Armoire
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Oak.
Measurements
238 x 162.5 cm
Place of origin
Normandy
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655936
Summary
A heavily carved oak armoire, Normandy, France, circa 1760, with a carved and moulded cornice above a frieze ornately carved with scrolls and foliage, a pair of panelled cupboard doors similarly carved and iron fittings, with a shaped and carved apron, the armoire with panelled sides, on short scrolling legs to the front on small shaped feet, with rear block legs.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013