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Armoire A Deux Corps

19th C. French Buffet à Deux Corps in Walnut
19th C. French Buffet à Deux Corps in Walnut

19th C. French Buffet à Deux Corps in Walnut

$6,350

H 94.5 in W 55 in D 29 in

19th C. French Buffet à Deux Corps in Walnut

Located in Houston, US

19th C. French buffet à deux corps in walnut. The design includes a "chapeau gendarme" (policeman's

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

French 18th Century Carved Oak Buffet à Deux Corps
French 18th Century Carved Oak Buffet à Deux Corps

French 18th Century Carved Oak Buffet à Deux Corps

$5,600

H 95 in W 57.5 in D 20.38 in

French 18th Century Carved Oak Buffet à Deux Corps

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A stunning French oak buffet à deux corps (cabinet in two sections) from the 18th century, designed

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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

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Metal

19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet à Deux Corps
19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet à Deux Corps

19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet à Deux Corps

$4,500

H 81.5 in W 48 in D 22.25 in

19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet à Deux Corps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Exquisite 19th-century Louis XVI-style Buffet à Deux Corps is a true statement piece. Crafted with

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

Fine and Massive Antique Country French Buffet A Deux Corps
Fine and Massive Antique Country French Buffet A Deux Corps

Fine and Massive Antique Country French Buffet A Deux Corps

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A particularly fine Antique French Provincial Armoire with delicate traditional decorative motifs

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

Rural 4-Door Kitchen Cabinet Made from Reclaimed Teak
Rural 4-Door Kitchen Cabinet Made from Reclaimed Teak

Rural 4-Door Kitchen Cabinet Made from Reclaimed Teak

$5,030

H 84.65 in W 50.4 in D 17.72 in

Rural 4-Door Kitchen Cabinet Made from Reclaimed Teak

Located in Casteren, NL

This elegant display cabinet has a Classic shape also known as “Armoire a deux corps”. The lower

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Late 20th Century Dutch Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Teak, Plywood

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19th Century French Louis XIII Style Armoire Deux Corps
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Armoire Deux Corps

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Armoire Deux Corps

Located in Houston, TX

Lovely 19th century French Louis XIII style armoire a' deux corps in oak. Warm patina highlights

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps
Early 19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

Early 19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 93 in W 54 in D 25.5 in

Early 19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in Vancouver, BC

French buffet a deux corps, likely late 18th or early 19th century, made of walnut. Two doors over

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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Painted Buffet a Deux Corps
Pair of French Painted Buffet a Deux Corps

Pair of French Painted Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 100 in W 50 in D 21 in

Pair of French Painted Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pair of French painted buffet a Deux Corps. Blue and white paint with red interior.  

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Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

Extremely Rare French Henri II Carved Walnut Miniature Meuble à Deux Corps
Extremely Rare French Henri II Carved Walnut Miniature Meuble à Deux Corps

Extremely Rare French Henri II Carved Walnut Miniature Meuble à Deux Corps

Located in Lymington, GB

great similarity to the carved figure in this important miniature armoire à deux corps. The Sala dei

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Antique 16th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Bone

French Louis XVI Style Buffet à Deux Corps Cabinet /  Armoire
French Louis XVI Style Buffet à Deux Corps Cabinet /  Armoire

French Louis XVI Style Buffet à Deux Corps Cabinet / Armoire

Located in Nashville, TN

A nice cognac colored oak buffet a deux corps now fitted with lighting and glass shelves, damask

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Louis XV provincial buffet a deux corps
Louis XV provincial buffet a deux corps

Louis XV provincial buffet a deux corps

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H 93 in W 52 in D 19.5 in

Louis XV provincial buffet a deux corps

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis XV provincial pine buffet a deux corps, early 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Provincial Buffet a Deux Corps
Louis XV Provincial Buffet a Deux Corps

Louis XV Provincial Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 89 in W 53 in D 21 in

Louis XV Provincial Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis XV provincial oak and chestnut buffet a deux corps, early 19th century. Very nice color. The

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

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Brass

18th Century Country French Oak Buffet a Deux Corps ~ Super Sale ~
18th Century Country French Oak Buffet a Deux Corps ~ Super Sale ~

18th Century Country French Oak Buffet a Deux Corps ~ Super Sale ~

Located in Dallas, TX

, celebrating the bounty of the fruits of the earth, this gorgeous Country French buffet a deux corps must be

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Antique 1790s French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

18th C. French  Louis XV Period Walnut Wood Buffet Deux Corps from a Boiserie
18th C. French  Louis XV Period Walnut Wood Buffet Deux Corps from a Boiserie

