Italian 20th Century Buffet signed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful wood, and very narrow, this buffet is very quality and signed on the side of the drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Walnut
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Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet, Solid Wood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
$55,367 / item
H 40.16 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet, Solid Wood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Elling Buffet For Cassina A strikingly fascinating buffet-sideboard that
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet, Solid Wood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
$55,444 / item
H 40.16 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet, Solid Wood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Elling Buffet For Cassina A strikingly fascinating buffet-sideboard that
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
$55,444 / item
H 40.16 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Gerrit Rietveld Elling Buffet by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Buffet designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1919. Relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th Century Italian Striped Wooden Buffet By Paolo Buffa c.1950
$18,367Sale Price|20% Off
H 48.82 in W 94.49 in D 18.9 in
Mid 20th Century Italian Striped Wooden Buffet By Paolo Buffa c.1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Mid 20th Century large buffet by Paolo Buffa, featuring a striking vertical stripe pattern created
Category
20th Century Italian Other Buffets
Materials
Wood
Belle Epoch Italian Chinois Buffet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Belle Epoch Italian buffet with original chinois decoration.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
1950s Italian Geometric Buffet
By Roberto Aloy
Located in Hanover, MA
Incredible unicorn! Rare 1950s Italian sideboard with reverse painted marbleized glass top case
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Bow Front Walnut and Pearwood Inlaid Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking, large, hand-carved, walnut and pearwood inlaid and veneered, four door, bow front buffet
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Pearwood, Walnut
Buffet, Design Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Napoli, IT
Buffet, design Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-20th C. Two Door Buffet Cabinet with Raised-Panel Design, 5 Ft Long
$5,600
H 36.5 in W 60 in D 23 in
Italian Mid-20th C. Two Door Buffet Cabinet with Raised-Panel Design, 5 Ft Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian wooden buffet cabinet from the mid 20th century. This mid-century cabinet from Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century French Buffets
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Melchiorre Bega Style Buffet Beech Rosewood and Inlaid Maple
$6,900
H 33.47 in W 59.06 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century Modern Melchiorre Bega Style Buffet Beech Rosewood and Inlaid Maple
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A Melchiorre Bega per Vittorio Bega e Figli, Mid-Century Modern buffet sideboard credenza with
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Beech, Maple, Rosewood
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Buffet Sideboard Credenza Green Faux Marble Top
$2,500
H 34 in W 72 in D 21.5 in
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Buffet Sideboard Credenza Green Faux Marble Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
drawers, quality Italian craftsmanship, great style and form. Top lifts off. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Buffets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century, Solid Walnut, Paneled, Tuscan Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stately, two-over-two, 1850s, hand carved, rounded edge, solid walnut buffet on a raised, stepped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Pair of Wood Plissé Brass Mirror Buffets Cabinets, Italy
$17,728 / set
H 31.7 in W 36.23 in D 18.12 in
Contemporary Pair of Wood Plissé Brass Mirror Buffets Cabinets, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
the mood of Mid-Century Modern like Gio Ponti, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina, Osvaldo Borsani, Joe
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
1930s Italian Renaissance Credenza Buffet from Bassano Solid Walnut polished
$5,791
H 36.23 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
1930s Italian Renaissance Credenza Buffet from Bassano Solid Walnut polished
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury Italian Renaissance Bassano credenza buffet, solid walnut restored and polished to wax
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Fruitwood Curved Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant 4 door curved fruitwood buffet from the Padua region of Italy. Interior shelf. Original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Buffets
Materials
Bronze
Restored 1950s Buffet
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Elegante mobile buffet di manifattura canturina con impiallacciatura in mogano lavorata a losanghe
