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Bonheur du jour

Unknown1866/1889

Museu Histórico Nacional

Museu Histórico Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bonheur du jour in varnished wood in almost black tone, divided into three bodies, with architectural elements. It has applications in gilded metal, with lacy motifs, zoo and anthropomorphic motifs, and enamel plates with scenes from Greco-Roman mythology. Upper body: formed by cornice, topped by a gallery connected on the sides by wooden cubes. Right below there are two rectangular hatches that open outwards, with the left having two side columns and the right with only one column on the right side. Intermediate body with rectangular lid, tilted backwards, which opens downwards, serving to write on it. Lower body in a rectangular shape, with a drawer in the front, supported on four legs in the shape of a cone that tapers downwards, ending with the feet in inverted carpet, and interconnected by smooth, rectilinear beams, of rectangular h-shaped section the central beam is topped by a wooden ornament with applications in lacy golden metal and enamel.
French Renaissance-style counter-secretary who belonged to Princess Isabel.

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  • Title: Bonheur du jour
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Creator Lifespan: 1820/1880
  • Date Created: 1866/1889
  • Physical Dimensions: 177 x 70,3 cm
  • Material:: Wood, gilded metal and enamel
  • Fotógrafo: José Caldas
  • Type: Furniture
  • External Link: Museu Histórico Nacional
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