Louisiana Creole Carved Walnut Armoire , late 18th/early 19th c., associated period cornice, shaped recessed panel doors, fiches hinges, shaped escutcheons, shaped apron, short cabriole legs now "ended out", cypress secondary wood, h. 90 in., w. 56 in., d. 23 in Provenance: Collection of Dr. George Crozat, Neal Auction Company, Houmas House, May 18, 2003, lot 616; Property of Whitney Plantation Museum, Wallace, LA, sold to benefit the Big House reinterpretation fund. Note: The rounded (not chamfered) case corners, inset door panels with rococo shaped top, lack of center door stile, double lobe side skirt, proportions, and restrained embellishment on this walnut armoire relate closely to those on well-known Louisiana French Colonial period examples, most notably a walnut and cypress armoire in the collection of Robert and Isabelle Domingues. Ref.: Holden, et.al. Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture 1735-1835. p. 150, fig. 27.

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