Buffets

Large sideboard is entirely realized in oak wood, with four drawers on each side (for a total of eight drawers) and a central storage unit. Designed by Pier Luigi Colli Italian Manufacture from 1938 ca. To reconstruct the story of Pier Luigi Colli, we must take a leap back to the 19th century in Turin, a multifaceted city, in some ways controversial due to its austere and sometimes introverted character, but at the core of a creative drive: and if it is primarily known for its automobile industry, there was a time when Turin was at the height of fame also in the field of furniture and embroidery, thanks to the presence of two entrepreneurial realities. On the one hand there was the MIRAM (Italian Hand-Made Embroidery Manufacture) founded by Pietro Colli in 1850, specializing in gobelin fabrics and bandera embroideries. His daughter Teresa traveled between Italy and Paris to discover the latest trends in fabrics and embroidery, while her younger brother, Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968), the star of this story, joined the company in 1921. Distinguishing himself for his enterprising personality and willing to continue his father's profession, Pier Luigi was known to his contemporaries as "the artist interior designer", and had no doubts about his future: he moved temporarily to Paris, where he attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts Décoratives. The other great Turin manufacturer to be mentioned is Martinotti, founded in 1931 by Giuseppe Martinotti and supplier of fine furnishings for the Savoy court, pieces which were characterized by a typically 19th century eclectic style, generally made of exotic woods featuring ivory and tortoiseshell inlays: at that time, Martinotti represented the top of internationality, having even participated in the 1875 Philadelphia exhibition! The two brands' fate merged in 1902, a decisive year for Turin which, hosting the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art, became the cradle of the spread of the Liberty style in Italy. In the exhibition, Martinotti exhibited an elegant interior, in which all the textile parts, from the curtains to the seat upholstery, was made by Colli. It was in 1926 that Colli (MIRAM) finally acquired Martinotti, founding a laboratory where, from the savoir faire of the two companies, complete pieces of furniture were created and tailor-made for the customer, from the structure to its upholstery. Meanwhile, Pier Luigi Colli was living in Paris, the ideal place to be in 1925, when the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts brought him closer to the work of one of his putative fathers, the great French cabinet maker Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann (Paris, 1879 - 1933). Thanks to Paris, Pier Luigi intertwined contacts with the international beau monde, he started to import Lalique glass from France, while the Colli's clientele expanded and special commissions arrived, such as the creation of the Royal Train of the Savoy family made with Fiat, or the lecture hall in the University of Turin. The success of a brand is also measured by its openness to establishing collaborations with the great designers of its time, in the case of Colli resulting in important creative partnerships: from Gio Ponti, who relied on the brand for his Richard Ginori project in Rome, up to Carlo Mollino, who created with Colli the handrails of the RAI (national TV) auditorium and the windows of the Teatro Regio in Turin; also in Turin, the Morbelli architects collaborated with Colli for the furnishings of the RAI skyscraper, and the architects Gabetti Isola for the interiors of the Stock Exchange in Turin. In the 40s and 50s, having opened a branch in Rome, Colli was at the peak of productivity. The embroidery and textile section continued to be one of its strengths, keeping alive the relations with France and its great masters: among the inspirations were the geometric shapes of the fabrics of Ruhlmann's interiors, or the tactile carpets made by designer Mariod Dorn. And so, another Colli trademark become the "textured carpet...

French Art Deco Period Rosewood Buffet features exotic rosewood veneers atop a timeless framework which provides three surfaces, with ebonized molding providing a framework for the b...

Antique walnut sideboard, carved buffet or chiffonier, by James Laird & Son in Glasgow, antique furniture, Scotland, 1920, H073 Scotland, 1920 Solid walnut Original finish Pediment ...

A large sideboard/credenza presumably by Charles Dudouyt. France, c1930s. Consists of four doors providing shelves storage compartments and two central drawers. Brass detailing ...

Buffet Art Deco Material: wood and plated bronze Style: Art Deco Country: France If you want to live in the golden years, this is the buffets that your project needs. We have specia...

