Lot 335
A Rare and Important Louisiana Extensively Inlaid Cherrywood and Cypress Armoire, c. 1815, bears old chalk inscription 'Octobre 1815', the cornice with dentil inlay of light and dark woods above a wide frieze of overlapping semi-circles centered by a lightwood oval tablet with dark stained vines and cypher at the center, above segmented fan inlaid doors, the stiles topped by fan and bellflower variation with trailing vine below, a distinctive skirt, raised on cabriole legs; the interior with original belt of inlaid drawers, height 84.25in., width 51 in., depth 19 in. Note: In her analysis of this important armoire, scholar Jessie Poesch noted that, 'The exuberant use of inlay suggests a provincial craftsman who was perhaps delighted to demonstrate his familiarity with the Neo- Classical-style prevailing on the East Coast.' Reference: Jessie Poesch, Early Furniture of Louisiana, pp. 58-59. This armoire is also illustrated and featured in Jessie Poesch, 'Early Louisiana Armoires', The Magazine Antiques, August, 1968, frontice plate on p. 188 and fig 9-9b. pp.1 96-205.
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