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Sideboard with Mirror by Osvaldo Borsani
$4,727
H 68.12 in W 109.06 in D 19.3 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Sideboard with Mirror by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Fratelli Turri
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian mahogany sideboard with onyx top and mirror by Osvaldo Borsani for
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Monumental Mid-Century Sideboard in Wood and Brass, Buffa Style, Italy 1950s
$5,082
H 50.79 in W 74.81 in D 16.15 in
Monumental Mid-Century Sideboard in Wood and Brass, Buffa Style, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Monumental and elegant Italian Mid Century sideboard / Drybar in wood and brass, in the style of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Cabinet Buffet Made Entirely by Hand in the 1950s in Italy Bamboo Drawers
$1,241Sale Price|30% Off
H 30.71 in W 36.23 in D 16.15 in
Cabinet Buffet Made Entirely by Hand in the 1950s in Italy Bamboo Drawers
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Caninet Buffet made entirely by hand in the 1950s in Italy, in bamboo and rattan, drawer.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Italian bar buffet from the 60s attributed to Gio Ponti Vittorio Dassi
$11,819
H 57.49 in W 19.69 in D 64.57 in
Italian bar buffet from the 60s attributed to Gio Ponti Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare Italian bar furniture from the 60s attributed to Vittorio Dassi. Structure of the buffet in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
1940s Italian Credenza Buffet by Bassano's Ebanistery in Walnut Polished to Wax
$5,791
H 34.65 in W 44.49 in D 13 in
1940s Italian Credenza Buffet by Bassano's Ebanistery in Walnut Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Bent Buffet sideboard with flap in Renaissance style by Bassano's Ebanistery of the 1940s, in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Buffet, 50s-60s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Buffet con aperture a battenti. Legno impiallacciato legno esotico con finitura al poliestere
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa Buffet for Serafino Arrighi, 1952
By Paolo Buffa, Serafino Arrighi
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Serafino Arrighi, this buffet exemplifies the designer’s refined approach to mid-century Italian furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Solid Walnut, c. 1850, Tuscan Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, Mid-19th century, clipped corner, paneled buffet with a large single drawer over two-doors
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Bronze
Consorzio esposizione mobili Cantù buffet 1960s
By Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù
Located in bari, IT
Buffet sideboard in palisander veneered wood with brass tips, coloured glass and crystal top
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Cherry
Paolo Buffa Ribbed Buffet for Serafino Arrighi, 1952
By Paolo Buffa, Serafino Arrighi
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
of Italian mid-century mastery. The façade is composed of four ribbed doors, each carved with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Outstanding 17th Century Italian Primitive Credenza
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 17th century primitive Credenza from the Piedmont region of Italy. Very soundly
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Buffet Palazzi dell'Arte Cantù 1940s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Elegante mobile buffet con cassetti a vista, vano bar centrale ricoperto a specchi e vetro retro
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Mid century Modern Credenza Attributed to Melchiorre Bega
$5,185Sale Price|35% Off
H 59.06 in W 84.65 in D 19.3 in
Mid century Modern Credenza Attributed to Melchiorre Bega
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in Weesp, NL
1950s Italian Buffet designed by Melchiorre Bega and made of the most beautiful South African
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Osvaldo Borsani attributed Credenza Buffet in Walnut and Mahogany
$13,000
H 53.2 in W 64 in D 18.8 in
Midcentury Osvaldo Borsani attributed Credenza Buffet in Walnut and Mahogany
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern credenza buffet, in walnut lacquered and mahogany veneer with engraved sliding
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
Paolo Buffa Rare high Buffet for Arrighi designs Gariboldi, signed
$15,365
H 50.4 in W 85.83 in D 17.33 in
Paolo Buffa Rare high Buffet for Arrighi designs Gariboldi, signed
By Paolo Buffa, Giovanni Gariboldi, Serafino Arrighi
Located in Milano, IT
extraordinary example of mid-century Italian design, this grand credenza (high buffet cabinet) was designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mobile Buffet anni '60 Produzione La Permanente Mobili Cantù
$4,727Sale Price|20% Off
H 89.38 in W 122.45 in D 20.48 in
Mobile Buffet anni '60 Produzione La Permanente Mobili Cantù
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Milano, IT
Mobile da soggiorno di alta manifattura artigianale Canturina con struttura in metallo ottonato, vani contenitori con ante a battente con impiallacciatura in legno esotico e finitura...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Large Buffet by Silvio Coppola for Bernini