18th C. French Louis XV Period Walnut Wood Buffet Deux Corps from a Boiserie

Located in Dallas, TX

This rare and magnificent 18th C. French Walnut Wood Buffet a Deux Corps was most likely originally

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

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Walnut

A Late 17th century Louis X I I I Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps
A Late 17th century Louis X I I I Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

A Late 17th century Louis X I I I Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in Larkspur, CA

A Late 17th century Louis X I I I walnut buffet a deux corps with Faceted Panelled doors and two

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Armoire a Deux Corps (Two Parts Buffet), Renaissance Period
Armoire a Deux Corps (Two Parts Buffet), Renaissance Period

Armoire a Deux Corps (Two Parts Buffet), Renaissance Period

Located in Paris, FR

This two parts buffet in walnut opens by four doors. It is decorated with Italian marble and sculpted with arabesques. School of Fontainebleau from the end of the 16th century. ...

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Buffets

A French Pine Armoire
A French Pine Armoire

A French Pine Armoire

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H 95 in W 53 in D 18.5 in

A French Pine Armoire

Located in Mississauga, ON

A French Late 19th Century Pine Armoire a Deux Corps; the arched moulded cornice above an upper

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Early 20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

19th Century French Louis Philippe Buffet a´ Deux Corps, Armoire
19th Century French Louis Philippe Buffet a´ Deux Corps, Armoire

19th Century French Louis Philippe Buffet a´ Deux Corps, Armoire

Located in Fairhope, AL

Period Louis Philippe Buffet Deux Corps in cherry, circa 1880. This buffet deux corps has a

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Cherry

Cherrywood buffet à deux corps
Cherrywood buffet à deux corps

Cherrywood buffet à deux corps

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H 90 in W 52.5 in D 28 in

Cherrywood buffet à deux corps

Located in St. Louis, MO

Cherrywood buffet à deux corps, the molded cornice over two paneled doors opening to an interior of

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Oak Buffet a Deux Corps
Oak Buffet a Deux Corps

Oak Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 90.5 in W 77.25 in D 29 in

Oak Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in New York, NY

A 17th Century French
"Malouiniere" in Oak with Barley Twist Colonettes anf Ripple Molding. Four Large Doors and Five Drawers, and Engraved Copper Escutcheons. St. Malo, Brit...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Copper

19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps
19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 89 in W 57.5 in D 26 in

19th Century Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A French 19th Century Carved and Painted Buffet a Deux Corps.

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Pine

Antique French chestnut buffet a deux corps
Antique French chestnut buffet a deux corps

Antique French chestnut buffet a deux corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

18th century French chestnut buffet a deux corps with panelled doors and sides. Fine patina

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Chestnut

18th Century French Buffet à Deux Corps
18th Century French Buffet à Deux Corps

18th Century French Buffet à Deux Corps

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H 95.75 in W 53.5 in L 95.75 in

18th Century French Buffet à Deux Corps

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

An ornately carved French "buffet à deux corps" ("two-bodied sideboard") from the 18th century. The

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Antique Late 18th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

A Louis XIII Style Buffet Deux Corps
A Louis XIII Style Buffet Deux Corps

A Louis XIII Style Buffet Deux Corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

A four door cabinet with a projecting cornice with thick moldings, repeated at the mid-section and the base, supported by large bun feet. Door panels are carved in diamond point pan...

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

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Iron

Antique French burled ash buffet a deux corps.
Antique French burled ash buffet a deux corps.

Antique French burled ash buffet a deux corps.

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H 88 in W 53.75 in D 29.5 in

Antique French burled ash buffet a deux corps.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Rare 18th century French provincial burled ash buffet a deux corps.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

18th c. Period Regence Buffet a Deux Corps
18th c. Period Regence Buffet a Deux Corps

18th c. Period Regence Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 102.25 in W 67.5 in D 25 in

18th c. Period Regence Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French early 18th c. Period Regence Buffet a Deux Corps with antique glass, rare four

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Antique Early 18th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

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Pewter

Early 19th Century Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps
Early 19th Century Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

Early 19th Century Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 88 in W 58.25 in D 26 in

Early 19th Century Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in Fairhope, AL

Lovely carved 19th century Provençal walnut buffet a deux corps with pull-out bread board. Nice

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Antique Early 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

French Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps, Circa 1760
French Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps, Circa 1760

French Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps, Circa 1760

Located in Lake Forest, IL

French Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps, Circa 1760. This is an excellent example of Fine French

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Iron

French walnut buffet a deux corps, circa 1800
French walnut buffet a deux corps, circa 1800

French walnut buffet a deux corps, circa 1800

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beautiful French walnut breakfront/buffet a deux corps with 4 doors and 2 drawers, circa 1800.

