Sideboard - Oak

pantry or sideboard.

Rare English pantry that was used to store food.
All those ventilation holes were made for this purpose.

The cupboard can be opened on three sides, from the front, the flap can be lifted at the top and the side panel can be slid out on the right side.

Early hinges, in the shape of a butterfly.
We see these hinges in the Middle Ages up to the beginning of the 17th century.

typical dark English patina.
Very rare.