By Silvio Coppola, Bernini
Located in Red Lion, PA
Mid Century Modern Italian Buffet Cabinet by Silvio Coppola for Bernini The cabinet can be used
Category
Vintage 1960s Buffets
Materials
Wood
A matched pair of Italian eighteenth century painted walnut servers
$10,500
H 47.25 in W 71.25 in D 22.5 in
A matched pair of Italian eighteenth century painted walnut servers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A matched pair of Italian eighteenth century painted walnut servers having two drawers over two
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Brutalist Mid-Century Nightstands in The Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s, Set of 2
$7,500 / set
H 20.48 in W 13.39 in D 20.48 in
Brutalist Mid-Century Nightstands in The Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s, Set of 2
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Brutalist Mid-Century nightstands in style of Paolo Buffa, wood, Italy, 1950s A refined pair of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
1960s Buffet Dry bar by Mobile di Cantù, Ico & Luisa Parisi attributed in Walnut
$9,065
H 54.34 in W 47.25 in D 18.51 in
1960s Buffet Dry bar by Mobile di Cantù, Ico & Luisa Parisi attributed in Walnut
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s Buffet dry bar by Consorzio Esposizione Mobile di Cantù, attributed to Ico & Luisa Parisi
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut
1930s Art Deco Burl Walnut Borsani Sideboard Buffet Server Credenza Wax Polished
$14,774
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 22.05 in
1930s Art Deco Burl Walnut Borsani Sideboard Buffet Server Credenza Wax Polished
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury Gaetano or Osvaldo Borsani Art Deco burl walnut sideboard buffet with server chest
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Burl
Italian Old Sideboard, 70s
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Discover the embodiment of timeless Italian craftsmanship with this refined Sideboard realised by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Metal
sideboard by Tito Agnoli for La Linea furniture Italy
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Grenoble, FR
Wonderfull sideboard by Tito Agnoli for La Linea furniture Italy. Three sliding doors, one row of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Italian Chest of Drawers in Wood and Turquoise Murano Glass, 1960s/1970s
$7,564
H 33.86 in W 53.15 in D 20.48 in
Italian Chest of Drawers in Wood and Turquoise Murano Glass, 1960s/1970s
Located in NICE, FR
This Italian chest of drawers from the 1960s/1970s combines elegant materials with a distinctive
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Italian sideboard by Pier Luigi Colli, decorated with ships and horses, 1940s
$11,819
H 59.06 in W 68.9 in D 14.18 in
Italian sideboard by Pier Luigi Colli, decorated with ships and horses, 1940s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Impressive sideboard from the 1940s by Italian designer Pier Luigi Colli. Double-bodied sideboard
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Oak
Gio Ponti Italian Post-War Rosewood & Mahogany Cabinet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Post-War Design (1950s) rosewood and mahogany wall unit bar with 3 lower commodes and upper
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
BBPR in the style Italian Wood and Crystal Console
$20,801Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.65 in W 80.71 in D 17.72 in
BBPR in the style Italian Wood and Crystal Console
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful and very rare sideboard designed The sideboard is an irresistible rationalist design 1970s Published a very similar example. The sideboard is an irresistible rationalist de...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Hand-painted Venetian style sideboard or console, Italy, 1950s
$2,718
H 35.44 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
Hand-painted Venetian style sideboard or console, Italy, 1950s
Located in Lyon, FR
A refined mid-20th century Venetian-style sideboard or console, finely crafted in carved wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Buffets
Materials
Wood, Paint
1960s restored sideboard
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian-made sideboard made of teak wood and perfectly restored in our workshops with sliding doors and four drawers with black lacquered metal handles.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Teak
Sideboard 1960s North European Manufacture
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage sideboard made of teak wood and perfectly restored in our workshops with two hinged doors and three central drawers.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Teak
1960s sideboard in brown wood and green laminate
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Sideboard, also usable from the center, with hinged opening and exposed drawers, made of exotic wood veneer and laminate inserts.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Formica, Wood
Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet by Meroni & Fossati Gio Ponti attributed, Briar of Elm
$6,500
H 29.2 in W 30.8 in D 14.4 in
Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet by Meroni & Fossati Gio Ponti attributed, Briar of Elm
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Small cabinet buffet, dry bar, Art Deco period 1940 , Gio Ponti attributed per Meroni & Fossati
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Sideboard by Renato Magri for Cantieri Carugati Anni 60
By Cantieri Carugati
Located in Milano, IT
Sideboard with sliding doors, small under-top drawers; Walnut veneer wood. Fair condition, needs wooden restoration work.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Sideboard by Renato Magri for Cantieri Carugati Anni 60
By Cantieri Carugati
Located in Milano, IT
Sideboard with sliding doors, exposed center drawers and small under-top drawers; Walnut veneer wood. Fair condition, needs wooden restoration work.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Nutwood
1950s wall-mounted cabinet by Manifattura Italiana
$6,429Sale Price|20% Off
H 105.32 in W 162.21 in D 22.05 in
1950s wall-mounted cabinet by Manifattura Italiana
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
biondo, presenta una pannellatura in legno grissinato, un ampio specchio centrale e un buffet con tre
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Aluminum
1960s sideboard manufactured by Fratelli Saporiti
$2,931Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.27 in W 78.15 in D 17.33 in
1960s sideboard manufactured by Fratelli Saporiti
By Fratelli Saporiti
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage teak veneer wood sideboard cabinet with sliding doors and five drawers, stained wood handles.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Teak
Sideboard by Hans Von Klier for Skipper, 1970s
By Hans Von Klier, Skipper
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wood and metal sideboard with 4 drawers, a large sliding drawer and two doors containing a glass shelf. All units can be locked. Stamped on the handles and keys. Wear due to time and...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Leather
Sideboard "Pranzo 602" by Silvio Coppola for Bernini - 1960s
By Silvio Coppola
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent sideboard designed by Silvio Coppola for Bernini in 1964. It is made of walnut and in magnificent condition. As you can see, the objective of this sideboard is above all...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Officina, moden Tv Unit in Mimetica Veneered
By Clan Milano
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Officina, Tv Unit in Mimetica Veneered. Meaning Officina is the Italian name of the auto-repair
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Metal
Dry bar Cabinet with Glass justfurnituress designer
$5,465Sale Price / item|38% Off
H 35.44 in W 31.5 in D 21.66 in
Dry bar Cabinet with Glass justfurnituress designer
Located in Guazzora, IT
made entirely of birch trees. Crafted as a unique, one-of-a-kind piece, this mid-century modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
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Italian Travertine Buffet
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Made in Italy, this buffet/console features rough-hewn travertine marble sides and top and wood
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Travertine
Large Italian Cabinet Buffet, Italy, 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Jersey City, NJ
designer of the Postwar Italian period. This Mid-Century Modern Italian cabinet features 6 convex doors
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Italian buffet osvaldo borsani 1955
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Voghera, IT
Buffet with three drawers and two sliding glasses very unique
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Glass, Wood
1950 Large Italian Buffet with Four Green Glass Doors
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Large Italian buffet from 1959 with four doors in green glass representing life in Venezia, wine
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Modern Walnut Room Divider/ Buffet/ Credenza, Vittorio Dassi
Unavailable
H 38 in W 80 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Walnut Room Divider/ Buffet/ Credenza, Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Hollywood, FL
Rare room divider/ free standing credenza/ buffet/ bar/ finished on all sides- one side with 3
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Buffet Cabinet
By Very Wood Ideas
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb bamboo hand crafted cabinet.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Bamboo
Italian Modern Mahogany and Cork Four-Door Credenza or Buffet
Unavailable
H 30.75 in W 77.5 in D 18 in
Italian Modern Mahogany and Cork Four-Door Credenza or Buffet
Located in Hollywood, FL
The case in mahogany, with the four doors paneled in cork with patinated bronze handles, on an ebonized base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Ed Wormley for Dunbar Buffet with Italian Travertine Top
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Geneva, IL
forces in bringing modern design into American homes in the mid-20th century. As a young designer, he
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Stone
Fine Italian Modern Rootwood, Fruitwood, Onyx and Brass Sideboard/Buffet, Dassi
