A Dutch carved oak cupboard 'Keeftkast' West-Frisian, 17th century

the moulded cornice above an acanthus scolled frieze bearing a central coat-of-arms of the North-Holland Province, above two spindle doors and two panelled carved doors, depicting lapwings within scrolled cartouches, flanked and divided bij half columns, the sides conformingly carved, above a two drawers, on bell feet

K. Sluyterman, Huisraad en binnenhuis in vroegere eeuwen, 's Gravenhage, 1925, p. 166, ill. 224.

The overall condition is good. Minor traces of old woodworm. With later laquered surface.
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This type of cupboard is called 'Keeft', a Frisian term derives from the Dutch term Kieft, which means lapwing. This type of bird is depicted repeadetly on the panelled doors and sides of this cupboard.
A similar cupboard is with the collection of the Friesch Museum at Leeuwarden.