Wall unit model H by Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody in original condition. Bookcase 120 x 124 x 43cm. Bar cabinet 180 x 124 x 43cm.

Lovely Small cabinet in solid walnut. Characterized by carving in the doors, elegant and wavy feet. Finished on each side so it can also be placed in the center of the room. Perfect ...

Cuban mahogany sideboard. Front with two sliding doors and two pull-out leaves with handles of black ebony. Interior with trays, sides with la...

An impressive black lacquered wooden cabinet made in France in the 1930’s. Features a very elegant curved shape with bronze gilded finishes. Attributed to André Arbus due to the sign...

Luxury glazed drinks cabinet, beechwood, walnut veneer and black lacquered side legs. In excellent condition. Presumably executed by Spojene UP Zavody, Czechoslovakia.  

Sideboard in solid ash, with finely carved tiles with cherubs that identify the 4 seasons. Interior in rosewood. original and overhauled hinges, locks and ...

Large sideboard of oak. Front with four doors (one shelf on each part) and four drawers, on which ornaments and handles of iron.

Amazing siderboard with drawers in wood Style: Art Deco Year: 1920 Material: wood and glass If you want to live in the golden years, this is the siderboard that your project needs. W...

Buffet / enfilade made of cherry wood that has been ebonized and partially veneered with black glass and mirror in a diamond pattern. There are four dovetailed drawers above four doo...

An elegant French 1930s palisander and amboyna two door cabinet with refined bronze details.

High cabinetry dining room set, consisting of: 2 sideboards, a mirror, table and 6 chairs. The sideboards are moved, with finely carved feet in an elong...

Small French modernist Art Deco Bar Cabinet / Dry Bar circa 1930. Beautiful Macassar Ebony veneer. Lacquered and high-gloss polished. Original metal fittings. On the top, it has one...

Elegant and large living room cabinet from the Italian Rationalist period of the 1920s. It can also be placed as an Art Deco. The cabinet has a double function as a bookcase as well ...

Ok, This is a rare and extremely unusual Ivory and marble burled walnut sideboard designed and made and signed by Francois Linke, one of France's most well known and best cabinet-mak...

Grand scale European Art Deco sideboard buffet china cabinet, circa 1930, with curved ends, unmarked but probably German or Eastern European, in exquisite bookmatched burlwood veneer...

Solid Oak Add-On Unit, circa 1920 We present you an upper section of a buffet from first quarer of the 20th century. It is made of solid oak wood, with glazed leaves. The glass is c...

Athelia, Studio des Trois Quartiers, modernist two-door walnut sideboard attributed to Robert Block, Paris, 1935. Director of Studio Athelia founded in ...

The top of this buffet has an inlaid marquetry center panel with a shaped molded top. The steel fretwork handles, escutcheons, and large barrel escutcheons are original. The front is...

An early 20th century hand carved mahogany Philadelphia Chippendale style lowboy. The larger top drawer with three lower smaller drawers with shell carving...

Burl veneered case with green marble or verde-antico. Large buffet in the Italian taste, having an inset top, single frieze drawer with ormolu mounts, supported by marble columns, th...

Albert-Lucien Guénot (1894-1993): A fine French Art Deco sideboard with 2 doors, 4 carved drawers, and patinated bronze legs and knobs. Edited by "Atelier Pomone" for "le Bon Marché...

Very elegant Art Deco rosewood buffet with brass details by great outstanding French designer Maxime old (1910-1991), carefully restored.

Rosewood cabinet by DIM (Joubert & Petit) (decoration interieure moderne).

Interesting Art Deco period buffet with four doors and a window with two sliding windows. It is made of blond mahogany entirely clad with aluminum sheets. Pull handles in stained wood.

A grand French Art Deco palisander buffet by J. Leleu with mother of pearl inlay, marquetry and polished brass hardware. Interior veneered in sycamore.

Aluminum sideboard opening with a door on the right and two drawers surmounted by a showcase with two sliding windows on the left. It is made of b...

Albert-Lucien Guenot (1894-1993): A fine French Art Deco mottled mahogany cabinet with 1 central glass door in a bronze frame flanked by two wood doors; with bronze feet. Edited by ...

