I have little doubt that these warm, dry cupboards, so secured that no mouse can make its way in, were for the preservation of deeds. SKU: NK1805-12068-3 Category: Furniture Tags: antique chinese furniture, antique furniture. In my own house is one cut in granite, the stone on all sides, and is the depth of my arm. Shop Our Large Selection of Oriental Furniture & Décor at Up to 40 Off Retail, from Beds to Lighting to Wall Décor. Very often one may be found behind the panelling, and near the fire. Nearly every old house has its secret cupboard-usually in the wall. Of being knocked, and thereby her bottles of liqueurs and syrups being knocked over, the lady of the house devised the corner-cupboard.Īlso, as things Chinese and Japanese and Indian were much in fashion, these cupboards in the corner were very generally painted dark green or black, and were ornamented with raised gold figures-all in imitation of Oriental flowers and birds and men, and very generally were furnished with beautiful brass-work locks and hinges.
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