An 18th Century Carved Pelican Cabinets & Storage Raised on turned and ebonised

Raised on turned and ebonised front legs with brass castors

5 W:54 D:21 INCHES

manufacture and originality

H:16 W:24 D:26 CM

Rewired with three core antique brown fabric covered cable

An 18th Century Carved Pelican Cabinets & Storage Raised on turned and ebonisedThe carved fruitwood Pelican mounted on a simple arched cupboard door with block painted stars on a blue ground to the interior. An exceptionally well carved and preserved example with remnants of the original painted surface. H: 49 W: 33 D: 15 CM H: 26 W: 12. 9 D: 5 INCHES. The imagery of the mother pelican striking or vulning (from the Latin vulnerare, "to wound") her breast to feed her nestlings to prevent starvation in time of famine is rooted in