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* Port of Nantes cabinet solid mahogany from Cuba, largely veined, and finely molded entirely on the front and sides, cornice cocked hat, foot snails, XVIIIth century.
This cabinet is in very good condition and is of very high quality and sculpture finesse. Funds and shelf are solid mahogany, funds are also profiled (funds are good). The lock and golden brass sheets are original, we have the key, the lock works.
A note: small accident on the side and in the background (see red arrows), scratches on wood, see photos.
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* THE PORT OF FURNITURE:
Term for solid wood furniture (mahogany, aramante, rosewood, satinwood) manufactured in the late seventeenth century in the port of the Atlantic coastline from Bordeaux to Boulogne.
Tree trunks used on seagoing vessels returning from the "Isles" Arimage as wood or as return freight were recovered by carpenters and transformed into luxury furniture custom rich owners, merchants and notables of prosperous cities such as Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Nantes and Saint-Malo. These furniture, built with great care and often adorned with fine sculptures, had the advantage, thanks to their hardness, to escape the wood pests.
Locks entries and pull handles are made of copper; they brighten the dark wood and are resistant to salty air. The port of Bordeaux furniture, mostly Cuban mahogany or Santo Domingo, are characterized by quite heavy with sharp curves shapes. The Nantes orders are usually front crossbow between uprights terminated with little feet snail. Falkland cabinets are decorated octagonal motifs in high relief. Some cabinets North Finistère include lemon framed panels of aramante. Shipping furniture, sought for the beauty of their wood and their flawless finish, have not been the subject of copies, for lack of sufficient quality wood species to reproduce.
