{"product_id":"late-17th-century-charles-ii-english-antique-oak-inlaid-dole-cupboard-c-1680","title":"Late 17th Century Charles II English Antique Oak \u0026 Inlaid Dole Cupboard, c.1680","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eA rare and most appealing Charles II \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eoak dole cupboard, circa 1680, of low \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003erectangular form and retaining a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ewonderfully unusual inlaid decoration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eThe front presents an inlaid frieze \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eabove a pair of doors fitted with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ebobbin-turned spindles, the whole \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eraised in the honest vernacular manner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eof the late Stuart joiner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eThe dole \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ecupboard takes its name from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003edole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e— the charitable distribution of bread \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eto the poor, often endowed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ea parish bequest and frequently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003edispensed from within the church \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eitself. The turned spindle doors are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ethe defining and entirely functional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003efeature: the open bobbin galleries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eadmitted a free circulation of air to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ekeep the loaves sweet and guard against \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003emould, while excluding vermin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eSuch pieces stand at the meeting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003epoint of the domestic, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003echaritable and the ecclesiastical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eand carry with them a quiet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003esocial history of parish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ebenevolence that collectors find \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eirresistible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eThe inlay here is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eparticular distinction. Decorative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003einlay on a piece of this humble \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003epurpose is uncommon, and its presence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003elifts the cupboard well above the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eordinary — a maker taking evident \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003epride in an object destined for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003echaritable service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e England. Late 17th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eOak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is some old worm, with attendant chipping and minor losses consistent with great age. None of this detracts from what is a genuinely rare survival of the form, with excellent colour and patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eDim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40½ in wide × 24¾ in high × \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e17¼ in deep (103 cm × 63 cm × 44 cm). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54280253571414,"sku":"HAF7389","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_204255c0-70a2-44a5-80ab-4cce0c02fa2b.jpg?v=1782142740","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/late-17th-century-charles-ii-english-antique-oak-inlaid-dole-cupboard-c-1680","provider":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}