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Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint
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Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint

18th century
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Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint

This is an amazing large scale English 18th century antique pine food safe cupboard that is still in the beautiful original green Georgian paint finish. In superb condition and having a decorative large scalloped top cornice with two meshed cupboard doors to the front and also with matching meshed, vented sides. Inside has original pine shelves, the top behind the cornice slopes back slightly. The cupboard doors have the original brass knob handles and brass oval keyhole covers, even comes with original working locks and keys. Would look amazing wall hung in a country kitchen or pantry. A beautiful and very original piece of English 18th century antique painted pine furniture that dates to around 1770.

Dimensions

Height: 124cm (49.21")

Width: 126cm (50.00")

Depth: 50cm (19.84")

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Georgian Painted Food Safe to the Georgian era.

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SA1234900
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Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint
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This is an amazing large scale English 18th century antique pine food safe cupboard that is still in the beautiful original green Georgian paint finish.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

In superb condition and having a decorative large scalloped top cornice with two meshed cupboard doors to the front and also with matching meshed, vented sides. Inside has original pine shelves, the top behind the cornice slopes back slightly. The cupboard doors have the original brass knob handles and brass oval keyhole covers, even comes with original working locks and keys. Would look amazing wall hung in a country kitchen or pantry. A beautiful and very original piece of English 18th century antique painted pine furniture that dates to around 1770.

Dimensions

Height: 124cm (49.21")

Width: 126cm (50.00")

Depth: 50cm (19.84")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Georgian Painted Food Safe to the Georgian era.

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SA1234900
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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A large Georgian pine food safe in distressed sage green paint featuring a scalloped top pediment and wire mesh double doors. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A large Georgian pine food safe in distressed sage green paint featuring a scalloped top pediment and wire mesh double doors. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
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A large Georgian pine food safe in distressed sage green paint featuring a scalloped top pediment and wire mesh double doors.
Fabulous Georgian Antique Large Scale Food Safe in Original Green Paint
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A large Georgian pine food safe in distressed sage green paint featuring a scalloped top pediment and wire mesh double doors.
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  • ObjectLarder Cupboards
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialPine, Wire Mesh, Paint
  • ColourSage Green
  • MotifsScalloped gallery, wire mesh panels, double doors

This Georgian food safe is an 18th-century English painted pine cupboard measuring 124 cm in height, 126 cm in width, and 50 cm in depth. The piece stands in a weathered blue-green painted finish with visible surface wear, complete with a decorative scalloped top cornice above two front cupboard doors and matching meshed sides. The doors hold small round dark knobs, and the sloping top section sits behind the carved cresting. Original pine internal shelving provides storage space inside the carcass. Homeowners mount this cupboard on a wall in a traditional kitchen or pantry for practical food storage or display use.

FAQs

A Georgian food safe is a freestanding or wall-mounted storage cabinet produced during the 18th to early 19th century, designed to protect food from pests prior to modern refrigeration. These pieces feature mesh or perforated panels to ensure constant ventilation in larders and kitchens.

Traditional food safes were constructed primarily from local softwoods such as pine or hardwoods like oak using mortise and tenon joinery. Ventilated sections were crafted using woven wire mesh, zinc screens, or perforated metal panels.

Authentic Georgian examples exhibit hand-planed woodwork, early hand-forged hardware, and hand-cut joints such as dovetails. Original pieces frequently retain early milk paint or lead-based painted finishes showing natural wear on contact areas.

An antique food safe functions as a storage piece in a kitchen or dining area for holding linens, tableware, or dry pantry goods. In a living room or hallway, the mesh panel doors provide textured visual interest for displaying ceramics and decorative objects.

Preserve original painted surfaces by dusting regularly with a soft, dry cloth and keeping the piece clear of damp environments or direct heat sources. Clear natural beeswax can be applied to unpainted wooden sections, ensuring the wire mesh remains free from build-up.
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