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What is a piece of furniture called a buffet?
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A buffet is a piece of furniture that usually goes in the dining room. Often made of wood, a buffet is usually around 34 to 36 inches tall and features cupboards and drawers. People often store serveware, dinnerware and utensils inside buffets, and the name of the furniture comes from the fact that you can arrange a buffet of food on its top due to its height. You may also see buffets referred to as sideboards. Shop a wide range of buffets on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
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Solid Oak Credenza with Graphic Details, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Credenza, solid oak, France, 1940s.
Art Deco Brutalist sideboard.
The credenza consists of two storage facilities and covered with very detailed designed doors and a marble top.
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Marble
Handcarved Solid Oak Buffet, Marble Top, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Credenza in Carved Oak with Marble Top, France, 1940s
A sculptural monolith in sun-bleached oak, this credenza evokes the quiet grandeur of pastoral life, its façade animated by a deeply carved bucolic scene—a cottage, trees in leaf, a solitary figure mid-walk—etched with reverence into the very grain. The silhouette is solemn yet generous, framed by beveled moldings and resting on curled feet, each adorned with stylized foliage. A slab of black marble crowns...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Marble
Buffet in Carved Oak, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This French buffet unfolds like a carved hymn to symmetry and craft. Its tripartite façade is marked by a rhythmic procession of concentric rosettes, each hand-carved with meditative...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic 19th century French solid walnut Louis Philippe enfilade with the substantial presence to anchor any space. The expertise of the artisan is evident as beautiful constructio...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Buffets
Materials
Brass
French artisanal 1-door 3-drawer green low wooden sideboard by E. Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This 1-door and 3-drawer sideboard is designed by Eric Gizard - Paris.
It is 100% made in France with solid ash wood, veneer and lacquered doors in MDF panels.
Each door and each ...
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood, Ash
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Solid Oak Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional solid oak enfilade, hand-crafted in France at the beginning of the reign of Louis Philippe, circa 1830. The dark top surface sits over a row of three drawers in the fr...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Buffets
Materials
Steel