Unavailable
H 37.75 in W 109 in D 18.5 in
Fine Italian Modern Rootwood, Fruitwood, Onyx and Brass Sideboard/Buffet, Dassi
By Dassi
Located in Hollywood, FL
The onyx top above a cabinet with six doors, each finely veneered with rootwood panels, and beautifully chased brass pulls, revealing shelved areas, on round tapering legs, with bras...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Italian Midcentury Server
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stylish and elegant Italian wood server with sleek mid century modern design. Nice drawers.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Italian Chest of Drawers or Sideboard
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Schoten, BE
Beautiful Italian rosewood sideboard with herringbone parquetry front, silver-grey glass top and
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Pair of Italian Modern Mahogany, Brass and Iron Sideboards, Silvio Cavatorta
Unavailable
H 47 in W 70 in D 20 in
Pair of Italian Modern Mahogany, Brass and Iron Sideboards, Silvio Cavatorta
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Hollywood, FL
The swivel mirror above a fixed glass shelf trimmed in brass, over a mahogany case with six drawers with brass pulls, resting on an iron geometric Stand- can be sold separately- note...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rosewood sideboard MB15 by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Torino, Italy
Rosewood sideboard with four compartments MB15 model Designer Franco Albini Manufacturer Poggi Year 1957.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
Buffet Dry Bar , Italy 1950’s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Palissander veneered belief with decorated and lacquered parts, brass parts, and treated glass Asiatic éléments are so nice and so representative High top is in glass (mix green, g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Lacquer, Walnut
Osvaldo Borsani Italian Modern Mixedwood and Parchment Sideboard/Buffet, 1940s
Unavailable
H 36 in W 113.5 in D 23.25 in
Osvaldo Borsani Italian Modern Mixedwood and Parchment Sideboard/Buffet, 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hollywood, FL
From designer Osvaldo Borsani, this important buffet is made from Italian modern walnut, lemonwood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Macassar, Oak, Walnut
Italian Modern Mahogany, Fruitwood & Bronze-Mounted Sideboard, Buffet or Dassi
Unavailable
H 30 in W 67 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Mahogany, Fruitwood & Bronze-Mounted Sideboard, Buffet or Dassi
By Dassi
Located in Hollywood, FL
Finely veneered with radiating motif drawers and oval line inlay, the sides veneered au quatre faces, on bronze-mounted round tapering legs ending in severe bronze sabots Literature...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Dry Bar Cabinet Dining Room Service Cupboard or Buffet by Osvaldo Borsani, 1948
Unavailable
H 57.49 in W 70.08 in D 17.72 in
Dry Bar Cabinet Dining Room Service Cupboard or Buffet by Osvaldo Borsani, 1948
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Amsterdam, NL
mid-century modern. This is part of an entire dining room setup, other matching pieces are available
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Buffet by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet / credenza from Italy. This important cabinet is made of rosewood and tinted rosewood by
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Italian Midcentury Buffet or Credenza in the Manner of Ico Parisi, 1950s
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H 58.27 in W 79.14 in D 17.72 in
Italian Midcentury Buffet or Credenza in the Manner of Ico Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Paris, FR
20th century vintage Italian design buffet or credenza typical of the midcentury period which can
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Maple, Mahogany
Italian Midcentury Paolo Buffa Style Buffet
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
Paolo Buffa style Italian midcentury Buffet with an ebonized body and central doors adorned with a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Italian Oak Buffet
Located in London, GB
A mid-century oak veneered and brass bamboo buffet. Italy, third quarter of the 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern buffet, Italian, that is lacquered with a lovely burgundy tone. There are three
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet/Credenza, Italian Mid-Century Modern, made of figured Brazilian rosewood. This finely
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Paolo Buffa Style Mid-Century Italian Buffet
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
Wonderful buffet from the Mid-Century Italy with great details. The drawers are burled walnut for a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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A Northern Italian mid 18th century walnut buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Northern Italian mid 18th century walnut buffet. This three sides buffet has four
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MID CENTURY BUFFET
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRUIT WOOD ITALIAN BUFFET.MIDDLE SPACE IS DRY BAR WITH THE LIGHT BUILT IN.
