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Description:
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Figural Prie Dieu, the lift top compartment with a gadrooned molding supported by a backboard with central foliate medallion, the front supports in the form of winged female figures, the lift top lower section with molded base, height 34 1/2 in., width 25 in., depth 22". This is a praying desk for one individual with a knee bench close to the floor and a vertical panel supporting an armrest, below which there is usually a shelf for prayer books and the like. The knee rest and arm support are often upholstered.
First used by the higher clergy during religious services in the early European Middle Ages, the prie-dieu became popular in the 19th century owing partly to the Gothic Revival, partly to a pietistic passion for family prayers. During this period their secular use was extended by the introduction of prie-dieu (or devotional) chairs, which followed the general shape of the purely religious version but extended the knee rest to form a low seat.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 421105 |
| Condition:
Very Good |
Year:
19th Century
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