This is a German oak kas with bracket top, raised panel doors, chamfered and fluted corners, two drawers, block feet. Compass inlay on frieze and doors. Unique raised panel sides are a graceful curvilinear addition to the overall rectilinear appearance of this cupboard. The doors secure with a single lock, but the drawers have no lock, per se; however, a peg through the floor of the cupboard secures the right-hand drawer and is a possible later attempt at security.
Circa 1820, its measurements are: Height: 86", Width: 80", Depth: 27"
Originally an 18th Century grist mill, Mill House Antiques can be found nestled in a gentle bend of the Nonnewaug River along Route 6 in northern Woodbury, Connecticut. Established in 1964 as a destination for fine antiques, Mill House attracts an international clientele of discriminating collectors…