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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9718311, member: 37"]Have refrained from commenting since I could not get a very good look on my phone. Believe this to be Spanish or Spanish colonial in origin. May be 19th century but would not discount this being 20th century, as the carving is a bit sub-par. While the radio cabinet theory is a sound one based on form, I think a radio cabinet would have more ventilation than seen in this cabinet. As to use as a desk, the uneven surface of the drop-front does not lend itself to this use. This leaves us to conjecture how this was originally fitted out. It is certainly in the tradition of a bargueño, which would have been fitted with small drawers. The lift top is an anomaly that defies explanation, though a liquor cabinet could put this to use. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the closest example to overall form I could find. It is an 18th century Jacobean revival livery cabinet. Given the early date, this could have been made most anywhere in Europe or England. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.shapiro.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/150_48_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.shapiro.com.au/lot/jacobean-revival-carved-oak-livery-cupboard/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shapiro.com.au/lot/jacobean-revival-carved-oak-livery-cupboard/" rel="nofollow">Jacobean Revival Carved Oak Livery Cupboard - Shapiro Auctioneers</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9718311, member: 37"]Have refrained from commenting since I could not get a very good look on my phone. Believe this to be Spanish or Spanish colonial in origin. May be 19th century but would not discount this being 20th century, as the carving is a bit sub-par. While the radio cabinet theory is a sound one based on form, I think a radio cabinet would have more ventilation than seen in this cabinet. As to use as a desk, the uneven surface of the drop-front does not lend itself to this use. This leaves us to conjecture how this was originally fitted out. It is certainly in the tradition of a bargueño, which would have been fitted with small drawers. The lift top is an anomaly that defies explanation, though a liquor cabinet could put this to use. This is the closest example to overall form I could find. It is an 18th century Jacobean revival livery cabinet. Given the early date, this could have been made most anywhere in Europe or England. [IMG]https://www.shapiro.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/150_48_1.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.shapiro.com.au/lot/jacobean-revival-carved-oak-livery-cupboard/']Jacobean Revival Carved Oak Livery Cupboard - Shapiro Auctioneers[/URL][/QUOTE]
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