Antique English 17th Century Jacobean Charles I Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1630 Decorative Arts The base of the inkwell

The base of the inkwell have a corresponding engraved roundel containing twin silver inlaid birds

He was an admirer of the naturalism of the painter Jules Bastien-Lepage about whom he wrote in 1888 and 1892

in Derbyshire

a very elegant & finely decorated 19th century Chinese cloisonne shallow bowl

Antique English 17th Century Jacobean Charles I Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1630 Decorative Arts The base of the inkwellAn important antique English Jacobean carved oak court cupboard, from the reign of King Charles I, dated 1630. The rectangular overhanging top with a carved arcaded frieze, to the center the cabinet has the carved date of 1630, the top supported by a pair of turned baluster shaped columnar supports. The columns flank five panels with lozenge shape carving, two of the panels are in fact doors enclosing a storage area. The cupboard base having a carved