Antique French architectural shelf from a church or monestary circa 1700's. This is a really lovely shelf and a perfect wall shelf for holding decorative pieces. This piece is all original except for the two hanging brackets on the back. They were added later. At one time this was actually attached to or was part of a wall or a larger piece. It was removed and the two brackets were added to make it work as a wall shelf. It a lovely piece that at one time probably held a stutue of some sort and the wooden dowel like holder would hold the statue in place. The color is a white with decorative gilt bands. This piece has NOT been cleaned but can be very easily with a damp sponge. I have left it as it came to me as that is the way I prfere to leave things. Pieces like this are VERY VERY RARE and difficutlt to come by these days. The shelf is 8.5" long, 9.5" wide and 5.5" deep. It really is a beautiful piece of history.
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