Claude-Marie de Chavanis had a doctorate in law and practised as a lawyer in parliament. In 1796 he bought the domaine of Bagnols and Moiré from Georges-Marie Giraud de Saint-Try for the sum of 160,000 livres in signed notes.
Claude-Marie's son, Auguste Chavanis, converted the former manor house into a wine-producing concern. He built the Cuvage, which interrupted the design of the Basse Cour and masked the main 17th-century entrance. The stables, which were built in the 15th century, continued to fulfil their function as did the south range of the courtyard buildings, which were used to house the staff.
The four-poster ironwork bed with brass acorn finials is hung with antique striped, glazed chintz. There is a 19th-century painted chest of drawers.
The 18th-century painted walnut dresser has two carved doors on its upper part and four drawers beneath. It is decorated with a shell motif and trailing foliage. The oak table dates from the Louis XIII period. The 18th-century rectangular writing table is in carved oak with a drawer and turned legs.
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