Welsh oak two-part cupboard in superb original condition. This is a very useful and attractive cupboard and is a very distinctive regional design, known as a ''Carmarthen coffer''.
It is, in effect, a very low linen press and was produced in west Wales to fit under the low eaves of a bedroom in one of the cottages or small farmhouses of the district.
It has a solid boarded top with a bold cornice above a cupboard section which has a pair of doors with raised and fielded gothic-shaped panels, and a row of ''dummy'' drawers, enclosing a shelved interior. There are lovely twisted spiral columns on either side. The base section has two rows of drawers with turned wooden knobs, raised on bracket feet.
Wonderful original colour and surface patination.
Carmarthenshire/ Cardiganshire border area, circa 1800
For similar examples see plates 791, 1183 and 1185 in ''Welsh Furniture 1250-1950'' Volume 2
Width across the top of the base: 54 inches; 137 cms
Maximum width acros
...s cornice; 57 inches; 145 cms
Depth across the top of the base: 20 inches; 51 cms
Maximum depth across cornice: 21.25 inches; 54 cms
Height: 66.25 inches; 168 cms.
Top:
Width: 57 ins; 145 cms
Depth: 21.25 ins; 54 cms
Height: 37 ins; 94 cms
Base;
Width: 55.5 ins; 141 cms
Depth: 21 ins; 53.5 cms
Height: 30.5 ins; 77.5 cms.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA267574
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 168cm (66.1inches)Width is 145cm (57.1inches)Depth is 54cm (21.3inches)
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