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

18th Century Regence Oak Buffet a Deux Corps
18th Century Regence Oak Buffet a Deux Corps

18th Century Regence Oak Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Arched overhanging cornice with gadrooned edge is centered by scalloped shell above a pair of arched paneled doors carved with strapwork roundels and centered by a flowerhead. Th...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

18th Century Period Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps
18th Century Period Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps

18th Century Period Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 109.75 in W 65.5 in D 25.75 in

18th Century Period Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French 18th century period Louis XV buffet a deux corps with detailed carvings, original

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Louis XV-XVI Buffet a Deux Corps
18th Century Louis XV-XVI Buffet a Deux Corps

18th Century Louis XV-XVI Buffet a Deux Corps

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H 103.25 in W 62.63 in D 26.5 in

18th Century Louis XV-XVI Buffet a Deux Corps

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French 18th century period Louis XV-XVI grand buffet a deux corps with detailed carvings

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Pewter

Half Of A 19th Century French Oak Buffet Deux Corps

Half Of A 19th Century French Oak Buffet Deux Corps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Half Of A 19th Century French Oak Buffet Deux Corps 82''h X 28''w X 20''d

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

French Alsation painted pine buffet a deux corps, circa 1880
French Alsation painted pine buffet a deux corps, circa 1880

French Alsation painted pine buffet a deux corps, circa 1880

Located in Atlanta, GA

French Alsatian painted pine buffet a deux corps, circa 1880. To see more items from

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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

18th Century French Buffet a Deux Corps in Oak with Hand-Carved Panels
18th Century French Buffet a Deux Corps in Oak with Hand-Carved Panels

18th Century French Buffet a Deux Corps in Oak with Hand-Carved Panels

Located in Fairhope, AL

French 18th century bleached two part Buffet a Deux corps in oak. Expertly-crafted and designed in

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Antique Late 18th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

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Good 18th century French painted oak armoire, 1760 Dimensions: 70 inches (178 cms) wide 27.5 inches (70 cms) deep 93 inches (236 cms) high.    

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Armoire A Deux Corps For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of armoire a deux corps for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and oak, all armoire a deux corps available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of armoire a deux corps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of armoire a deux corps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XV and Louis XVI armoire a deux corps are of considerable interest.

How Much are Armoire A Deux Corps?

Prices for armoire a deux corps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, armoire a deux corps begin at $2,495 and can go as high as $44,000, while the average can fetch as much as $8,950.

Finding the Right Wardrobes-armoires for You

When shopping for antique and vintage wardrobes and armoires for your home, there are several things to keep in mind, not least of which is question number 1:

What is the difference between an armoire and a wardrobe?

The difference between an armoire and a wardrobe is actually simple: An armoire is merely an ornate wardrobe. A wardrobe is a tall, streamlined storage cabinet that usually has some combination of drawers, shelves and hanging rods.

Antique and vintage armoires, on the other hand, are freestanding, heavy wooden structures that typically feature decorative metal hinges and pictorial carvings. Armoires are large cabinets that aren’t outfitted with the varied storage features that wardrobes now commonly have. Armoires often have one or two doors and a hanging bar and allow for quick access. Whether a minimalist mid-century modern wardrobe or grandiose Victorian-era armoire is the right fit for you, both are highly functional furnishings and can be a smart storage solution.

Armoires have been around since medieval times, and initially they may have housed weapons and armor. In their early days, armoires were often adorned with elaborate carvings and lavish paintings, particularly in Renaissance-era France. During the 18th century and later, armoires were widely known as “presses” for hanging clothes, and they were so large that they swallowed up the room where they stood.

In today’s modern homes, an antique armoire can be a striking, architectural work of art amid comparably unadorned furnishings. Whether you’re using your piece in the kitchen for cookware or as a food pantry, in the bedroom for clothes or in the living room as a media console, it will likely become a lovable focal point.

The evolution of the armoire can be seen in today’s corner wardrobes, which may rest on an asymmetrical base to account for corner placement, and even mirrored wardrobes, which feature a mirror affixed to the inside panel of one of the doors for convenience. Contemporary wardrobes commonly feature additional sliding trays and drawers and hanging space for clothing or linens, and the cabinet doors make them ideal for concealing televisions and computer monitors when such devices aren’t in use.

When choosing the right wardrobe or vintage armoire for your home, it’s good to have the following in mind: What are you planning to store in it? How much of what you’re storing will need to be housed in it? It should be big enough to accommodate your needs. What is the size of the room where your wardrobe or armoire will live? A large new piece of furniture in a modest space can easily become a hindrance if you have to navigate your way around it during your daily routine, so be mindful of the area you'll need in order to move freely.

Whether you are looking for an antique walnut armoire or a simple contemporary wardrobe, find the right piece for your home today on 1stDibs.

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