Monumental French Vitrine

In an old French épicerie the goods were half the display, the coffee and the sugar kept behind glass where a customer could see them and point. Found in Le Perche and dating to the early 20th century, it rises tall in two parts, sliding glass doors and open shelves above a run of slant-fronted glass bins, three drawers, and sliding cupboards below. This one came out of a working grocer's store, built to hold and show a whole shop's stock at once, the slanted bins tilting the goods toward the glass. Sylvie fills it in a kitchen or pantry, the bins for coffee and flour behind their glass and the shelves above stacked with everyday china.