Louis XV "Travel" bonnet, in Cherrywood - 18th century

This bonnetière is exceptional in its craftsmanship. With the Renaissance came a new element in wardrobe design. As the furniture became increasingly large and heavy, it became difficult to move it through doorways and up narrow, low staircases. The need to facilitate transport suggested the idea of ​​making it collapsible; this idea logically led to the construction of two superimposed sections. Thus, the wardrobe retained the arrangement of stacked doors that had existed for two centuries, but improved upon it by making the two levels independent of each other.

The cabinetmakers were able to avoid the pitfall they encountered in this new way, that of giving the impression of two pieces of furniture placed one on top of the other: this was achieved by creating a recess forming a shelf between the lower body treated as a low and wide base, and the upper body, more slender, more lightly decorated and surmounted by a dynamic silhouette which contrasted with the horizontal line of the shelf, doubled by the horizontal line of the drawers which crowned the lower body.

Our bonnetière, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, can be assumed to have been designed for a draper in Troyes (before the hosiery trade). This design was ideal for handling and transport to fairs. Lighter than those of the Renaissance period, it features an upper section resting on a molded chest with a drawer. The door, secured with three hinged brackets, is molded and decorated with medallions. On each side of the front, we observe a slightly rounded foot ending in a spiral. The right foot shows signs of wear on the shell, but nothing that detracts from its overall quality.

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