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Portuguese cabinet, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire, France

Portuguese cabinet, in walnut wood, bone and gold leaf, with writing desk and drawers, in the turret, used as the lord's study, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Portuguese cabinet, in walnut wood, bone and gold leaf, with writing desk and drawers, in the turret, used as the lord's study, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen