Porcelain Buffets

Late 19th century monumental French buffet. Carved walnut with crest, ribbon and garland details, three inset Wedgwood porcelain plaques, glazed doors, and mirrored back. Dim...

Mid 19th century Louis XVI style black painted wood carved gilt sideboard of elongated rectangular shape, with centered mirrored back flanked by two porcelain portrait plaques in a g...

The cabinet is crafted in Napoleon III style, which is also known as Second empire style. The main material of the cabinet is ebony with dark varnish finish. The top of the cabinet iscovered with Carrara marble, which was a popular combination of that time period. The large frizes atop and the small friezes on the bottom are sculpted with beautiful and delicate pearl-shaped motifs. The pearl motif dominates in this antique French cabinet, as it features also in the framing edge of the front panels of the door. It seems like the pearl motifs become an endless source of inspiration in this French gorgeous cabinet. On either side of the front corner panels of the cabinet is an image of a man's head gilded with ormolu, built into the modillions, where flowers hang from them.The corners of a cabinet are ornated with square rosettes which are overhung by rococo curves and shells. The acanthus leaf pattern complements the decoration of the 4 front corners of the cabinet. In the central door panel there is a medallion with a painting of two women with a goat standing by a tree surrounded by forest. The porcelain picture depicts the poetic beauty of people and landscapes in the French countryside. The bright colors in the porcelain painting brings more life in to the dark stained cabinet...

This is a very unique vanity piece of French 19th century Furniture. The vanity is made of a painted pine structure. On top there is a zinc covering with 2 porcelain sinks. The piece...