This channel preserves digital traces of these artifacts and makes them available to everyone. The videos also shed light on the subject of so called "antiques" by focusing on original period pieces from the traditional timeline of about 1500-1840. Whether you've come out of curiosity, as a furniture maker, for study, or to further inform your own collecting, I hope these pieces will be memorable for you. If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please inquire via the contact form on the gallery’s website.
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An amazing piece. However, what most captured my imagination in this video is your mention of the gothic as an anticlassical style. I see just what you mean, and don't mean at all to imply you're "incorrect", only that another interpretation of the form immediately sprung to my mind. I saw the columns as egyptian lotus columns, perhaps "vestigial" in some sense of the napoleonic egypt craze. That african track in turn made me consider the "alternate" interpretation of the gothic as a marriage, or intersection, between romanesque decorative art and islamic geometry as represented by the moorish style.... which eventually made me think the mirror, actually especially excluding the actual frame component, is overall quite reminiscent of Mughal architecture, the columns representing twin minarets, massive but rounded geometries adorned by delicate yet high contrast ornamentation....
You definitely are a world of information. Could you give us a little background on your experiences, workplace history, and or companies you work for in the past
Thought I had seen all of your videos; just ran across this one. It is excellent as are all your presentations. I noticed that the drawer on the later Charles X piece has a birds eye maple cover on the top of it. What was the purpose of this feature? Thank you.
She was guillotined during the French Revolution, after keeping a low profile for years despite not supporting the monarchist side. She was robbed of the equivalent of 20 million euros and to recover the jewels, she published the huge amount of diamonds and jewels that had been stolen, the revolutionaries remembered her and went after her head because they wanted to eradicate everything related to the excesses of the monarchy.
❤ lovely little chateau! Imagine the treasures it was filled with. Her lavish apartments at Versailles are nothing to be sneered at either. I don't think her portral in the Depp film does her justice. It would be interesting to know if there were extant pieces of furniture from her chateau that survived. Great video!
I have 2 French armoires and it's so sad that no one wants them any more. I've tried with auction houses and they are not sellable. It 's such a great loss of carpentry work and wood. I'm trying my best to salvage the wood and doors. Today younger generations do not have any space and move often and I understand this. They would rather have fake wood furniture painted grey or white or denim blue.
Well that doesn’t sound great and that is the case most of the time. The museum quality ones featured on the channel have all been sold to collectors or special design projects. Thanks for watching.
Thank you. Another well done video showcasing a beautiful example of port furniture. Please keep them coming. Very informative and so enjoyable to watch.
Thanks again for watching - I have another ten pieces which need filming and the next video will be of a previously un-featured piece in a customer’s home!
What a beautiful piece of furniture! It is simple, almost plain but the beauty of the mahogany and the delicate carving makes it stand out. It is easy to become dazzled and almost spoiled by the beautiful, elaborate and sometimes over-the-top furniture produced for the royal family and the high-ranking nobility. That kind of furniture is clearly decorative, no wonder the French called that kind of luxurious furniture "meuble d´apparat". BTW, why is this piece of furniture called a "buffet" and not an "armoire"? I always believed that the word "buffet" applied to what in English is known as a "sideboard". Also, this piece of furniture corresponds to the definition of "armoire" given by the Larousse dictionary: "Meuble de rangement, plus haut que large, subdivisé intérieurement par des tablettes et fermé par une ou plusieurs portes (qui parfois portent une glace)" Thank you for this video. I wish you a nice weekend. Claudio.
Great question - originally these four doored armoires were called as such during the Renaissance (with a top corps either narrower or the same size as the bottom one). You could still call it an armoire à quatre portes, but by this time they became more associated with presenting meal service pieces and in any case the term for a while has been “buffet à deux corps.” Interestingly, as will be covered in other videos, the grandest two door armoires of this period were also for presenting silverware and plates (not for bedroom use) although we call them armoires and later in the 19th century they became true wardrobes for clothes.
@@MyersMonroe Thank you very much for the explanation. Inspired by your comment I decided to look at the origin of the word "buffet" Originally it was spelt "bufet" and it meant A) As a verb: Strike, slap someone B) As a substantive: Bench or sideboard. Both meanings are still valid. Interestingly the Germans also use the word "buffet" to designate a sideboard although they spell it "Büffet" but it is rather old-fashioned. There is also a proper German word for sideboard and is "Anrichte", from it derives the verb "anrichten" which means "To set/display the dishes on the sideboard" I am sorry I got carried away but I cannot help it. I am obsessive about the use of the correct words and their etymology. Regards
Stunning and monumental. I particularly like the carving and the smooth, rounded skirt at the bottom (almost like the sensualness of a stair banister) Thank you for your knowledge and for sharing this lovely piece.❤
Cole what a gorgeous piece you showed us today. How can a piece of furniture that is over 200 years old looks so new? If I were to buy it what would the cost be????