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Wood, Glass
Paolo Buffa Style Mid-Century Italian Buffet
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern credenza with elegant maple wood parquetry, four dovetailed drawers, and tapered
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Union National Mid Century Italian Provincial Fruitwood Sideboard Buffet Console
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Union National Mid Century Italian Provincial Fruitwood Sideboard Buffet Console
By Union National
Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Austin, TX
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Italian Mid 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb Italian mid 18th century Louis XVI period walnut buffet from the northern Region of Italy
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French Mid-Century Modern Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern French buffet/credenza made of solid Brazilian rosewood. This French sideboard
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Mid-Century Italian Buffet in the Manner of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
An exceptional and warm walnut and burled ash Mid-Century Italian buffet in the manner of Paolo
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18th Century Carved Italian Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian buffet from a Palazzo in Venice. Beautiful intricate carving on panels down
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Mid-Century Modern Pair of Wood Buffets Cabinets. Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Pair of wood buffets cabinets cupboards dressers credenzas sideboard. In the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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19th Century Italian Walnut Buffet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century Provincial Italian sideboard in walnut and oak. This piece has been reduced in
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
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Italian Mid Century Small Walnut Buffet with Black Legs and Pulls
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this walnut buffet dates from approximately 1960. At just 42” wide, this smaller is
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
inspired detail, this 19th Century Italian walnut Buffet is perfect for adding an Old World touch to any
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Giovanni Michelucci Italian Midcentury Rationalism Mid-1940s Buffet
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Giovanni Michelucci Italian Midcentury Rationalism Mid-1940s Buffet
Located in bari, IT
Superb piece of furniture in pure Italian rationalist style after Giovanni Michelucci.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Walnut
Mid-Century Formica and Fir Kitchen Buffet
Located in Premariacco, IT
piece of furniture, it recalls the Italian style and design of the 1950s/60s. Light wear consistent
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Steel
Mid Century Italian Buffet Cabinet in the Style of Ico Parisi, around 1950
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H 73.63 in W 70.08 in D 19.3 in
Mid Century Italian Buffet Cabinet in the Style of Ico Parisi, around 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite mid-century Italian buffet cabinet, crafted around 1950, is designed in the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Midcentury Italian Mirrored Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury Italian mirrored buffet made of solid cherrywood in the style of Paolo Buffa. We love
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Mirror, Cherry
Modernist Italian Rosewood Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist buffet from Italy. This piece has the iconic flared legs a chevron pattern to the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
Drexel Italian Provincial Triune Mahogany Buffet Sideboard Mid-Century Modern 67
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Drexel Italian Provincial Triune Mahogany Buffet Sideboard Mid-Century Modern 67
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Italian Provincial sideboard/ server by Drexel Heritage, circa 1961. Part of their Triune
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Vintage 1960s French Provincial Buffets
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Mahogany
Italian High Gloss Rosewood Buffet, Italy, 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
crafted piece of Italian mid-century furniture. The buffet is made of high gloss veneered rosewood with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Don Quixote Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet from the mid-century in Italy. This piece has two outer doors with a lovely burled veneer
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Glass, Wood
Large Italian Buffet Original Paint
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Honest Italian buffet. Probably made in the countryside using classical proportions. Great worn
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
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Softwood
