Posted 8 years ago
Suesalerno
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Don't know the history except it's suppose to be a very old tobacco Cabot that I think at one time sat on a stand.
Swedish tobacco cabinet !!! | ||
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Swedish tobacco cabinet !!! | ||
| Cabinets214 of 912 | | |
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Posted 8 years ago
Suesalerno
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Don't know the history except it's suppose to be a very old tobacco Cabot that I think at one time sat on a stand.
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Beautiful! Indeed from Sweden, southern regions of Skåne or Småland. Too bad it's been stripped of its original paint. Used to be painted something like this: http://www.lauritz.com/sv/auktion/aenglaskaap-ingelstads-haerad-1840-tal/i1522633/
What's the story about tobacco? Intriguing, I've never heard that before. I also found this. Identical carving, must be the same builder! Gets you an idea of the original colors: http://www.ystad.se/globalassets/bildgalleri/kou---kulturfritid/klostret/anglaskap.jpg
They're called Angel Cabinets (Sw: Änglaskåp) From what I know, they just used to be hanging like that on a wall.
...and yet another one. They all seem to be from 1810-1860 and your particular design pops up around the Ystad region, South East Sweden. I think they used to have more than tobacco in them, often a bottle of snaps, i.e. spiced vodka. http://hemochantik.se/allmoge-frn-a-till-/
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5174e9bde4b0f7b91d668e1c/564b3282e4b082acc13c3e40/564b3288e4b0d6f83cf3575b/1447769436735/a%CC%88nglaska%CC%8Ap.jpg?format=500w