Sideboard
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1540 (upper section) - circa 1880 (lower section)
Materials
Walnut
Measurements
159 x 147 x 56 cm
Place of origin
France
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446490
Summary
A carved walnut side cabinet, French, the upper section circa 1540, the lower section circa 1880, with a strapwork cornice and enclosed by a pair of raised-moulding panel doors carved with satyrs, foliage and architectural detail, flanking a central panel with strapwork, creatures and scrolling foliage, all between well-detailed male and female terms and above a pair of leaf-carved drawers centred by a mask, the lower section with seated Griffin supporters on plinth, the back-board carved with bold strapwork.