Spanish Kitchen Cupboard

Spain, 19th Century

$2,995

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A kitchen cupboard like this did everything at once, showing off the plates up top, shutting the rest away behind doors, and keeping the everyday things on open shelves below. Found in Béziers but made in Catalonia and dating to the 19th century, it rises tall and narrow beneath a scalloped frieze, an open rack over a pair of panelled cupboard doors over open shelves, the whole worn down to a dark brown. Across rural Catalonia a cupboard like this was painted dark and built to stand against the kitchen wall, the practical heart of a house where the good plates went on show and the pots and provisions stayed out of sight. Sylvie would stand it in a kitchen or a pantry, plates and bowls on the open shelves and whatever you would rather not see behind the doors.

Minor variations from the images may occur unless otherwise noted. All sales are final.

Age:: 19th Century
Country of Origin:: Spain
Material:: Wood
Dimensions:: 71.0" H x 30.25" W x 11.0" D

Notes from Sylvie:

Dear collector, as with many antiques, this piece may show signs of its age, including subtle repairs, a bit of movement, cracks, scratches, small holes, and surface variation from years of use. The black painted wood shows visible knots and natural imperfections, and the piece has a slight wobble. The latch functions properly, while the raw, unfinished wood interior shows some minor staining. All part of the character we love in an old piece.

All items are final sale.