak
Period:
1910-1919
Date of Manufacture:
1910
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Vancouver, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: B8701stDibs: LU91139301581

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