French Walnut Court Cabinet with Intricate Carvings
A fine French walnut court cabinet, later 19th century, profusely decorated and carved throughout with a pierced arched crest above a decoratively glazed cupboard flanked by panelled cupboards with pillar embellishments, an extended open compartment below with vase supports to frieze drawers and two ornate cupboards flanked by pillars, upon a plinth base. Height 104.33 in. Width 59.84 in. Depth 21.65 in.
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- Plinth - The square or rectangular base of a piece of cabinet furniture, often ornamented with moulding. The plinth may be separate, as in some wardrobes or presses, and act as the support for the carcase. In a false plinth, the moulded boards may be attached directly to the piece. Furniture with a plinth base usually does not have separate feet. The term derives from architecture where it denotes the base of a column or statue.
- Pierced Decoration - Ornamental woodwork with part of the background cut through and removed to produce an open-work pattern.
- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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