Lot 275: A Carved Oak Court Cupboard with Fide Constans Crest

A large oak court cupboard featuring a two-tier configuration. The upper section comprises a canopy top with a lunette-carved frieze, supported by two bulbous, gadrooned cup-and-cover pillars. The recessed upper cabinet contains two side cupboard doors flanking a central fixed panel, each decorated with mitred geometric mouldings and a central hand-carved relief panel. The lower section includes three frieze drawers with vertical fluting above two large cupboard doors. The doors are hung on metal butterfly hinges and fitted with circular drop ring handles on decorative backplates. The central carved relief panels on both tiers feature a heraldic crest depicting two birds flanking a shield, above a scroll bearing the carved Latin legend FIDE CONSTANS. No maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the item.