A GEORGE III WELSH OAK AND PINE FOOD CUPBOARD CAERNARFONSHIRE, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY with a pair of panelled doors inset with pierced air vents enclosing shelves, the base with a pair of frieze drawers and further panelled doors 195.5cm high, 112cm wide, 49cm deep Literature See Richard Bebb, Welsh Furniture 1250-1950-A Cultural History of Craftsmanship and Design, p.253 pl.1120 for a very similar example.

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