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Furniture - Château de Bourdeilles
(pron. boor day)
Pl. de la Halle, 24310 Bourdeilles in
Dordogne, France
All the furniture illustrated
below has been hand carved from wood. Styles include Gothic,
Renaissance,
and Baroque.![]() |
![]() Paneled door ... Details below: ![]() Griffins flanking a coat of arms that includes fleurs-de-lis ![]() Urns |
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![]() Top ornament: gadroons ... Left ornament: guilloches ... Lower right panel: strapwork ![]() Left panel: guilloches ![]() |
![]() ![]() 16th Century - Renaissance style ![]() ![]() |
![]() Details below: ![]() Gothic pointed arch ... Tracery in tympanum ... Center quatrefoil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Linenfold design |
![]() Tree of Jesse on splat ... Detail below: ![]() Tree of Jesse - the genealogical history of Jesus ... 16th Century |
![]() ![]() 17th Century chest ![]() Leaf-and-dart ![]() Corner grotesque, including lion's paw foot ![]() Lid: Leaf-and-dart molding at top of lid ... Egg-and-dart molding at bottom of lid Front panel: Acanthus leaves ... Phoenix ... Cartouche at far right ... Gadroons at bottom ![]() |
![]() Note display case at right ... Illustrated below: ![]() Fluted columns ![]() Fluted columns ... Scrolling acanthus plants |
![]() 16th Century Mise au Tombeau du Christ ... Renaissance religious scene .. At far left and right: Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea ![]() Nicodemus ![]() ![]() ![]() Far left: John the Apostle ![]() Jesus |
![]() ![]() ![]() Bas-reliefs: The Annunciation and The Ascension, 17th Century (Baroque style) ![]() The Ascension ![]() Terminus ![]() The Ascension ![]() The Annunciation: Ancone-shaped-prie dieu ... Mary ... Lilies ... Holy Spirit (dove) ... Archangel Michael ![]() The Annunciation: Ancone-shaped-prie dieu ... Mary ... Lilies ... Holy Spirit (dove) ... Archangel Michael |
![]() Baroque style ... Details below: ![]() Terminus (termini) ![]() ![]() Terminus ![]() Angel at top of panel ![]() ![]() ![]() Lion head ![]() |
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![]() Renaissance style buffet ... 16th Century ... Details below: ![]() ![]() Gadroons ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Curved stretcher ![]() |