We at Beauchamp Antiques thoroughly enjoy the history behind antiques, and bonnetieres are a great example as to why. These lovely French furniture pieces came into existence in the mid-eighteenth century in response to women’s elaborate hairstyles of that time period. The large hats, wigs and other apparatuses (think the movie Amadeus) that were in vogue required tall, slender storage options—hence the birth of bonnetieres.
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