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Louis XV Buffets

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
19th Century French Elm Buffet with Flower & Urn Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French elm buffet with flower & urn carving, shaped apron, & cabriole feet.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Elm

French 18th Century Buffet Confiturier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 18th century buffet confiturier.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu is a stunning example of the refined interpretation of the style! The elegant casework is defined by its lighter hu...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

French Provincial Louis XV Style Fruitwood Sideboard
Located in Houston, TX
French Provincial Louis XV style fruitwood sideboard, 18th/ 19th c., rectangular case fitted with two drawers, over two cabinet doors ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Fruitwood

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble-Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut marble-top buffet features subtly curvaceous naturalistic lines accented with shell and foliate carvings, with an interesting design that includes...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

French 18th Century Louis XV Buffet de Chasse from the Château de Rosière
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period 18th century buffet de chasse from the Château de Rosière in the Isère department. Found in the Château of Rosière located in Ruy-Montceau in the eastern Isère department, this exquisite buffet de chasse (meant to prepare game after the hunt) features a grey marble top sitting above a façade presenting two doors adorned with beautifully carved foliage and molded frames. These doors open to reveal inner shelves and hidden drawers offering great storage options. Accented with a carved skirt, this French Ecole Lyonnaise 18th century hunting cabinet...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

Oak Dessert Buffet, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Beautifully carved from oak and quarter-sawn oak, this elegant dessert buffet features a pierced backboard carved of c scrolls, ruffles, flowers and fol...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Antique French Cherrywood Buffet Deux Corp
Located in Denton, TX
Country French wild cherry two-piece buffet with top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry, Oak

18th Century Buffet à Deux Corps in Pine with Brass Chicken Wire on Panels
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely French Louis XV "buffet à deux corps" or cupboard in French pitch pine with chapeau de gendarme top, brass chicken wire on upper door panels, o...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Sideboard or Buffet Made of Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exquisite French Louis XV baroque sideboard from the Dijon region circa 1740. Made of walnut and oak. Standing on 8 feet with 4 nicely carved scrolled cabriole legs between a beaut...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut, Wood, Oak

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine three door French mid 19th century Louis XV st. buffet. The whole raised on cabriole legs and has three doors on both sides. With a quarter veneer of Tulipwood framed within a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

Figural Carved Maidens French Green Marble Top Commode Server Buffet, circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous green marble top and flame mahogany commode with carved maidens...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Walnut Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale French 18th century country French Louis XV period walnut buffet. The buffet raised by Roqvillard supports has an elegant scalloped frieze with a carved ce...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant late 19th century French Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood buffet. The buffet is raised by cabriole legs and has an arbalest shaped front and bombee shaped sides. The sc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

19th Century Antique French Louis XV Style Solid Oak Buffet, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
A beautiful antique French Louis XV style buffet, circa 1870. Made of solid oak with luscious curves and carving. The marquetry top has a lively undulating shape across the front. P...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Louis XV Style Provencal Buffet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XV style Provençal buffet made of solid walnut. Beautiful hand carved pierced apron and large scrolled toes. Good craftsmanship with nice proportions,...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

18th Century French Transitional Louis XV & Louis XVI Oak Vaisellier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 18th century French Transitional Louis XV & Louis XVI vaisellier in oak featuring plate shelving above buffet cabinet with 3 drawers, 2 carved paneled...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Louis XV Deux Corps/ Buffet/Cupboard in Oak from the 18th Century, Picardie
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine Louis XV Deux corps or buffet in oak from the 18th century from Picardy-France A fine buffet composed of 4 doors and three drawers on the front. Elegant medallions on the two...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Louis XV Buffet in Cherrywood, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine Louis XV cherrywood buffet from the 18th century from France. Very elegant credenza or buffet which opens with two large molded doors with asymmetrical carvings. Moreover, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style French Hand Carved Vitrine a Deux Corps
Located in Sofia, BG
A late 19th century Louis XV style French vitrine a deux corps made of solid walnut with raised panels and beautiful carved details. Crown has curved corners with floral carving at t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Glass, Walnut

18th Century Country French Provincial Stripped Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Provincial buffet features an arbalette, or Archer's bow, facade sculpted and embellished from solid oak to last for centuries! Amazingly, it appears to b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Bronze

White Striated Louis XV Style Buffet
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming Louis XV style buffet, striated overall in white. The top has a molded edge over two paneled cabinet doors and a shaped apron,...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

French 1750s Louis XV Walnut Provençal Buffet with Single Drawer and Two Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut buffet from Provence with single drawer and two doors. Created in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed the Beloved (l...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

French Louis XV 18th Century Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps from the Loire Valley
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period 18th century cherry buffet à deux-corps from the Loire Valley, with carved doors and apron. Created in the stunning Loire Valley (the French Valley of the Ki...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry

Antique French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV walnut marble top Serpentine buffet is a marvelous example of the style, rendered in prized indigenous French walnut, and topped with exquisitely veined rouge...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets

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Marble

Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Buffets in Kingwood, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV buffets in kingwood standing on four cabriole legs opening by to leaf doors on a compartment with a shelf. Cabriole-shaped apron. Straight tray. Beveled angles. Cart...
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Kingwood

18th Century Louis XV French Buffet with Clock Morbier
Located in Roma, RM
Provencal French buffet from 18th century, cabriole legs, four doors, with Morbier clock. In walnut and walnut root wood. Untested clock functionality, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

French 1750s Louis XV Period Walnut Buffet with Star Inlay and Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut buffet from the mid-18th century, with star inlay and carved shells. Created in France during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed Le Bien-Aimé (the B...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Carved Cherry Enfilade from Picardie from the 1790s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style carved cherry enfilade from the Picardy region with single drawer and two doors from the late 18th century. This northern French long buffet features a rectan...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry

Buffet Two Corps Louis XV in Oak 18th Century, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Beautiful 4-door buffet/cupboard in oak Louis XV transition Louis XVI, 18th century, France molded doors with fine sculptures Superb state of conservation and exceptional patina ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Early 19th Century Louis XV Style French Provincial Pear Wood Tall Buffet
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautiful Louis XV style French Provincial tall buffet made of deeply patinated pear wood retaining the original deep lustrous color. Four doors with sh...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Steel

18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credence in Walnut Antiques Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credence in Walnut Antiques Los Angeles CA . This superb 18th century French Louis XV credence buffet from Arles France is one of the most exceptional buffets. With a stamp H. H The balance of lines has been finessed to perfection. The ornamentation is refined without stiffness or conversely, ostentation simply pure with all the original elements and mechanism. The top is rectangular with a refined shaped front and back Angles. The rectangular shape has been enhanced with rounded edges and moldings on the front softening any severity. The two front door panels have refined asymmetrically shaped Carved moldings on the raised panel which somewhat mirrors the two shapes of the outer moldings. The apron is magnificently hand carved with rocaille motifs and scrolling rinceaux consisting of a continuous wavy stem like motif from which smaller leafy stems or groups of leaves branch out at more or less regular intervals. Iron keyhole escutcheons, accented with top foliage carvings, which open to reveal two interior shelves. All original warm grain and patina, and original hardware and locks. This is typical of the Arles region cabinet makers buffet De Cha^teau . The rounded corners have beautifully carved acanthus leaves and scrolled feet on hooves. The serpentine frame constructed in solid Walnut, featuring deep carved designs in the Rococo taste on all exposed sides. Each of the Buffet's hinged doors in solid Walnut. Both feature a molded edge, cartouche-shaped central field. Accented by crisp floral & foliate carvings, and with a fine depth and age to the Walnut. This cabinetmaker was a superb artisan. The sides have two asymmetrical panels meeting at the center. There is original iron hardware throughout. Outstanding patina with a beautiful shine like finish on this rare 18th century Chateau...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

French 18th Century Sideboard in Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
18th century LXV sideboard in solid walnut, with beautiful molding and fine fittings. Two doors and two drawers. Original lock.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Steel

French Louis XV Period 18th Century Painted Buffet à Deux-Corps with Scrolls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period painted buffet à deux-corps from the 18th century, with scrolls, fluted accents and molded doors. Born in France during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

French Painted Buffet of the Louis XV Period with Two Doors and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period painted wood buffet with marbleized top, two doors and three drawers from the mid-18th century. This French buffet features a rectangular faux-marble top wit...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

Mid-18th Century French Normandy Painted Buffet with Faux Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 18th-century Neoclassical buffet or sideboard cabinet from the Normandy region of France. Painted beautiful shades of celadon, the piece features a faux marble top, carved apron...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

