An Important Netherlandish Cheese Press c.1650A rare and important Cheese Press created c. 1650 for a high status merchant or family who specialised in the production of hard and semi hard cheeses! This wonderful Cheese Press originates from Frisia, the Northern Netherlands. The base is a single plank mounted on sledge feet. Each end of the press is flanked by turned wood uprights, highly decorated and polychromed with folk art references from the area. At the back of the press we can find a