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Renaissance Knight Buffet, Mural & Window

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Renaissance Knight Buffet, Mural & Window
Last year I wrote about Bob H. in Prairie Grove, Illinois, who bought a set of ten antique Renaissance chairs from us. We had a wonderful photo tour of his amazing French Renaissance chateau style home, inspired by European castles. Renaissance Buffet with Lladro figure in our client's home. EuroLuxHome.comBob enjoys medieval and Renaissance armor and he also bought a marble-top French Renaissance buffet, carved with a knight on horseback. Bob was so inspired by the knight on horseback carving that he had artists create a mural based on the carving, and then a stained glass window too. Let's start at the beginning! This is the antique Renaissance buffet Bob chose. Bob has been a pharmacist for 30 years, so he decorated the walnut wood buffet with a vintage Lladro Spanish porcelain figure of a pharmacist and antique mortars and pestles. French Renaissance Buffet Knight carvingThis close-up of the upper part of the buffet shows the Renaissance knight on the center door, riding his horse before the old castle. This is the image that inspired Bob to have a mural painted by an artist, for an alcove in an upstairs hallway. The mural came out looking like this...

 Renaissance Mural

It's so fantastic and such a great likeness to the carving! But Bob still wasn't done. The Renaissance knight was called upon again to serve his lord and master, Sir Bob.  This time, the knight would ride across a stained glass window. To keep you in suspense just a little longer, here's the commissioned artist at work on the window.

Stained Glass Window Artist What an incredible job she did. You can see the result in the photo below, as we unveil Bob's Renaissance knight stained glass window to the world. (You can almost hear the heraldic blare of Renaissance court trumpets, can't you?) Renaissance Knight Stained Glass Window The stained glass window is beautiful and the colors so bright and pure. What a jewel! It's big too, at six feet tall and 2 feet wide. The window is installed in the foyer above Bob's front door entry. Renaissance Glass Window Foyer The suit of armor in the foyer is a nice early 20th century reproduction, but the rapier sword with the suit is an original from the 17th century. There are so many gorgeous details in this space, let's take a look from some other angles. Renaissance EntryWay This is the view from the top of the stairs, with that chunky iron chandelier making the perfect accent to the window. Renaissance tapestry chandelier On the left wall of the foyer, a large tapestry or wall hanging adds another authentic touch to the medieval Renaissance style.  I mentioned ten leather-upholstered antique Renaissance chairs dating to 1900 that Bob also bought from us. Here they are in his splendid kitchen paired with a custom table that Bob had made by Amish craftsmen to match the chairs. Renaissance Chairs Set Table Bob is one of our visionary clients who has a great knack for creative décor and we so appreciate him keeping us posted of the knight's latest journey. What's next, Sir Bob? A stone-carved knight fountain, perhaps? We can't wait to hear!
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Aimee @ EuroLux Home

Aimee owns EuroLuxHome.com with her husband and best friend, Greg. With over 20 years' experience in acquiring and selling French Antique Furniture, she is very knowledgeable about furniture styles and how they are influenced by historical events. Aimee has shipped antique furniture and antique furniture reproductions to all 50 States and over 50 foreign countries. Subscribe to this blog for articles about antique furniture construction methods, style trends and even repair tips. Check out our YouTube channel!