On
her marriage to Count Joseph Boutechoux de Chavanes in October 1899,
Antoinette Souchon du Chevalard brought Bagnols as her dowry. It was
her husband who restored the Salles des Gardes, formerly used as a
storeroom, of which the windows looking out onto the garden had been
blocked up in order to reduce taxes. He called on the architect Frédéric
Benoit to restore the Gothic fireplace, which is 'one of the most beautiful
in France', according to the historian Bégule. Their daughter, Marie-Antoinette,
kept the château until 1984.
This room is at the far end of the former stables, which date fromthe 15th century. It has a beautiful ceiling with exposed beams and a window with a triangular pediment dating from the 17th century. The ironwork bed, with brass acorn finials, has hangings of checked red and white linen. The 18th-century Spanish drop-leaf table is made from walnut, with two bracket supports. The 17th-century walnut chest is carved with rosettes and a cross and has its original fittings.
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