Unique piece, amazing cabinet made by a passionate cabinet maker. Really nice carved wood work. Old documentation about it on request.

We present a beautiful timeless sideboard from 1940 They were made from walnut wood, which was subjected hand renovation (It has been cleaned to bare wood, disinfected and finished...

A Fine French 1930's amaranth silverware cabinet / buffet by Christian Krass with an insert marble top and chrome details. Base is blackened pear wo...

Beautiful 1920s sideboard by Pierre Lucas with an angled sycamore frame. Citron wood diamond parquetry decorates all four doors of this piece. Four ov...

Stunning oversized grand French art deco buffet. Custom design made with the finest materials available during this period. I could imagine this design featured in French furniture ...

Maurice Dufrene wood buffet, circa 1925 in excellent condition.

A fine French Art Deco palisander sideboard by Maxime Old, with 2 doors, 5 drawers and bronze hardware. Signed A matching dining table, 8...

Maurice Dufrene wood storage cabinet, circa 1925, in excellent condition.

A rare root wood veneered sideboard designed in 1935 by Architect Axel Einar Hjorth. Cabinet has three doors with adjustable shelves on two right...

A fine French Art Deco three-door cherry buffet or commode by Maxime Old with refined patinated metal and bronze hardware. Bibliography: "MAXIME OLD Architecte - decorateur" by Yves...

Stunning cabinet with V-shaped/ zigzag/ chevron pattern, also reflected in the beveled mirror that tops the buffet. Absolutely loaded with style, this is the type of work made popula...

Luxe Art Deco sideboard in stained solid Mahogany with gilded hardware. The piece features plenty of shelve storage.

French Art Deco buffet, burl amboyna, engraved Paul Peyron St. Etienne. Two-side drawers above large doors with interior shelves, reddish-brown marble ...

Classic French Art Deco cabinet/buffet/server by Sue et Mare, circa 1925, in black rosewood and burled walnut with gilt bronze fittings and original Porteur marble top. 81" long x 2...

French Art Deco credenza with mirrored doors after Jules Leleu. Glamorous French Art Deco Jules Leleu inspired four-door enfilade / buffet / cred...

Fine French Art Deco walnut and burled walnut sideboard by Rene Prou in collaboration with Albert Guenot. 3 central doors in burled walnut et 2 curved side doors with vertical chrome...

Buffet with bronze detailing and intricate wood marquetry.

Burr ash and duralumin buffet. Designed by Michel Dufet, 1931. A similar dining suite was exhibited at the Salon D'Automne, Paris 1931. Has a matching dining table with chairs.

French Art Deco Jules Leleu buffet Having beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay with gorgeous marquetry. Bronze detail highlighting the wood bea...

Elegant French Art Deco credenza circa 1930 in palisander with sweetheart curved double door front meeting at a central slightly rounded vertical element. Nickel plated bronze escutcheons and striped accents contrast the dark wood beautifully. The central vertical rounded element is echoed in a columnar detail at the cabinet’s corners. Thin stripes of metal draw...

Colossal and extremely Art Deco buffet or sideboard with by-level top with Portoro marble pieces. The cabinet offers a bar area, two displays with glass shelves and mirror backing an...

Elegant palisander cabinet by great cabinetmaker of 20th century Maxime Old (1910-1991).

Elegant mahogany French Art Deco sideboard is signed by Maurice Rinck. It features a black Portoro marble top, parchment clad drawers in the center and rounded corner doors with bron...

A museum quality French Art Deco buffet or sideboard in sycamore with an amazing marquetry work on doors and a mother-of-pearl and ebony inlay design by Dominique (Marcel Genevriere ...

French Art Deco spectacular parchment buffet with ebony marble top and "Portor" legs. With brass hardware that accents the buffet beautifully. This buffet has two large center cabine...

This French Art Deco buffet or credenza with brass hardware which accents the beauty of the wood is gorgeous. The center door having mermaid motif and below has a medusa medallion. B...