Antique Cupboards: Attractive and Affordable
Pennsylvania jelly cupboard, softwood, comb grain and sponge painted, 2 drawers over 2 paneled doors, 19th century, 55 in. h. by 44 in. w. by 21 in. d., $590.
Cupboards were used to store everything from food to kitchen dishes in 17th and 18th century homes. A recent Conestoga auction in Pennsylvania included nearly two dozen antique cupboards. The top priced Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut Dutch cupboard looked like new. The surface had been refinished and its hinges replaced, but it still sold for $5,900. […]