Dimensões Altura: 209cm, Height: 82.37 in / Comprimento 107cm, Width: 42.17 in / Profundidade: 35cm, Depth: 13.9 in.
Código: MOVEL2025106
Armário em cedro encerado. Caixa reta, retangular, com par de portas que revelam duas prateleiras. Par de gavetas alinhadas abaixo, com seus puxadores em jacarandá torneado.
This striking and rare cupboard, originating from the heart of Minas Gerais in the early 1800s, stands as a robust testament to the utilitarian beauty and rustic sophistication of Brazilian colonial furniture. Entirely crafted from native hardwoods, its structure reveals the direct, solid construction typical of rural workshops of the early 19th century, where function and endurance were paramount. The façade is composed of two wide plank doors with deep vertical grooves, framed by thick, chamfered stiles and rails, a stylistic hallmark of regional cabinetry. The original hand-forged iron hinges and escutcheons remain intact, exuding the honesty of artisanal blacksmith work from the period. Below, the cupboard retains its original pair of drawers, each fitted with turned wooden knobs, likely carved from the same timber as the structure itself. Their subtle asymmetry and wear only add to the charm and authenticity of the piece. Inside, the interior offers two broad fixed shelves, designed for the storage of household goods, linens, or ceramics, consistent with its likely use in a rural kitchen or pantry. The feet are sculpted in a primitive skirted bracket style, shaped by hand and softened by two centuries of use. Its surface boasts a warm, time-earned patina, marked by tool impressions, wear, and oxidation, telling the silent story of generations who lived with and around it. This is not a reproduction, but a genuine artifact — a grounded, soulful cupboard ideal for collectors, decorators, or institutions seeking early Brazilian rural furniture with integrity, character, and presence.
Dimensões: Altura: 198,3cm, Height: 78.08 in / Comprimento: 107,2cm , Width: 42.21 in / Profundidade: 27,1cm, Depth: 10.67 in.
Código: MOVEL2025107
Armário em madeira policromada. Caixa retangular, com portas rusticamente almofadadas e ornamentadas por singelas pinturas de jarros florias. Interior composto por três prateleiras fixas e construídas juntamente às paredes do móvel. Fechamento por tramelas.
Rare Painted Cupboard from Early 19th Century Minas Gerais – A Vernacular Jewel An extraordinary example of Brazilian provincial charm, this early 19th-century cupboard from Minas Gerais transcends mere functionality to become a poetic relic of interior folk artistry. Built from solid native woods and preserved in its original polychrome paint, it embodies the domestic soul of a bygone Brazil—intimate, handcrafted, and delicately expressive. The two-panel doors are adorned with naive floral vases painted in soft ochres, yellows, and greens, set against a rich green background with vermillion and burnt sienna framing. These simple bouquets, likely executed by a regional artisan with devotional sensibility, recall the hand of rural piety and the aesthetic modesty of households that prized beauty even in their most utilitarian objects. The original latch—a sculpted wooden peg—remains, functioning with quiet humility as it did two centuries ago. Inside, three deep shelves offer generous storage, while the surfaces retain vestiges of the same paint in a softened, time-worn patina of light blue and celadon. The interior division is marked by a vertical central stile, also hand-painted, adding symmetry and structure. The back, made of thick vertical planks, speaks to the rustic joinery practices common in rural Minas homes of the Empire period. Elevated on elegant tapered legs with simple scalloped aprons, this cupboard retains not only its proportions and hardware but also its aura—an object clearly cherished through generations. Perfect for collectors, designers, or museums, this is more than a storage piece: it is a lyrical fragment of Brazilian memory, infused with color, time, and devotion.