A rare Henry VIII joined oak livery cupboard, circa 1540
REF: 3741
The top formed principally from one impressive broad single board, atop a pair of boarded doors each carved with a bold lozenge design, with punch-decorated embellishments, centred by a fixed slender upright panel, above and below a rail carved with running lozenge motifs, over a large central panelled door flanked by paired slender upright fixed panels, on broad channel-run moulded stiles, twin panelled sides, full height back boards
A Henry VIII oak livery cupboard of comparable size and form, also with lozenge carved doors, formerly in the John and Judith Adler collection sold Sotheby's, London 24 February 2005, Lot 53 and subsequently Bonhams, London, 28 September 2016, Lot 364 (£74,500)
- Height 139.5 cm / 55"
- Width 134.5 cm / 53 "
- Depth 48.5 cm / 19 1⁄4"
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