Pine Two Door Armoire, Hungary, Circa 1880

Description

Three tiers of moldings with a strip of quarter round gadrooning form the bold crown of this handsome armoire. The … more Three tiers of moldings with a strip of quarter round gadrooning form the bold crown of this handsome armoire. The frieze is bordered with an ogee and a plain bead. The front corners are decorated with broad fluting and hand-carved hardwood acanthus leaf corbels. The doors have a long flat panel above a short one, secured with prominent mullions. There is a single shallow hand-cut dovetailed drawer in the base. The interior has a retrofitted hat shelf and hanging pole and at 18.5” deep can accommodate a modern coat hanger. less