ENGLISH CORNER CUPBOARDS
About 1690-1800
Mahogany corner cabinet with swan- neck cresting, chamfered sides and typical brass H-hinges
Thought to have been introduced from Holland, coinciding with the fashion for painted pine-panelled rooms, corner cupboards were used to store and display fine china, silver or other valuables in the drawing-room, Some could be hanging, above dado level, others [...]

COURT CUPBOARDS WITH ENCLOSED SHELVES
About 1610-1800
Aprestigious item in the HOC, much less so in the 18thC, when it was only country-made. Used for displaying and storing food and plates, cups, in the hall (later in the parlour) where meals were taken. Originally made without locks, therefore not intended to contain valuable items. Earliest surviving examples [...]

COURT CUPBOARDS WITH OPEN SHELVES (BUFFETS)
About 1570-1680
Apiece of furniture derived from medieval prototypes, comprising a set of three open shelves, which in grand houses was draped with fabric or carpet and used to display plate, but in lesser homes could be used as a side-table. The names buffet, court cupboard, sideboard and dresser were seemingly [...]

CORNER CUPBOARDS  hanging, straight-fronted
In plain Cuban mahogany, with decoration in the straight broken pediment with dentil moulding. c.1750
A simple glazed oak corner cupboard. The moulding has been brought forward at top and bottom to give a balanced finish. c.1780-1810
This well veneered walnut example with arched broken pediment and shaped top to the door is ideally [...]

CORNER CUPBOARDS free standing
This type of corner cupboard is much in demand and the supply of the better quality examples has never been plentiful. Prices are therefore constantly increasing. Beware of ‘marriages’ like 431.
A fine large architectural corner cupboard of a type that would have been built into the corners of large panelled rooms, often [...]

CORNER CUPBOARDS hanging, bow-fronted
The hanging corner cupboard remained in favour throughout the eighteenth century, but as it was not so suitable as the large free standing example for the display of china, it was not in demand by the wealthy, and hence prices have been fairly modest but are now rising as they come into [...]

Corner cupboard
Corner cupboards would appear to be of Dutch origin, made by cabinet-makers who, until the eighteenth century, were far more skilled than their English counterparts. The earliest corner cupboards made in England would seem to be early eighteenth century, when the difficulty of making bow-fronts was made simpler with the use of pine for [...]