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Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet Dated 1778
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Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet Dated 1778

18th century
Sold 23 May 2025 · Webberley Antiques
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A charming 18th century wall hanging cabinet, Swedish, dated 1779 and with the initials L.O. Original painted finish in a soft green with orange highlights and with decorative foliate panel to door and the same pattern painted to the cornice and plinth.

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The door with original lock, hinges and iron key opens smoothly and there is a fixed original shelf inside the cupboard. Below this a single drawer with original iron ring handle.

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The cupboard peg jointed throughout including the fixings of the oak boarded back.

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Small chips and losses, a section of the left hand side plinth depleted. A few old worm holes, treated and long since dead.

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Designed to be wall hung, with some fixings for this purpose on the back board.

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A practical and very pretty early wall cupboard. Delightful!

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Dimensions are:

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23.5 inches wide, 11.5 inches deep and 25 inches high.

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For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Painted Swedish Wall Cabinet to the 18th Century.

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A charming 18th century wall hanging cabinet, Swedish, dated 1779 and with the initials L.O.
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Original painted finish in a soft green with orange highlights and with decorative foliate panel to door and the same pattern painted to the cornice and plinth.
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fig 1. An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions.
fig 1. Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet Dated 1778

The door with original lock, hinges and iron key opens smoothly and there is a fixed original shelf inside the cupboard. Below this a single drawer with original iron ring handle.

The cupboard peg jointed throughout including the fixings of the oak boarded back.

fig 2. An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions.
fig 2. Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet Dated 1778

Small chips and losses, a section of the left hand side plinth depleted. A few old worm holes, treated and long since dead.

Designed to be wall hung, with some fixings for this purpose on the back board.

A practical and very pretty early wall cupboard. Delightful!

Dimensions are:

23.5 inches wide, 11.5 inches deep and 25 inches high.

For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Painted Swedish Wall Cabinet to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1036595
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Archive I An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet Dated 1778

Archive II An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. View II
Archive III An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions. View VI
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An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions.
Painted Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Cabinet dated 1778
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An 18th-century green and red painted swedish wall cabinet featuring a single door with a key, a lower drawer, and hand-painted date inscriptions.
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  • ObjectWall Cabinets
  • Period18th century
  • StyleScandinavian Country
  • MaterialPine, Iron, Gesso
  • ColourGreen
  • MotifsHand-painted date inscription, Raised panel door, Cornice moulding, Wrought iron keyhole escutcheon

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Eighteenth-century Swedish painted furniture often draws inspiration from French and Italian rococo and neoclassical styles, adapted by local craftsmen to feature lighter tones, hand-mixed milk paints, and distinctive folk art motifs suited to Nordic interiors.

These pieces were typically constructed from native softwoods such as pine or deal, joined using traditional hand-cut dovetails and mortise-and-tenon joints, and finished with multiple layers of distemper or linseed oil-based paint.

Authenticity is evaluated through timber age, hand-forged iron hardware, historical tool marks, layers of oxidised paint finishes, and appropriate construction methods matching the late 18th-century period.

Mounting the piece as a focal point against neutral walls allows the aged patina and historic colour palette to stand out, offering both functional wall storage and a textured contrast to contemporary minimalism.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity and temperature levels, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent paint fading, and dusting gently with a dry, soft cloth without applying modern chemical polishes.
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