Cabinet veneered with king wood, 1670-1700, English

Cabinet veneered with king wood, on a modern stand. Beneath the cornice is a convex frieze with drawer. The cabinet is closed by two hinged doors and contains an arrangement of drawers surrounding a central cupboard fitted with two small drawers; the doors are veneered on the outside with pieces of king wood forming patterns with a circle in the centre, and decorated on the inside with plain oval panels. The modern stand has five turned spiral legs and is fitted with two drawers.

Description of the parts (2019)
1 cabinet carcase with ogee cornice and ogee base moulding, 82.5 x 97 x 51cm
With two side-hung doors veneered on all faces (the outside with geometric design around a central roundel, using oyster cut veneers, the inside with a large oval of burr veneer surrounded by oyster cuts, and veneers of plain oak on the lock edge and under edge), the left door fitted with brass finger bolts at top and bottom, the right door fitted with a lock; with an inner frame which supports a series of drawers, around a central cupboard door held on two orate brass hinges, and with arch pattern veneer (with lock but now missing its escutcheon); the sides veneered with four vertical, book-matched strips and with wide cross banding on three sides, which is angled to a central line on each side.
softwood and some oak, dovetailed; the top stained oak. Full dust boards with cockbead; the back with oak boards, horizontally grained, nailed into rebates in the top and sides, the bottom rail. Inscribed behind Room 56 29-10-49.

2 plain cushion frieze drawer, 7.5 x 94 x 48cm
the front veneered on softwood with oak facing on top edge; without brass pull handle, the sides oak; the bottom (replaced) of oak, 3 boards running front to back, nailed up into rebates in the sides and back (1/4”), and thicker front

3 second tier drawer PR
12.3 x 42.7 x 42.5cm; oak throughout; through dovetailed (x3), the bottoms (original) consisting of three boards running front to back, nailed up into rebates. The sides stained just behind the drawer front. Veneered with kingwood and burr wood; with original brass pull

4 second tier drawer PL
12.3 x 42.7 x 42.5cm; oak throughout; through dovetailed (x3), the bottoms (original) consisting of three boards running front to back, nailed up into rebates. The sides stained just behind the drawer front. Veneered with kingwood and burr wood; with original brass pull

5 small drawer, one of three PR flanking the central cupboard, (top)
10.2 x 28 x 42.5cm; oak throughout, dovetailed with the bottom (some repairs) grained front to back, and nailed up into rebates in all four sides

6 ditto, middle
7 ditto, bottom

8 removeable drawer unit (with four drawers), from the central cupboard, dovetailed softwood stained black, the back nailed on. 33.2 x 28.4 x 10.6cm; the front edges of the sides and dustboards also veneered. Resting on an iron spring.

9 drawer from removeable drawer unit, the top of four; oak throughout and dovetailed; the bottom of oak, running side to side, glued into the rebated sides, back and front; fitted with a single round brass knob; 7 x 26.3 x 10cm

10 ditto, second of four
11 ditto, third of four
12 ditto, bottom of four

13 small drawer, one of three PL flanking the central cupboard, (top)
10.2 x 28 x 42.5cm; oak throughout, dovetailed with the bottom (some repairs) grained front to back, and nailed up into rebates in all four sides
14 ditto, middle
15 ditto, bottom

16
drawer, one of six on a softwood framework, located behind the removeable drawer unit; top left
oak, stained black; glued and with steel pins, with a turned wood knob
7.5 x 12.5 x 7cm

17 ditto, top right
18 ditto, second row left
19 ditto, second row right
20 drawer, one of six on a softwood framework, located behind the removeable drawer unit; third row
oak, stained black; dovetailed, with a turned wood knob
7.5 x 26.7 x 7.4cm
21 drawer, one of six on a softwood framework, located behind the removeable drawer unit; bottom row
oak, stained black; dovetailed, with a turned wood knob
7.5 x 26.7 x 7.4cm

22 drawer, bottom tier of cabinet, with false double front with central cock bead, and two brass pulls
17.3 x 86.5 x 42.8cm
Oak sides and front, through dovetailed construction, the back (softwood) is replaced; the bottom consists of six oak boards, running front to back, nailed into rebates in the sides, front and back.

23 sliding oak fillet, from the vertical edge of the central cupboard door (lock side), pierced for the lock bolt, which reveals two cavities for papers, above and below the lock.

24 stand 80.5 x 101.5 x 54cm
softwood and oak, with veneering and graining and solid twist turn legs

25 drawer to stand, PR
9 x 39.5 x 47.5cm
oak, dovetailed, with 3-ply bottom; and replica brass pull

26 drawer to stand, PL
9 x 39.5 x 47.5cm
oak, dovetailed, with 3-ply bottom; and replica brass pull

27 keys, 3 old (2 large, one small)

Given by F. L. Lucas

'English; early 18th century.' Given by F L Lucas, 15 Westbourne Terrace, London W2; condition 'cracked'

Notes from 15/1943M

14/6/14 Minute, Brackett
F L Lucas offers 2 cabinets, one (W.12-1915) "with oyster-shell marquetry and stand with twisted legs".

16/6/14 Minute, Brackett
Both these Queen Anne cabinets would be very welcome additions to the collection of English Furniture

Typed acknowledgement form
Describes cabinet: hinged doors, oyster shall marquetry. Queen Anne. (on modern stand with spiral legs)

Condition
Noted: both cracked.

On loan to Strangers' Hall, Norwich since 1959

On loan to Strangers' Hall Museum.

W.12:1 to 27-1915