19th Century Italian Arte Povera Pinewood Credenza, Antique Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A mid 19th Century Italian buffet in a very interesting geometrical pattern with continuous blue
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
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Metal
Ettore Zaccari Ebonized Wood Buffet, Italy
By Ettore Zaccari
Located in Brussels, BE
Little Ettore Zaccari black ebonized wood buffet, with incised green painted figures, Italy. In
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Metal
19th Century Painted Venetian Buffet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful painted Venetian buffet.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
Mid-Century Modern Buffet in the manner of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
Italian buffet from Verona. This piece has been fully restored; with fine rosewood parquetry. Two
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Mirror, Rosewood
Buffet Teak Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Buffet with swing doors and drawers, teak veneered wood and fluting decoration.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Teak
Buffet Cabinet Teak, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Buffet cabinet with small glass top, side hinged doors and central bar compartment with flap
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Midcentury Italian Textured Wood Mahogany Buffet
Located in Aspen, CO
Midcentury Italian textured wood mahogany buffet opaline black glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Wood
Slatted Mahogany Buffet, Italy, Circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Slatted mahogany buffet Italy Circa 1950 Finely crafted cabinet in mahogany, with two
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Mid-20th Century Italian Buffets
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Brass
Buffet, Design Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Napoli, IT
Buffet, design Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Brass
Vintage Buffet with Mirror, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Buffet with mirror, rosewood veneer, back-treated glass, leatherette inserts, brass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
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Brass
19th Century Tuscan Painted Buffet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely painted Italian buffet perfect for storage in tight spaces.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Buffets
Materials
Pine
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Italian Mid Century Buffet For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Italian mid century buffet available at 1stDibs. Each Italian mid century buffet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. There are 303 variations of the antique or vintage Italian mid century buffet you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an Italian mid century buffet — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Italian mid century buffet bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Italian mid century buffet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Osvaldo Borsani, Vittorio Dassi and Paolo Buffa are consistently popular.
How Much is an Italian Mid Century Buffet?
Prices for an Italian mid century buffet start at $278 and top out at $89,000 with the average selling for $5,007.
A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Buffets for You
For get-togethers or large celebratory meals in your already sumptuous dining area, a charming and durable vintage, new or antique buffet, with its decorative and practical features, can truly elevate the experience.
Although often used as a synonym for “sideboard,” a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying decorative kitchenware. The term derives from buffet à deux corps, a piece that is seen mostly in French Provincial furniture. And while the terms “case pieces” and “case goods” may cause even the most decor-obsessed to stumble, these furnishings — which include buffets, credenzas, cupboards and other must-have items — have been a vital part of the home for centuries.
Buffets are the ideal place to keep serveware and larger serving pieces that you’d rather have tucked away when not in use. They’re typically long and low and can be the perfect option for serving food as well as storing your porcelain and making your space tidy and organized. Feel free to dress up your buffet between meals with decorative objects or stacks of art books.
A buffet can be positioned in your living room, entryway or hall if space allows. But if you intend to permanently pair your case piece with your dining room table, when shopping for your vintage buffet you’ll definitely want to think about your dining room’s space restrictions. Allow for at least two feet of space between your buffet and your table so that guests can easily move to and fro as needed, and a buffet that is convenient for serving food should be as high as a kitchen counter if possible.
If you’re looking for inspiration for your home bar or dining area, find Art Deco buffets, mid-century modern buffets, Hollywood Regency buffets and other varieties on 1stDibs today.
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