What timber are food cupboards usually made from?

Oak and pine, near enough evenly. Oak appears in 58 titles and pine in 56, which is a rare balance in a furniture group. Other timbers show up in smaller numbers, with elm, walnut, chestnut and fruitwood named occasionally. Beyond what a title states, the timber isn't recorded.

Why do so many have pierced or latticed doors?

These were the pre-refrigeration store cupboards. Pierced, spindled or latticed panels let air circulate and kept flies off what was inside. The word "vented" turns up in several pine cupboard titles, and one sample is titled a Lattice Food Cupboard.

How many come up for sale each year?

Around twelve a year come to market on Sellingantiques. Sixty-four different dealers have listed one, so this is a category most dealers meet once rather than stock as a line.

What makes Welsh examples stand out?

Wales is the most-named region by a distance, in 28 titles, 15 of them Welsh oak. It brings its own names: deuddarn, tridarn, cwpwrdd and the bread and cheese cupboard. Welsh pieces, and those labelled from North Wales, sit repeatedly above the middle of the range.

Are there Continental food cupboards in this category?

Yes, and from a wide spread. France leads with ten titles, Eastern Europe follows with eight, and Spain, Normandy and Brittany appear too. Swedish, Scandinavian and Gustavian pieces come through as well, with hand-painted and ragwork-painted pine at the higher end.

Which are the most unusual forms recorded?

The oddities are all one-offs. A dug-out oak metamorphic cupboard, a Japanese mizuya kitchen tansu, a Chinese elm noodle cabinet. Also a slate food safe, a painted steel cupboard and a Somerset pine "huffer". Each appears once in the samples.

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A cupboard made to keep food before refrigeration, from a small vented pine larder cupboard to a joined oak court cupboard that stood in the hall.

17th century

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Charming Small 17th Century Food Court Cupboard

From Mersham Manor Antiques

£1,795

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A Lovely Victorian Antique /Old Pine 1 Door Vented Kitchen Cupboard to Wax/paint

19th century

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A Lovely Victorian Antique /Old Pine 1 Door Vented Kitchen Cupboard to Wax/paint

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£595

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Rustic Old Oak Alcove Cupboard from a French Manoir Cellar

17th century

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Rustic Old Oak Alcove Cupboard from a French Manoir Cellar

From Elmgarden

£1,500

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17th century

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A Beautiful Welsh Oak Press Cupboard,

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£1,450

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A Cracking Victorian Antique /Old Pine 2 Door 4 Drawer Cupboard to Wax/paint

19th century

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A Cracking Victorian Antique /Old Pine 2 Door 4 Drawer Cupboard to Wax/paint

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£795

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19th century

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19th Century East European Pine Larder Cupboard

From Browns Antiques and Reclamation

£550

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19th century

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Victorian Carved Breton Cupboard

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£950

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19th century

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Antique French Oak Cupboard

From Arthur Rawes Antiques

£795

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1900 - 1920

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Elm Chinese Noodle Cabinet Circa 1920

From Beresford Antiques LTD

£475

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19th century

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Swedish 19th Century Rustic Painted Pine Cupboard

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,995

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One-offs from the archive include a dug-out oak metamorphic cupboard, a Japanese mizuya kitchen tansu, a Chinese elm noodle cabinet and a Somerset pine huffer.

19th century

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Small English Housekeepers Cupboard

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,300

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18th century

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Welsh Oak Deuddarn Two-part Cupboard

From WelshAntiques

£3,200

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17th century

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Charles II Oak Mural Livery Cupboard

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,450

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17th century

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17th Century Period Oak Antique Court Cupboard

From Driscolls Antiques Ltd

£2,250

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Pine Linen Cupboard / Housekeepers Cupboard

19th century

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Pine Linen Cupboard / Housekeepers Cupboard

From Athey Antiques

£795

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18th century

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Large 18th Century Oak Court Cupboard.

From Dickinsons Antiques

£1,200

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Antique Food Cupboards

Charming Small 17th Century Food Court Cupboard

A Lovely Victorian Antique /Old Pine 1 Door Vented Kitchen Cupboard to Wax/paint

Rustic Old Oak Alcove Cupboard from a French Manoir Cellar

A Beautiful Welsh Oak Press Cupboard,

A Cracking Victorian Antique /Old Pine 2 Door 4 Drawer Cupboard to Wax/paint

19th Century East European Pine Larder Cupboard

Victorian Carved Breton Cupboard

Antique French Oak Cupboard

Elm Chinese Noodle Cabinet Circa 1920

Swedish 19th Century Rustic Painted Pine Cupboard

Small English Housekeepers Cupboard

Welsh Oak Deuddarn Two-part Cupboard

Charles II Oak Mural Livery Cupboard

17th Century Period Oak Antique Court Cupboard

Pine Linen Cupboard / Housekeepers Cupboard

Large 18th Century Oak Court Cupboard.

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