PARQUET PANELS
Traditional Aged Parquet
We primarily supply as “Parquet de Versailles” and “Cross Cassette” but can have a full range of traditional parquets produced. You can even design your own parquet if you have the inspiration. Pre-assembled into a tile form to simplify installation and aged according to our normal methods. Available in the full range of colours and pre-finished with reinforced hard wax oil.
8 weeks delivery
Parquet de Versailles
‘In the early part of 2008, Christies auctioneers in Amsterdam sold more than 100 sq mtr of 1 mtr square Versailles pattern panels. This floor was removed from the Louvre in Paris in about 1995. It dated from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century and was bought by a Dutchman who then thought that the floor “made too much noise”. This distinctive wooden flooring was originally designed at the behest of Louis XIV to replace the popular marble flooring at his palace in Versailles which needed a lot of washing to keep it clean. The excessive water used in this had caused the floor beams to rot.
The parquet was offered for sale by Tomesen Parket & Design of Braamt in the Netherlands and was sold to an undisclosed “foreigner” for €1200 per sq mtr.’ (Sourced from an article in the Dutch magazine “Het Parketblad”)
The “Parquet de Versailles” floor in the picture above was made for and sold by us for a fraction of that price. But we are open to offers.
Additional Technical Information
While every effort is made to show our range of colours in these images, it is not possible to guarantee authenticity in every case. Please refer to actual samples before making final decision.
Panels are grooved on all edges and supplied with 2 loose tongues.
Versailles 1m x 1m
Cross 57cm x 57cm
Other sizes vary according to tradition
Maintenance
Sweeping, dust mopping or vacuuming to remove loose particles.
Occasional damp mopping with a suitable wax oil cleaner using a well wrung out damp mop.
Occasional application of a compatible oil care product as required.
Small surface abrasions can be restored using a scrub pad dipped in some maintenance oil.