This attractively proportioned oak neogothic piece, with seemingly older panels, strikes one as a chest. It’s large dimensions and the two doors by which it opens, however, are more that of a buffet. The metalwork is finely executed, possibly recycled from an older piece. During this second half of the 19th century, when french makers produced very fine copies or reinterpretations of gothic period work, it was customary to salvage and reuse elements of original high medieval furniture.

The panels here feature gothic “flamboyant” tracery and trefoils, and they are punctuated by pilasters topped with miniature crocketed spires. The doors close via a lock and key, and the inner compartment features one large shelf.

Height: 33 inches Length: 64.5 inches Depth: 22.75 inches

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