antique French armoire with mirror door 1910s

Antique tall narrow French hardwood armoire cupboard in Louis XV style with big mirrored door. Highly carved crest and finials on shaped cornice above. Turned feet. The mirror is shaped and bevelled while the door frame is veneered in a diagonal pattern. Working lock and key. The sides are similarly veneered. Inside, the door back is veneered in birdseye maple or birch. Condition is pretty good: structurally it's solid and works well; the door mirror is very heavy and has dropped a little so you can just see the top of the glass; doesn't seem to move though. The door has rubbed away some little chips of wood from the base where it closes; that seems to have been cured with a washer or two, to lift it a little. Cosmetically there are various scuffs and dings, though nothing much really, apart from a small section missing from the top right beading, below the cornice (pictured) and a not-particularly-precise repair to the mitre joint, left front of the cornice (see pics)....more

Barnaby Hance

United Kingdom