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| Cheverny Chateau (1624-40). Cheverny, France. Architect: Jacques Bougier (aka Boyer). | Central facade of Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Classical busts on Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Structure atop classical tower of Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room fireplace at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room fireplace firedogs from time of King Louis XIV at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Carved dining room oak sideboard at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Dining room sideboard carved with female figure & cornucopia at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room column carved with female figure at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room columns carved with grotesque figures at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Carved relief of arms & armor in dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Dining room painted ceiling decorations at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Highly decorated dining room hallway at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | One of 34 panels show story of Don Quixote (17thC) by Jean Monier in dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | One of 34 panels show story of Don Quixote (17thC) by Jean Monier in dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| One of 34 panels show story of Don Quixote (17thC) by Jean Monier in dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Bust of King Henri IV over dining room fireplace at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room Dutch silver plated chandelier (18thC) hangs from painted beams at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Dining room Dutch silver plated chandelier (18thC) at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Louis XIII style staircase at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Fireplace with mantle clock flanked by desks, chairs & cabinet in birth chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Drop-leaf desk with modesty curtain & end drawer at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Drop-front upright desk at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Birth chamber where mothers presented their newborn at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Rare Empire-style Mahogany cradle in Birth chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Inlaid stacking tables with coffee service in Birth chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Branch with 8 porcelain parrots upstairs at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Dressing room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Empire-style settee in dressing room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Empire-style bed in nursery at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Empire-style bed in nursery with cradle beyond at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Stuffed bear on bed in nursery at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Nursery with wheeled rocking horse at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Wheeled rocking horses from time of Napoleon III in nursery at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Wheeled rocking horse from time of Napoleon III in nursery at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Bridal chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Bridal chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Bridal chamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Family dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Dining table with glass deer head in family dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Replica of cake in family dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Display case with porcelain & silver in family dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Sideboard with silver cloches & porcelain in family dining room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Collection of copper casseroles & cake pans at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Petit Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Small tabletop rotary bookshelf in Petit Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Empire cherry-wood sofa in Petit Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Coffee service in Petit Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Fireplace in Petit Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Sewing room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Arms room by Jean Monier with weapons (15-17thC) at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Painted panels in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Leather covered trunk which belonged to Henri IV in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Trunk with mechanical locks of safe decorated with paintings in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Cabinet reinforced & locked like a safe in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Fireplace with carvings & painting in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Death of Adonis painting attrib. Jean Monier over fireplace in arms room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Portrait of Henri Hurault, Count of Cheverny & person who had Cheverny Chateau built. Cheverny, France. | Fireplace in King's bedchamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Fireplace surround detail in King's bedchamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Scene from myth of Perseus & Andromeda on coffered ceiling in King's bedchamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Canopied four poster bed with Persian embroidery (16thC) used by Henri IV in King's bedchamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Tapestries of travels of Ulysses (c1640) by Simon Vouet for Atelier de Paris in King's bedchamber at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Chapel at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Stained glass with four Evangelists at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Grand Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Female carving flanking fireplace in Grand Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Harp (17thC) by Erard in Grand Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Harp (17thC) by Erard in Grand Salon at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Gallery of family portraits at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Porcelain statuary at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Library with First Empire furniture at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Piano in library at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Tapestry room with Regency armchairs at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. | Regulator clock from Louis XV period in Tapestry room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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| Forested grounds at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France. |
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