{"product_id":"antique-breton-oak-etagere-ship-wheel-1890","title":"Antique Breton Oak Etagere with Carved Ship Wheel, Circa 1890","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING\u003c\/em\u003e - please email austynmariedesign@gmail.com for a shipping quote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFour tiers of turned baluster galleries rise from a base carved on all four sides with the Breton ship's wheel. Brittany sits on the Atlantic, and for centuries its economy ran on fishing and the sea, so its cabinetmakers carved that life into their furniture until the wheel became the region's signature. Here it appears four times, each pierced clean through the oak with turned spokes radiating from a central rosette, framed by carved acanthus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt was made as a tea or serving stand, wheeled between sideboard and table with the galleries holding everything in place, though it takes just as easily to books, plants, or a lamp now. The uprights are worked with continuous gouge carving and splay outward as they descend, giving it a tapered, architectural stance. Each tier carries its own gallery of hand-turned spindles, and carved scroll toes end in period brass-cup casters with iron wheels. It stands low, at seated-table height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 32.5 in H x 21 in W x 25 in D\u003cbr\u003e[d]Finish | Original surface, cleaned and waxed\u003cbr\u003e[d]Primary Wood | Oak\u003cbr\u003e[d]Period | Antique, circa 1890\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1890\u003cbr\u003e[d]Style | Breton\u003cbr\u003e[d]Country of Origin | France\u003cbr\u003e[d]Construction | Hand-fitted joinery, pierced carved roundels, turned spindle galleries\u003cbr\u003e[d]Hardware | Brass-cup casters with iron wheels\u003cbr\u003e[d]Tiers | Four\u003cbr\u003e[d]Also Known As | tea stand, étagère bretonne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eStructurally sound and stable on all four legs. Solid oak throughout, confirmed by the pronounced medullary ray fleck across the shelf surfaces, with an even warm original surface, cleaned and waxed, and age-appropriate grime settled into the carved recesses. Scattered surface scratching across the shelf tops, heaviest on the upper tier, consistent with a century of use. The solid oak shelf panels show slight separation at the glue seams from seasonal movement, normal in period solid-wood construction and not affecting stability. Minor edge nicks at the shelf corners and along the moulded rails. One or two gallery spindles show slight play in their sockets. The brass casters are period and functional, dull and oxidized, with flat wear on the wheel running edges. Carving is intact throughout with no losses to the pierced roundels or the acanthus. A faint inked or branded mark is present on the lower tier; it has not been legibly identified. No other maker's label or stamp was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#126\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482661519638,"sku":"AMD-03565","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_France_Inventory_Continued-7080.jpg?v=1784911762","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-breton-oak-etagere-ship-wheel-1890","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}