FRENCH ANTIQUE WOOD FOLK BAGUETTE CHEESE CUTTING BOARD PLANCHE KITCHEN UTENSIL For Sale

THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC CONSTANTS WHEN A BOARD WAS MADE IN FRANCE DURING THE 18TH-19TH C (MORE OR LESS)
MELEZE WAS THE WOOD USED BY 90% OF THE CRAFTSMAN WHO MADE COMMON OBJECTS THAT WERE ALWAYS MADE OF WOOD. THIS INCLUDED MOST DAILY KITCHEN UTENSILS.
IT WAS A VERY HARD WOOD RELATED TO PINE. IT WAS MOSTLY FOUND IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OR HILLS SUCH AS THE PRE-ALPS .FOR EXAMPLE.UNLIKE WALNUT, WHICH WAS COSTLY. THE KNOTTY GRAIN OF THE WOOD WAS A CONSTANT..
THE DESIGN OF THE CUTTING BOARD WAS ALSO DIFFERENT. THE FRENCH DESIGN WAS A BULBOUS HANDLE WITH THE HANGING HOLE. THE CUTTING BOARD WAS MADE WITH A NARROW BODY THAT WAS VERY LONG. AMERICAN BOARDS WERE WIDER AND NOT AS LONG. THE MANY CARVING MARKS ON A FRENCH PLANCHE SHOWS THE CONSTANT USE ON A DAILY BASIS. MELÉZE HAD MORE OF A GIVE AND TAKE ON ITS OUTSIDE SKIN SO THERE WERE MANY DECADES OF USE WHERE THE WOOD STAYED IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.WHAT I OFFER IS AN AUTHENTIC MELÉZE CUTTING BOARD THAT I FOUND NEAR GRENOBLE.
THIS PLANCHE IS VERY OLD. IT IS THE CLASSIC SIZE AND SHAPE FROM THE DEBUT OF THE 1800S - 1840S. 19.5 H X 9.5 L.
THESE BOARDS ARE MUCH BIGGER AND LONGER THAN THE AMERICAN BOARDS.
ON THIS BEAUTY, THE WOOD HAD DARKENED OVER THE GENERATIONS AND THERE ARE ALL THE EXPECTED GROOVES FROM CUTTING AND WEAR OF THE WOOD. IT IS ABOUT AS CLASSIC AS THEY COME. THE HANDLE IS STRONG AND HAS THE 'MELÉZE RIDGES. THE FORM IS RECTANGULAR WITH STRAIGHT LINES THAT GIVE THE BOARD A PLEASING LOOK ALONG WITH THE LONG SIZE AND THE FACT THAT IT IS SLIGHTLY NARROW. IF YOU WANT A PLANCHE/CUTTING BOARD THAT IS FROM THE ALPS OF FRANCE WITHOUT DOUBT.... HERE IT IS. 19.5 ,HEIGHT X 9.5, ACROSS. IF YOU WANT TO USE IT I WOULD ADVISE NOT TO CLEAN IT. YOU CAN EASILY REMOVE AGE BUT NEVER PUT IT BACK. I KEPT THIS PIECE FOR A FEW MONTHS AS IT IS RARE TO FIND ONE SO OLD. I WOULD COVER AREAS OF THE PLANCHE WHERE I WOULD SET THE APPETIZERS.
MERCI D'AVANCE

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