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Early 19th Century Oak Food Cupboard
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Early 19th Century Oak Food Cupboard

19th century
Description

Early 19th Century oak food cupboard, having a moulded cornice above quarter sawn oak doors with fielded panels and pierced fretwork sections, opening to reveal shelves with unusual carved mouldings, three drawers below with crossbanded detailing and brass knob handles, finally two doors below opening to reveal a single fixed shelf inside, standing on bracket feet. Circa 1810.

40” x 14 1/2” x 78” high

104cms x 37cms x 198cms high

Physical Dimensions
Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
104cm (40.94")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Declaration

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Food Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1221033
Dealers Internal Reference
2936
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
Early 19th Century oak food cupboard, having a moulded cornice above quarter sawn oak doors with fielded panels and pierced fretwork sections, opening to reveal shelves with unusual carved mouldings, three drawers below with crossbanded detailing and brass knob handles, finally two doors below opening to reveal a single fixed shelf inside, standing on bracket feet. Circa 1810.

40” x 14 1/2” x 78” high

104cms x 37cms x 198cms high

Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
104cm (40.94")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Food Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1221033
Dealers Internal Ref
2936
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
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Trade Associations

Martlesham Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An early 19th-century dark oak food cupboard featuring pierced lattice ventilation panels, brass drawer handles, and panelled double doors.
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Archive I An early 19th-century dark oak food cupboard featuring pierced lattice ventilation panels, brass drawer handles, and panelled double doors.

Early 19th Century Oak Food Cupboard

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Martlesham Antiques
Telephone 01394 386732
Location
The Thatched Roadhouse
Main Rd
Martlesham
Suffolk
IP12 4RJ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/martlesham
Verified Since Jan 2008
Items For Sale 279
Items Sold 2,225
Martlesham Antiques
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Location: The Thatched Roadhouse, Main Rd, Martlesham, Suffolk, IP12 4RJ, United Kingdom
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An early 19th-century dark oak food cupboard featuring pierced lattice ventilation panels, brass drawer handles, and panelled double doors.
Early 19th Century oak food cupboard
Ref: SA1221033
An early 19th-century dark oak food cupboard featuring pierced lattice ventilation panels, brass drawer handles, and panelled double doors.
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  • ObjectCupboards & Cabinets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian Country
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFretted lattice panels, Fielded panel doors, Bracket feet, Brass knobs
  • SizeH 198 cm (78 in) x W 104 cm (41 in) x D 37 cm (15 in)

This early 19th-century Georgian Country food cupboard is constructed from warm brown oak with brass hardware. The upper section features a moulded cornice above double doors with fielded panels and fretted diamond lattice ventilation grilles, secured with small round brass knobs. Below the upper cabinet sit three small drawers with crossbanded detailing and central brass pull handles, flanked by inlaid square corner motifs. The lower portion contains a second set of panelled double doors fitted with brass knobs and a central keyhole escutcheon, supported on bracket feet. The entire piece measures 198 cm high, 104 cm wide, and 37 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this cabinet provides practical storage in a kitchen, dining room, hallway, or living space for tableware, linens, or dry goods.

FAQs

An antique oak food cupboard, historically known as a livery cupboard or dole cupboard, was designed prior to modern refrigeration to store food provisions safely while enabling airflow through decorative pierced or fretted timber panels.

These cupboards were constructed from solid oak using mortise and tenon joinery, featuring hand-crafted fretted panels to provide ventilation, field-panelled doors, and hand-cut dovetail drawer joints.

Authentic pieces from this period display hand-planed timber surfaces, genuine iron or brass fittings, wooden peg joinery, and natural wear around handles and door frames.

An oak food cupboard serves as a functional freestanding pantry in a modern kitchen or provides additional storage for linens and tableware in a dining room or hallway.

Dust the timber regularly with a dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year to protect the wood and maintain its original patina.
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