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NORTHERN EUROPEAN PAINTED ONE-DOOR WARDROBE OR CUPBOARD
18th century and later with restorations
Item # 407RVF11P
A lovely and very useful cupboard of good dimensions, it features a single door on wrought-iron hinges opening to reveal a shelved interior on the left and open hanging space on the right with hand-carved wooden hooks for jackets. The overall rectangular form is softened by canted corners, these decorated with painted flowers on vines over a white ground. The door features two molded panels with angular stylized flowers. The cabinet is raised on bun feet.
Measurements: 67 3/4" H X 21 1/2" D X 44 1/4" W
Condition Report:
With extensive restorations over the years, quite competently and largely having joined the overall patina: door with applied strip along closing edge, hardware on the door is almost certainly replaced, base molding replaced, paint decoration and faux-graining throughout is refreshed. Gaps in the base moldings, modern strip added to the reverse to close a crack. Heavily worn surface. A very nice aesthetic.