Massive Walnut Wood Lyonnaise Armoire, Early 1800s
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Massive Walnut Wood Lyonnaise Armoire, Early 1800s
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This armoire is a fine example of this as well as the rigorous architectural order Lyonnaise cabinetmakers were known for. The shaped and patterned frieze exhibits full field, hand carved ornamentation of c-scroll acanthus leaves, scrolling vines and flowers on a patterned ground. At the top center of the frieze is a stunning large rocaille stylized shell jutting forward at an angle with acanthus leaves scrolling beneath. At the base of the larger shell is another smaller asymmetrical shell jutting forward and turning almost 30 degrees with a margent of flowering vines dropping from it. What is most interesting here is, not until you open the door do you notice this is not attached to the larger shell, but to the dormante, which cleverly hides a beautifully carved rose with foliation behind it. The cabinetmaker wanted both the dormante and the frieze to have ornamentation for the viewer. The tri-partite paneled doors have high and low relief levels on each panel. (Their interiors are also finished out.) At the top center of each door’s thick outer molding is a stylized triple acanthus leaf jutting forward and rising up from curled leaves and another stylized shell atop a curved gadrooned leaf. The top panels are “ en chapeau” or an arch flanked by shaped indents, beneath a highly decorated display of shells and scrolling rinceau on a patterned ground. The center panels are most unusual with two shaped indented panels surrounded on the top and bottom with highly decorated shaped panels. The bottom panels have a raised double arched molding centered on the bottom border with
a field of leaves on a patterned ground above two curved gadrooned leaves.
This is truly a magnificent example of a Lyonnaise armoire.
Max Height=113, Crown Width=78 5/8, Body Width=67 1/2, Body Depth Including Doors=28
- Dimensions:Height: 113 in (287.02 cm)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Early 1800s
- Condition:Condition: Minor nicks, rubs and age separations to wood. Portion of one leaf missing.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 211-91stDibs: U110418906355
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