Walnut wood chest – 18ᵗʰ century – Bordeaux Region – [ME005]

Walnut wood chest – 18ᵗʰ century – Bordeaux Region

  • front embellished with floral vine design and tree of life
  • turned feet
  • rich moulding adding depth at base
  • beautiful wrought iron handles on either side
  • keyhole decorated with fantastic animals

Référence : ME005

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Offered as part of the bride's dowry by her father, this natural oak chest adorned with tulips and a country bouquet served two purposes in the 18th century: to hold the personal effects of the young bride and to allow the couple to sit at the foot of their bed in complete intimacy. Hence its name

Natural Oak End-of-Bed Chest – 18th Century – South West – [MP046]

Voici un authentique meuble auvergnat, témoignage de l’art populaire tel qu’il Here is an authentic Auvergne piece of furniture, a testament to the folk art as it manifested itself in the 18th century in the southeastern part of the Massif Central. This is a wedding chest assembled with thick larch wood planks, adorned with naive ornamentation inspired by the stylistic repertoires of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

Wedding Chest in Larch Wood – 18th Century – Haute-Loire – [MP048]

Oak wedding chest – 18th century – Auvergne – [MP028]

Oak wedding chest – 18th century – Auvergne – [MP028]

Renaissance style chest in walnut - 17ᵗʰ century - Périgord - [ME051]

Renaissance style chest in walnut – 17ᵗʰ century – Périgord – [ME051]