Period Furniture Before and After: 18th century French Armoire

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A record of restoring a monumental 18th century French walnut armoire back to its former glory. This was the unfinished project of a late antique dealer north of Bordeaux. The armoire is emblematic of the southwest of France during the Louis XIV period, circa 1700 (this particular one being the model par excellence of the Garonne Valley). One of its most charming aspects is the remnants of a vellum label, likely from the mid 19th century, which still reads "antiquaire" (or antique dealer, in English, indicating just how long this piece has been dealt as a collectible antique).
This armoire has been curated for its equivalence to one which is classified a French Historic Monument (conserved in the Château de Montbazillac).

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4 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 22

@handcraftedbygrbroussard361 2 года назад

Beyond awesome!

@MyersMonroe 2 года назад

Thank you!

@paulmaryon9088 2 года назад

Most enjoyable, thanks for posting, you have some interesting pieces, have subscribed, and look forward to more vids, again thank you

@ylezama-artes1919 2 года назад

Exquisite piece.

@MyersMonroe 2 года назад

Thank you !!!

@wmcrash 2 года назад

I am surprised to see those feet are actually made from laminated pieces with horizontal grain. I was expecting them to be single piece vertical grain.

@MrThomas2587 4 месяца назад

I am surprised that the Shellac on this old piece was refurbished with just steel wool and wax, it came out amazing! I have a bedroom set from around 1911-1918 done in Shellac it was all dark and wrinkled I had it refinished in lacquer, and now I can see all the beautiful veneered wood. People said I ruined it, and lowered its value. I could not live with that black shriveled finish! What do you think?

@MyersMonroe 4 месяца назад

I would say you probably brought it back to its original aesthetic - this piece didn’t even have a shellac but rather layers and layers of old wax, which really brighten back up once cleaned and the first layer is abraded with 000 steel wool…. Totally stripping an armoire of this age does sort of remove the soul of the piece but I think for pieces around 1900 were not on the same wavelength so I wouldn’t complain about the approach you took on the bedroom set - even for older pieces when the patina is more disparate and dirty, refinishing entirely to recuperate a homogenous look and original aesthetic can be arguably favored over trying to conserve an ugly patina … I’m not a conservator though.

@MrThomas2587 4 месяца назад

@@MyersMonroe I wish I could afford the handmade furniture that you sell, so I have to stick to machine-made furniture of the 19th-20th century. I learned two things watching your channel one the differences between marquetry and parquetry(I thought it was all marquetry) two the waxing process on very early French handmade pieces. Thank you.

@lindsayhoisington5828 Год назад

I recently bought one of these huge 8ft 18th century Louis XVI armoires on an online auction and it is in similar condition as this one. I would love to start restoring and bringing it back to life, but I feel like I’ve gotten a little over my head. Your videos have definitely helped me identify and appreciate the piece even more!

@lindsayhoisington5828 Год назад

All I know is that it was shipped from a castle in Europe to Connecticut at some point

@grandzia7462 2 года назад

Just found your channel. Really like it😊 please could you give me the link to the French website you mention at the end of the video? Can't find in description

@MyersMonroe 2 года назад

Meubliz.com - and welcome! For some reason the descriptions do not like the links I try to feature.

@Tdowns77 2 года назад

What's the compound you injected into the piece?

@MyersMonroe 2 года назад

I have no idea - its something from a master furniture maker supply shop in France - let me just say it definitely kills the bugs.... I can find out for you though!

@imaginetraveltours 2 года назад

what is your favorite wood conditioning polish? as I no longer live in America, finding products in France is actually quite difficult as many of the French make their own "french polish". do you know of a product sold in France you would have trusted to these aged wood?

@MyersMonroe 2 года назад

Yes! The wax I buy comes from "Produits Duguay" at St. Ouen - its an old time shop that caters to antiquaries and masters furniture makers - its the only thing in my shop that comes from St. Ouen by the way - (they have their own brand of wax, as well as one called carambex which has a higher shine). They also sell all of the solvents and lacquers for making French polishes.

@imaginetraveltours 2 года назад

@@MyersMonroe parfait! I will see if I can find it online as Paris is 6hrs from me but will for sure go next time I am North. It is so strange after growing up with antiques in America and going to flea markets/stores etc that always promote and sell their idea of the best antique wood polishing products. its so readily available. none of that is here in France! and what products I have found in grocery stores are so toxic I can't use them! and when you go to hardware stores there is always oil with coloring agents to dye the wood and all I want is a deep cleaning/conditioning when finding old house/barn wood antiques that haven't been cared for in forever!

@imaginetraveltours 2 года назад

@@MyersMonroe "pate duguay"? is that your preferred wax? wow they have Loads of products. best "overall conditioning" would you suggest? especially wood with inlay/marquetry? merci beaucoup

@paulmaryon9088 2 года назад

@@imaginetraveltours Hi if you have the time make your own, not as tricky as it may seem