With a fantastic colour and in excellent original condition this large English oak, yew wood and fruitwood press cupboard was made by skilled hands in around 1680.
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The two substantial doors with double fielded panels open on solid brass H hinges to reveal a capacious interior with 12 original well shaped pegs and a (later added) hanging rail.
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The whole is very solid and robust, no movement or weakness. The upper case lifts off the bottom for transport. Some evidence of old woodworm -long since treated and dead - small marks, losses and knocks consistent with age and use.
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Original backboards – huge slabs of oak – and all of the timbers hand azed to inner surfaces.
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The lower case with three dummy drawers over two working drawers, each with later Georgian brass bail handles and substantial oak linings.
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The press is peg jointed throughout and has developed this wonderful ripe melon colour over the last three hundred and fifty years.
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The dummy drawers allow you to hang clothes at full length and the press is deep enough for modern coat hangers.
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A handsome piece of early British furniture in very condition for age and with a beautiful colour developed naturally over centuries of care, wax and hands.
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Dimensions are approximately:
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69.25 inches high
56 inches wide (max)
21 inches deep (max)
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Lower case from floor to waist moulding is 29 inches
Internal height of drawers is 6 inches
Internal hanging height is: 49 inches
Internal depth for hangers is: 18.5 inches
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For metric please multiply by 2.5
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Antique Number: SA1148302
Dateline of this antique is Before 1700
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