Cherry wood farm table – 19th century – Périgord – [MP024]

Cherry wood farm table – 19th century – Périgord

Cherry wood farm table – 19th century – Périgord – [MP024]
Cherry wood farm table – 19th century – Périgord – [MP024]

Close your eyes and imagine …

We can see the marks of the pot feet on the tray.
We can see the marks of the pot feet on the tray.

A soft light, that of the flames of the cantou from which escapes the sweet aroma of bacon soup, the familiar voices where the Occitan accent sings, the young wine which refreshes us in glasses darkened by time … You are in a farm in Périgord in the 19th century and you are going to feast.
The patriarch sat at the end of the table, with his back to the fireplace, a privilege of age. He opens the drawer, his drawer, and finds there the loaf of bread he is going to share. The family is complete. The mother, armed with rags so as not to burn herself, places the steaming pot on the table. The traces of the burning cast iron feet can still be seen there.

On the basis of the previous soup, she has added in the morning a duck carcass and seasonal vegetables, continuing throughout the year the preparation of a soup with always varied flavors.

Now that you have your mouth watering, open your eyes and take a closer look at this beautiful farmhouse table. This table has experienced all these warm and comforting moments as closely as possible.
It is simple and solid, carved from thick planks of cherry wood. Nothing is superfluous, but everything has been thought of, including the chamfered feet linked together by an H spacer, the famous “barre à chats” (cat bar) where they were allowed to make their claws, as long as they had well protected from rodents the granaries and cellars.

The chamfered feet are interconnected by a spacer, the famous “barre à chats”
The chamfered feet are interconnected by a spacer, the famous “barre à chats”
The drawers are assembled in studded dovetails.
The drawers are assembled in studded dovetails.

Dimensions:
Length: 207 cm, height: 77 cm, depth: 83 cm.
8 to 10 places
Reference : [MP024]

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It comes from a noble house in the Southwest for which it was commissioned in the 17th century. Reserved for the master of the house, for a solitary or accompanied supper, this oval table with intimate proportions was placed near a large fireplace, in a private space resembling a bedroom. Note the thickness of the top made up of two wide walnut planks.

Oval walnut table – Louis XIII – 17th century – Southwest – [ME127]

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Cherry Wood Salon Table – Louis XIV – 18th Century – South West – [ME112]

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Oak Dining Table – Louis XIII – 17th Century – Corrèze – [ME107]

These legs, turned on prismatic masses, clearly express a purely aesthetic pursuit. Their style epitomizes the period of furniture evolution and democratization, which gradually became more sophisticated even in the farthest corners of the French countryside throughout the 19th century.

Small Cherry Farm Table – 19th Century – South West – [MP047]

Louis XIII Manor Table in Oak – 17th century – Corrèze – [ME091]

Louis XIII Manor Table in Oak – 17th century – Corrèze – [ME091]

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Desk table in oak and chestnut – Louis XIII – 17th century – Quercy – [ME074]

Oval walnut cellar table – 18ᵗʰ century – Lot – [MP017]

Oval walnut cellar table – 18ᵗʰ century – Lot – [MP017]