A VERY ATTRACTIVE, EARLY 21st CENTURY, CARVED OAK, 'FLEMISH WINE CUPBOARD' / DRINKS CABINET, OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION. THIS FABULOUS 'STRESSED OAK' DRINKS CABINET IS ENGLISH MADE BY 'NIGEL GRIFFITHS' AND IS SIGNED BY NIGEL HIMSELF. THE 'NIGEL GRIFFITHS' WORKSHOP / SHOWROOM WAS BASED AT THE OLD CHEESE FACTORY GRANGEMILL, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND. EACH ITEM OF FURNITURE IS INDIVIDUALLY CRAFTED, WITH HAND CUT DOVETAILS AND IS PLANED, SANDED, CARVED, STAINED AND POLISHED ALL BY HAND. THE CABINET IS CONSTRUCTED USING TRADITIONAL METHODS AND ONLY THE VERY BEST QUALITY SOLID OAK TIMBER AND FINISHES ARE USED THROUGH-OUT, INCLUDING ALL INTERIOR LININGS, THE BASE AND BACK OF EACH PIECE OF FURNITURE. THE CABINET HAS ATTRACTIVE OAK-WOOD GRAINING THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD SIT NICELY WITH OTHER MATCHING ITEMS OF 'NIGEL / RUPERT GRIFFITHS' 'MONASTIC' 'HAND-CRAFTED' OAK FURNITURE. IT ALSO TAKES ON A DELIBERATE 'STRESSED OAK', AGED APPEARANCE, WITH RUSTIC 'STRESS' MARKS THROUGH-OUT. THE WINE CUPBOARD HAS A SOLID OAK, SPACIOUS, FLAT TOP, WHICH HAS TRADITIONAL 'STRAIGHT-CUT' EDGES, VISIBLE 'PEGGED' FIXINGS AND ROUNDED CORNERS. THERE IS A DECORATIVE CARVED 'FLUTED' FRIEZE BELOW THE 'OVER-SAILING' SOLID OAK TOP. THE TWO DOOR CUPBOARD SECTION BELOW HAS A SINGLE ADJUSTABLE SHELF INSIDE, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR STORING GLASSES ETC. THE TWO DOORS HAVE SOLID OAK FRAMES AGAIN WITH VISIBLE 'PEGGED JOINTS', INSET OAK PANELS DECORATED WITH CARVED, HISTORICAL 'MONKS SCENES', WITH ATTRACTIVE 'SWIRL-LEAF' 'GRAPE-VINE' CARVED BORDERS ABOVE. THE DOORS ALSO RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'HAND-CRAFTED' 'JOINT HINGES', STYLISH TURNED OAK KNOBS AND SWIVEL DOOR CATCHES. THERE ARE SWEPT MOULDED STRIPS TOP AND BOTTOM OF EACH DOOR, WHICH DOUBLES UP AS A 'HAND-CRAFTED' SOLID OAK HINGE. THERE IS A VERY USEFUL 'PULL-OUT' SECTION BELOW THE TWO DOOR CUPBOARD SECTION. IT HAS A CARVED LATIN INSCRIPTION TO THE FRONT, IT RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL TURNED OAK KNOBS AND IS AN IDEAL SURFACE FOR POURING DRINKS ETC. THERE IS ANOTHER DOUBLE DOOR CUPBOARD SECTION AT THE BASE OF THE CABINET. IT AGAIN HAS A TWO ADJUSTABLE SHELVES INSIDE, WHICH PROVIDE AMPLE STORAGE SPACE FOR BOTTLES ETC. THE DOORS HAVE INSET, 'FIELDED' PANELS AND 'PEGGED JOINTS' THROUGH-OUT, FOR ADDED STRENGTH. THEY ALSO HAVE DECORATIVE SOLID OAK, 'HAND CRAFTED' DOOR LATCHES AND MATCHING HANDMADE MOULDED OAK HINGES. THE CABINET HAS SOLID OAK, SIDE PANELS AGAIN WITH VISIBLE 'PEGGED JOINTS' THROUGH-OUT AND IT IS RAISED UPON STYLISH BRACKET FEET, WITH A DECORATIVE 'EYE-BROW' CARVED STRIP / BORDER ABOVE. THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY 'NIGEL GRIFFITHS', 'HAND-CRAFTED', SOLID OAK, 'WINE CUPBOARD' HAS BEEN CLEANED, RE-POLISHED, IT IS IN EXCELLENT / NEW CONDITION THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY HOME!
HEIGHT 51 3/4", WIDTH 36 5/8", DEPTH 17 1/8".
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