Armoire
Category
Furniture
Date
1825 - 1875
Materials
Rosewood veneered on oak
Measurements
2600 x 2230 x 540 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Coniston, Cumbria
NT 629585
Summary
Rosewood armoire, French, mid 19th century; full-length mirror door to central cupboard with bird’s-eye maple backing to mirror, flanked by two doors to formerly shelved compartments, the three doors with ogee-arched panel moulding and central carved and ebonised fleur-de-lis; deep cornice with scrolled segmental pediment carved with a large ebonised fleur-de-lis and scroll-work; canted corners with applied scroll-carved and ebonised drops (one missing); plinth with three panel-moulded shallow drawer fronts, the middle one with inset moulded roundel; base with two shallow flush drawers; shaped block feet.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside of L.H door: 43 Kendal