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Corner Buffet

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Bristol (made)

Corner buffet of pine, carved and originally painted. The lower recess and the supporting brackets for the three shelves that run round the semi-circular body of the cupboard are carved wtih elaborate pierced scrolling, as is the arch above the buffet; the semi-circular semi-dome is carved with the arms of Hicks and with festoons of flowers. The cupboard is closed with two long and two short doors.


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Woodwork
Object type
Corner buffet
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Buffet
  • Door
  • Door
  • Arch
  • Corner Cupboard
  • Door
Materials and techniques
Carved pinewood
Pinewood
Joinery
Carving
Brief description
Corner buffet of pine, carved and originally painted. The semi-circular semi-dome is carved with the arms of Hicks. English, ca.1700
Physical description
Corner buffet of pine, carved and originally painted. The lower recess and the supporting brackets for the three shelves that run round the semi-circular body of the cupboard are carved wtih elaborate pierced scrolling, as is the arch above the buffet; the semi-circular semi-dome is carved with the arms of Hicks and with festoons of flowers. The cupboard is closed with two long and two short doors.
Dimensions
  • Height: 116.75in
  • Width: 44.75in
  • Depth: 20in
Dimensions taken from departmental catalogue. Not recently checked on object
Style
Baroque
Object history
Purchased from T. Charbonnier, The Art Gallery, Lynmouth, Devon, for £40. 10s.. See Nominal File MA/1/C1032/1, RF 2389/08. Notes from R.P. 11/1412 and 11/701

4/2/1911 letter, Charbonnier to Lehfeldt
"Coming home through Bristol I was just in time to purchase a wonderful corner cupboard being removed from The Red Lodge (a farmhouse known for its carved woodwork) or more exactly, from a building in the rear of it, supposed to have part of the mansion: either the Red Lodge or this portion said to have been built by a Sir John Young. The cupboard being a fixture……..It is of white wood painted, 9'6" in height flanked by long panels 11" wide and 4 doors were attached which closed up the whole height of the front. The casing is in very good condition. Almost but not quite perfect". (He sends photos - not in files). These papers also contain a pencil sketch of the cupboard, with dimensions.

Listed on purchase form
"1 carved wood corner cupboard (15 pieces) - - damaged" 47.10

See Architectural Review, September 1921, for a view of this buffet before its removal. It was described as 'Alcove, Stoney Hill, Bristol'.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.19C-1911

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Record createdNovember 1, 2005
Record URL
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