Antique Carved Victorian Walnut Nautical Cabinet Carved With Dolphins Hunt Cabinet

Description

Solid walnut wood Georgian Welsh style cupboard on cabinet embellished with Neoclassical under the sea motifs of dolphins and shells … more Solid walnut wood Georgian Welsh style cupboard on cabinet embellished with Neoclassical under the sea motifs of dolphins and shells is a fine example of upscale English Cottage furniture showing the Flemish influence on the vernacular furniture of South Wales.

The molded crown is a sweeping broken swan's-neck pediment suggesting waves. The scrolls feature carved flower medallions. The front of the crown features relief carved fretwork.

The frieze below the crown is bas-relief carved with dolphins and scallop half-shells with pearls. The dolphin and shell motif was popular for buildings in Rome from the late-1st-century, including the Basilica of Neptune.

The upper vitrine is fitted with two removable wooden shelves and is fronted with two glazed doors. The wavy glass panes are square framed with a cyma curved top. The doors have solid brass locks applied to the interior and brass keyhole escutcheons in a scalloped Dutch style. The locks do work and keys are provided.

The divider between the doors is bas-relief carved with acanthus stems and flowers sprouting from acanthus leaves and bundled with pleated ribbon.

The upper side supports curve in just above the top of the lower cabinet.

The backboard is plain with molded trim at bottom edge where it meets the top.

The work top is flat with a molded edge.

The lower cabinet is fitted with one fixed half-shelf and is fronted with two doors featuring inset panels bas-relief carved with dolphin pairs. The dolphins are classically presented with heads down and tails up. The fins and tails extend into foliated scrolls. The tails are tied together with pleated ribbon. The doors do lock via solid brass locks applied to the interiors. The keyhole escutcheons are a repoussé brass with a stylized dolphin motif reflecting the cabinet theming. The door pulls attached to the escutcheons are a molded brass open drop style.

The cabinet apron features a curvaceously carved bottom edge with scrolls and a fan carved into the front.

The lower cabinet side panels are plain with stylized s-curve aprons.

The lower cabinet supports are bas-relief carved with half-flower motifs over long inverted acanthus stem pendants.

A low shelf rests in between legs turned and ringed over blocks fronted with acanthus flower ornament.

The feet are a turned wood elongated bun or ball style.

The back is paneled in oak and walnut woods.

The brass locks are stamped "Chance Son & Co Birm M" for the William Chance, Son & Company, Birmingham, Merchants. This name was in use from 1842 through 1856. Wm Chance was a gunsmith in London whose family members remain famous for glass making technologies and cyanide manufacture in the 19th century. Chance, Son & Co were listed in the Birmingham directories of the early 1850s as "Merchants & Factors" and the company released their "Manufacturers Catalogue of Brass-Ware" in which they featured items made for them and by them for export to the British Colonies, including North America and Australia.

The cabinet has a typical Victorian mix of style elements and therefore will complement a wide range of interiors, including those showcasing decorative themes of Neoclassical Revivals, William IV, Louis XV, Mediterranean, Victorian, Rococo, Georgian, Renaissance Revival, French Neo-Renaissance, Flemish Renaissance, Gothic Revival, Jacobethan, Georgian, Edwardian Sheraton, Queen Anne, French Provincial, Italian Country, Italian Grotto, Italianate, Regency, Federal, Empire, Chippendale, Elizabethan, Nautical, Maritime, and Seafaring.

Cabinet will be right at home in a seaside home, fishing village, beach house, coastal abode, ocean front property, tropical vacation rental, marina and seaport condo.

Cabinet may be useful as a buffet hutch, china cabinet, garde-manger, side cabinet, credence de salon, kitchen dresser, sideboard, server, food pantry, and cocktail bar.

Are you a seafood restauranteur looking for a wait station cabinet? This may be the one for you!

SIZE:

43.5" wide
15.75" deep
78" high

The diminutive size of the cabinet is perfect for smaller space living.

The upper and lower cabinets separate for transport. less