Antique court cabinet / cupboard

The object from which the term 'cupboard' derives literally, a cup board. A freestanding open side table, used during the 16th and 17th centuries, containing shelves for the display of silver or pewter plate. Also used to serve food in dining halls. However the term court cupboard has now evolved to mean a cupboard containing sections enclosed by doors. They were usually made of oak, with turned and carved supports. Many versions were made during the Jacobean revival in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The word 'court' in this sense means 'short'. Present usage of the term is to describe a European made double height cupboard, in which the upper section is often glazed, with a full depth serving surface, and cupboards below.

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A William III oak court cupboard, Lancashire, circa 1699,…

William III Oak Court Cupboard, Lancashire, Circa 1699

A William III oak court cupboard, Lancashire, circa 1699, elegantly carved throughout with a repeated flat carved scroll motif. The open canopy with spiral-turned front supports, above a middle-section frieze with turned end-pendants with the initials and…

A colonial Dutch court cabinet, carved solid teak, 19th century,…

19th Century Dutch Teak Court Cabinet

A colonial Dutch court cabinet, carved solid teak, 19th century, 185 cm high, 110 cm wide, 94 cm deep

A limed gothic oak court cabinet, late 19th century, 132 cm…

Limed Gothic Oak Court Cabinet, Late 19th Century

A limed gothic oak court cabinet, late 19th century, 132 cm high 168 cm wide, 53 cm deep. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

An oak court cupboard, Northern European, early 19th century,…

19th Century Oak Court Cupboard with Carvings

An oak court cupboard, Northern European, early 19th century, with applied panels and fine carving throughout, 176 cm high, 140 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

An Elizabethan revival oak court cupboard, circa 1880, made…

Elizabethan Oak Court Cupboard, Circa 1880

An Elizabethan revival oak court cupboard, circa 1880, made from an earlier coffer and elements. Exhibited Art, Antique & Historical Exhibition, Hobart City Hall, 1931.