Antique Early 18th Century Welsh English Deuddarn Carved Oak Court Cupboard 1737 Decorative Arts Clerk lived in Canada between

Clerk lived in Canada between 1932 and 1952

he succeeded Barye as the Professor of Drawing at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

The buffet having a carved stepped pediment above a carved frieze of fruiting vine

since then there have only been three official manufacturers of the chair

Antique Early 18th Century Welsh English Deuddarn Carved Oak Court Cupboard 1737 Decorative Arts Clerk lived in Canada betweenA fine early 18th or late 17th century Welsh oak Deuddarn or court cupboard, dated and initialed 1737. A deuddarn is a uniquely piece of vernacular Welsh furniture, and translates literally from "cwpwrdd deuddarn" in the Welsh language as "two pieces". In remarkable untouched original condition, this cabinet is made is two sections; the overhanging top with two downward facing ball finials, with a twin fielded paneled doors and a central arched panel