Superb 18th Century French Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superb 18th century French buffet, the wood is covered with white wax.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Period Painted Buffet with Drawers and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period painted wood buffet from the mid-18th century, with two drawers over two doors and scalloped skirt. This French painted buffet features a rectangular, slight...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Cherry Enfilade with Single Drawer and Three Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century Louis XV cherry enfilade with single drawer over three doors. This French long buffet from the second half of the 18th century features a rectangular three-plan...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood, Cherry

French 1790s Louis XV Style Cherry Vaisselier with Baluster Adorned Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French late 18th century Louis XV style cherry two-part vaisselier with original hardware and open shelves over two drawers and two doors. This French buffet à deux-corps features a bonnet-shaped pediment carved with delicate foliage motifs, sitting above an open-shelved upper cabinet. The deep shelves (12 inches) are made of baluster-adorned rails, creating the perfect setting to display beautiful serveware. The lower section comprises two thin drawers, decorated with flower backplated hardware, above two carved doors with shaped recessed panels. This set of double doors opens to reveal two inner shelves. The ensemble is raised on scrolled feet in the front, connected to one another with a beautifully scalloped skirt, carved with a delicate foliage motif in its center. The fluted side posts, echoed on the central beam separating the double doors, are reminiscent of the taste of the Louis XVI era for such motifs. With its clean lines, subtly balanced by the gentle curves of the pediment, skirt and legs, and warm patina of the cherry wood, this French 1790s...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Wood, Cherry

French Louis XV Period 1750s Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps with C-Scroll Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period cherry buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with original hardware. This French cabinet features a bonnet top surmounting two doors with carved pane...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry

19th Century Fine Louis XV Marble-Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century fine Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze buffet. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Breche De Alep marble top.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Buffet a Deux Corps in Solid Walnut c. 1780
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century buffet a deux corps in walnut with a cabinet resting above another cabinet and terminating on short carved cabriole legs with carved apron. Features original brass ha...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

18th century French Provincial Walnut Sideboard Server
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial walnut cabinet or server featuring a rectangular top over a conforming case fitted with three small drawers with applied diamond design over a two cupboard doors th...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Brass

Antique 18th Century Louis XV Painted Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
Painted 18th century Louis XV buffet with original hardware. Note that the right side has a panel but the left side doesn't. Yet the piece is in proportion because the skirted facade is perfectly symmetrical. Beautiful 18th century hinges...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps in Carved Oak from Normandy
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely French buffet a Deux Corps (in two parts) from Normandy, France. Offers carved embellishments of cornucopias, flowers and foliage on the upper and lower cabinet doors, with ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

18th Century Walnut Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
18th century walnut buffet with two short drawers and two cabinet doors with a chapeau de gendarme form. Note the beautifully proportioned s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood and Elm Enfilade with Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th century French Louis XV Fruitwood and elm enfilade with heart and shell carvings.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Elm, Fruitwood

19th Century Provincial Walnut Sideboard
Located in Buchanan, MI
A 19th century provincial walnut sideboard height 40 1/2 x width 80 x depth 24 3/4 inches. Great color and patination.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

Antique 18th Century Louis XV Oak Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Louis XV oak buffet with two doors and three small drawers in the center. The weight and 1" thickness of the drawers are a testament t...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Painted Buffet Deux-Corps from Normandy
Located in Vista, CA
Cabinet doors and cornice present a scroll theme, ending in a simple plinth with central circular designs. The top glass front cabinet contains two shaped wood shelves to beautifull...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique Steage Picardie
Located in Hixson, TN
Antique steage Picardie made from quality french cherrywood and rubbed to a swanky glow. The style Provincial Louis XV. A seage picardie is a rare and useful piece of furniture. Look...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Cherry

French Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very high quality, beautifully-carved Louis XV period oak buffet a deux corps from the Ile-de-France region (circa 1750). Carved detailing includes a lovely stylized acanthus shell...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Iron

French Louis XV Style Fruitwood Buffet with Marquetry Inlay, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style fruitwood buffet with marquetry inlay on apron, circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

Regal French Louis XV Period Cherrywood Buffet
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Delicately hand-carved solid cherrywood with wrought iron hardware. Richly grained wood in a deep cognac tone.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

Louis XV Period Buffet à Deux Corps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XV period walnut "Buffet à Deux Corps" (buffet in two parts) with beautifully carved oak leaf and acorns, rosettes, stars and other details. The upper cabinet has three shelves...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets

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Iron

Louis Xv buffets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV buffets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage buffets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV buffets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original buffets, popular names associated with this style include and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for buffets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $955,603 while the average work can sell for $5,564.

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