Midnight delivery of Massive Antique Wedding Armoire

Antique Brittany Heirloom Dowry Armoire

Wow~it was truly the most incredible piece of furniture I had

ever seen!! And it was in our Boston shop!! How did it get there?

I am gonna show you behind the scenes of how we did it.

But first, have you ever heard of Brittany style furniture?

I hadn't~but I quickly learned a lot when this stunner came up for

auction.  It has an unmistakeable style~heavily carved in 

Chestnut wood~all done by hand.  

The Brittany area is in the Northern part of France

 and was once a separate Celtic state.  Their main source 

of daily life and trade revolved around maritime activities

 and with that the pieces hallmarks are Ships Wheels,

circular motifs, gallery rails with spindles, and figural carvings.

 You can see the ships wheels motif repeated on the doors and the sides

of the cabinet with row after row of gallery railings.  Upon closer inspection 

this piece revealed itself to be an heirloom dowry cabinet that was carved

for the bride to store her silver and linens.  The doors show the betrothed

couple on each side facing each other~how romantic! 

 Finely carved cameo~

 There are flowers, dragons, love birds and a heart 

that is carved at the center of the pediment! 

The center of the cabinet above the doors has a curved

ledge framed in gallery railing~a reminder of the church

 where the couple would soon be wed.  

Totally amazing~the amount of details, all carved by hand!

 Colin and I drove into Boston late last night to meet our Picker Paul 

as he headed to our store from the auction with the enormous cabinet.

Paul's truck pulled up and it was a flurry of activity! Colin brought in the

top part of the cabinet~the pediment first.

He needed to find a place to lay it down and then head 

back outside to help carry the massive piece inside.

 Paul is one strong guy!! He handled one end of the cabinet while Colin and
Paul's helper manned the bottom end.  I tried to snap away with the iPhone
but honestly was ready to toss the phone to the street if the cabinet was to
lurch towards the ground.  I was so nervous~but had to get these pics!

The two guys hunched under the end of the cabinet went

up the stairs carefully~one little misstep and this could 

end up in disaster!! 

 Ahhh~its in the shop safe and sound!! 

Paul has much experience on moving furniture, 

and he advised and counseled Colin as they tackled this brute.

Its tagged for sale and will be here for my weekend crowd!

While this style is not for everyone, it is a stunner,

and I doubt I will ever again see a cabinet like this in my lifetime.

 So I snapped a self portrait at midnight with my rare beauty 

before it heads to a new home~ Maison Decor Boston presents

an Antique Brittany Betrothal Amoire beyond compare!

Of course that wasn't all that was in the midnight truck delivery!

So many cool things are in our store right now, I find

it hard to believe this is even our  shop!!!

I will be working in the shop Sunday, so if you 

can make it in, I would love to see you!

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