Featured Prie Dieu

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  1. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

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    Bought this prayer chair a month ago (and yes, I still need to clean it...).
    Any thoughts on when this could have been made?
     
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I remember these from my childhood, but it is old enough for Madame Rouzaud not to be needing it anymore.:(
    These named chairs stood in the front rows of a church, closest to the altar.
    I'm sure one of our members can date the plaque.

    I remember the racket it made when those chairs were turned around and the seat flipped over to turn it into a prie Dieu.
    All that sitting down, standing up, kneeling, sitting down again, chairs turning this way and the other. To a child it seemed like that was what mass was about.:playful:
     
  3. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    There's Chateau Rouzaud wine, Frédéric Rouzaud is CEO of Louis Roederer and Nicolas Rouzaud is Executive Pastry Chef at The Connaught Patisserie. All her prayers were heard, and the chair served its purpouse well.
     
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  4. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

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  5. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Ecclesiastical furniture can be quite conservative, i.e. styles can linger decades after their demise in the “outside” culture. There are not a lot of stylistic clues with this chair; that said, it could have been made any time from ca. 1880 to 1930.
     
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  6. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Thank you! Happy to know it's older than its current owner :D
     
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