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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 2300386, member: 5066&quot;]Absolutely a revival piece &amp; the carving is rather crude, I suspect the oak was dried in the manner of modern boarded cabinetwork and, at that point oak is HIDEOUSLY hard and difficult to work.</p><p>Unlike period 17th century pieces, the oak was riven (split) from the tree, it was worked while green (wet) which carves wonderfully, almost like butter with sharp tools.</p><p>I see 1671 as date on OP cupboard, that&#039;s a fantasy of course but it was in the Victorian age where whimsy was fashionable. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]258436[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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