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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

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