Here is a light oak chest dating back to the 18th century. Its imposing central medallion encompasses the top and bottom crossbars. It is surrounded by two panels adorned with flowers. The heartwood oak planks from the Vosges forests chosen to make it have endured four centuries without the slightest damage. This wedding chest is simply resplendent.
Here is a light oak chest dating back to the 18th century. Its imposing central medallion encompasses the top and bottom crossbars. It is surrounded by two panels adorned with flowers. The heartwood oak planks from the Vosges forests chosen to make it have endured four centuries without the slightest damage. This wedding chest is simply resplendent.
Light Oak Medallion Chest – 18th Century – The Vosges – [MP041]

The central medallion of this light oak chest encompasses both the top and bottom crossbars. Its unique shape, specially designed for the occasion, is adorned with a wide molding that encircles the top lock entry. On either side of this cheerful medallion, flowers flourish within equally richly molded panels. All of these refined elements evoke the commission of an 18th-century wedding chest by an affluent family from the East of France. This origin is confirmed by the quality of the oak, exclusively heartwood from the Vosges forests. These carefully selected and crafted planks have thus endured four centuries to reach us without the slightest damage. This light oak medallion chest was given to the bride so that she could store her trousseau inside, consisting of household linen and personal effects, when she left to live with her husband. Furthermore, a small compartment was arranged inside, on one of the sides, to receive and protect her most precious belongings.

What strikes the eye at first glance when observing this light oak chest from the 18th century is the generosity of the central medallion's shapes and size, which literally embrace the top and bottom crossbars. This cheerful medallion is further highlighted by flowers blooming on both sides within equally richly molded panels.
What strikes the eye at first glance when observing this light oak chest from the 18th century is the generosity of the central medallion's shapes and size, which literally embrace the top and bottom crossbars. This cheerful medallion is further highlighted by flowers blooming on both sides within equally richly molded panels.
The wrought iron handles of this light oak medallion chest are a relic from the time when chests, ancestors of suitcases, traveled alongside their lords' caravans.
The wrought iron handles of this light oak medallion chest are a relic from the time when chests, ancestors of suitcases, traveled alongside their lords' caravans.
This light oak medallion chest was given in the 18th century by its father to a young bride so that she could store her trousseau inside, consisting of household linen and personal effects, when she left to live with her husband. Furthermore, a small compartment was arranged inside, on one of the sides, to receive and protect her most precious belongings. When opened, this chest also reveals its beautiful wrought iron hinges.
This light oak medallion chest was given in the 18th century by its father to a young bride so that she could store her trousseau inside, consisting of household linen and personal effects, when she left to live with her husband. Furthermore, a small compartment was arranged inside, on one of the sides, to receive and protect her most precious belongings. When opened, this chest also reveals its beautiful wrought iron hinges.

Dimensions
Height: 77 cm, Width: 160 cm, Depth: 59 cm
Reference: [MP041]

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