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| ARMOIRES |
 | GOTHIC PINE ARMOIRE; circa 1850 -Made in a small workshop. -Square nails; hand-planed; cast iron hinges "F & G Clark"; blunt screws. -The doors are adorned with long panels cut in a gothic design; simple cornice; shaped bottomrail; one large sliding dovetail drawer for bedding. -A few coats of paint have been removed to reveal a sharp red on a yellow primer. -Provenance : |
Height : 70.5" / 179cm Width : 36" / 91.5cm Depth : 18" / 46cm 6 500$ |
 | PINE
TWO-TIERED
REFECTORY BUFFET; circa 1850 -Monumental Victorian piece used in a country college refectory. -Square nails; mortise-and-tenon joints; hand-planed wooden mouldings. -The eight doors have a single sunken panel with applied mouldings; the two large drawers are dovetailed. -Original finish; clear varnish or shellac. -Provenance : Ste-Marie (Beauce, Québec) | Height : 103.5" / 253cm Width : 68" / 173cm Depth : 18" / 46cm 22 000$ |
 | PINE
CHAPEAU-DE-GENDARME CORNER CABINETt; circa 1830-50 -Cabinet made. -Square nails; hand-planed and carved mouldings; mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs; quarter-sawn wood; assembled with post stiles; cast-iron -The door is ornamented with a long raised panel adorned with a chapeau-de-gendarme motif. -A few coats of paint have been removed to reveal a deep-rose color affixed on a plaster pearl-white primer. -Provenance : Saint-Esprit (Lanaudière, Québec) |
Height : 74" / 188cm Width : 31" / 78cm Depth : 21" / 53.5cm 8 000$ |
 | BUTTERNUT
BEDROOM
ARMOIRE; circa 1880 -Small factory-made furniture. -Square nails; mortise-and-tenon joints; mechanically planed wood. -The doors and sides have two sunken panels each. One large drawer for bedding stands at the base. -The interior is deep enough to accomodate clothes hangers (16" / 40cm). -Original finish : clear varnish or shellac -Provenance : Eastern Townships (Québec) |
Height : 80" / 203cm Width : 44" / 112cm Depth : 18" / 46cm 3 500$ |
 | PINE
STEP-BACK
ARMOIRE; circa 1850 -Dresser of rustic craftsmanship. -Square nails; mortise-and-tenon joints; hand-planed. -The doors are embellished with central raised panels, so are the small drawers which are profile moulded. -The front and the right side have been painted, along 1900, with two tones of yellowish green over its original ink-blue on a red primer which still remains intact on its left side. Dampness and frost have affected these added paints, giving them a speckled tinge. -Provenance : Basse Gaspésie (Québec) |
Height : 79" / 201cm Width : 41" / 105cm Depth : 21" / 53.5cm 12 000$ |
 | PINE
BONNETIERE
ARMOIRE; circa 1800 -Cabinet made of Louis-XIII influence. -Forged nails; finely hand-planed quarter-sawn wood; mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs; assembled with post stiles with chamfered endings; rat-tail hinges; profile mouldings. -The overlapping door has two raised panels, while both sides have sunken ones. -Several coats of paint were removed to reveal a two toned pale blue over a red primer. -Provenance : Québec district |
Height : 62" / 158cm Width : 26" / 66cm Depth : 19" / 48cm SOLD |
  | PRIMITIVE PINE
FOOD-LOCKER; circa 1830-50 -Piece meant to store prepared food, also called jelly-cupboard. -Square nails; roughly planed wood; Baldwin hinges; blunt screws. -The door is assembled with incised tongue-rails. -In the armoire a note has been found with the inscription "Don de Z. Laflèche, rue Maisonneuve, Hull." -The original dark green colour has become almost black. -Provenance : Hull (Québec) | Height : 67" / 170cm Width : 40.5" / 103cm Depth : 14.5" / 37cm SOLD |
 | PINE
ARMOIRETTE;
circa 1750-1800 -Cabinet made of Louis-XIII influence. -Forged nails; finely hand-planed quarter sawn wood; mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs; built with post stiles; profile mouldings; forged hinges. -The door and the sides have a single large raised panel. -The remaining ancient colours left are a royal blue on the panels and a paler one elsewhere over a red primer. Residues of yellow and white are all over. -Provenance: found in Lanaudière, typical of Québec district. |
Height : 40" / 101.5cm Width : 30" / 76cm Depth : 20" / 51cm 3 500$ |
 | PINE
BEDROOM ARMOIRE;
circa 1830-50 -Craftsman-made piece of European influence. -Square nails; mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs; hand-planed and sculpted wood. -The doors are embellished with long festooned hollow panels; the large drawer has profiled moulding; sculpted half-columns are applied on both sides; shaped bottom rail. -One side is equipped with shelves; the other has wooden hooks to hang clothing. -It retains its original burgundy red finish which never has been altered. -Provenance : L'Orignal ( |
Height : 76.5" / 194cm Width : 54" / 137cm Depth : 20" / 51cm 4 000$ |
 | PINE
STEP-BACK ARMOIRE; circa 1900 -Small-shop made piece of furniture. -Round nails; mortise-and-tenon joints; mechanically planed wood. -Several coats of paint have been removed to reveal the original apple-green colour. A coat of fire red paint, which was applied along 1920, was left as is over the green in certain spots in the process of stripping, to add character to this piece. -Provenance : found in Saint-Barthélemy (Lanaudière, Québec) |
Height : 77.5" / 197cm Width : 36" / 92cm Depth : 21" / 53.5cm SOLD |
 | LARGE
PINE CANADIAN ARMOIRE; circa 1800-30 -Cabinet made of Adam influence. -Forged nails; finely planed quarter-sawn wood; all mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs; post stiles; cast-iron hinges of “ -The façade is frame-moulded. The doors and sides are hollow paneled with applied mouldings. The crown-moulding is slightly slanted on the sides. -One side is provided with shelves, while the other is equipped with cast-iron hooks -A few coats of paint have been removed to reveal this unusual orange and black faux-fini which was applied along 1850-60. Its original colour, still concealed, appears to be some kind of a pale blue-green. -Provenance : Verchères (Québec) |
Height : 77.5" / 197cm Width : 52" / 132cm Depth : 18.25" / 46cm 17 000$ |
 | MURAL
PINE OPEN DRESSER; circa 1880-1900 -Architectural piece of rustic Chippendale influence used either as a dresser or a bookshelf. -Assembled with screws and square round-head nails; hand-planed; the columns are sculpted; the crown-moulding is most impressive. -It never had any door, and the shelves are ajustable. -Several coats of paint have been removed to reveal a dark forest-green over a red primer while the inside is Indian-red. Residues of a yellow paint still remain all over the outside. -Provenance : Ormstown (Québec) | Height : 64" / 163cm Width : 41" / 103cm Depth : 14" / 36cm 3 500$ |