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American Eastlake Walnut, Burled Walnut Buffet, circa 1900
American Eastlake Walnut, Burled Walnut Buffet, circa 1900

American Eastlake Walnut, Burled Walnut Buffet, circa 1900

Located in Evergreen, CO

Crafted in the United States at the turn of the century, this stunning Eastlake Victorian style buffet is comprised of sturdy walnut and stunning burled walnut panels that are as uni...

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Early 20th Century American Eastlake Buffets

Materials

Marble

1940s French Brutalist, Solid Oak Cabinet
1940s French Brutalist, Solid Oak Cabinet

1940s French Brutalist, Solid Oak Cabinet

By Guillerme et Chambron, Charlotte Perriand

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

A rare 1940s French provincial cabinet, this solid oak piece reflects the restrained elegance of Alpine craftsmanship. Its architectural form is defined by recessed panel doors, scul...

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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Iron

Carved Oak Server Buffet with Decorative Putti Copper Panel
Carved Oak Server Buffet with Decorative Putti Copper Panel

Carved Oak Server Buffet with Decorative Putti Copper Panel

Located in Evergreen, CO

Made of oak and finished with a medium stain, this beautiful server from the beginning of the 20th-century is a feast for the eyes! From the elaborately carved crown over the backboa...

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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Copper

French Art Deco Buffet with Scalloped Doors and Marble Top
French Art Deco Buffet with Scalloped Doors and Marble Top

French Art Deco Buffet with Scalloped Doors and Marble Top

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Introducing a stunning French Art Deco buffet from the 1940s, crafted with exquisite natural oak and crowned with a luxurious marble top. This exceptional piece showcases the eleganc...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Marble

Mahogany Traditional Three-Door Buffet Credenza by Leighton Hall
Mahogany Traditional Three-Door Buffet Credenza by Leighton Hall

Mahogany Traditional Three-Door Buffet Credenza by Leighton Hall

By Leighton Hall Furniture

Located in Suwanee, GA

This is made-to-order traditional mahogany three door buffet or credenza made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features three doors with swirly crotch mahogany fields and satinwood and ...

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2010s American Georgian Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th century French Carved Walnut Buffet
Early 19th century French Carved Walnut Buffet

Early 19th century French Carved Walnut Buffet

Located in Charleston, SC

Magnificent French early 19th century carved walnut Provençal buffet with one long drawer and two cabinet doors with a chapeau de gendarme form, carved apron, bronze escutcheons, hi...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Buffets

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique French Art Deco Buffet Hutch With Marble Top & Mirror
Antique French Art Deco Buffet Hutch With Marble Top & Mirror

Antique French Art Deco Buffet Hutch With Marble Top & Mirror

Located in North Hollywood, CA

A stunning Antique French Art Deco buffet hutch, dating to the Early 20th Century (circa 1900–1920). Beautifully crafted from solid wood, this elegant two-piece cabinet showcases exc...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Dassi Vittorio Walnut Italian Midcentury Cabinet Buffet, 1940
Art Deco Dassi Vittorio Walnut Italian Midcentury Cabinet Buffet, 1940

Art Deco Dassi Vittorio Walnut Italian Midcentury Cabinet Buffet, 1940

Located in Roma, Lazio

Bar cabinet buffet by Vittorio Dassi, composed of precious materials, such as walnut wood, brass and glass. All veneered in walnut wood. Top in gold colored glass, recessed. Three f...

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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut

John Van Koert for Drexel "Profile" K37 Credenza/Buffet Mid-Century Modern 1950s
John Van Koert for Drexel "Profile" K37 Credenza/Buffet Mid-Century Modern 1950s

John Van Koert for Drexel "Profile" K37 Credenza/Buffet Mid-Century Modern 1950s

By John Van Koert

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

An elegant Mid-Century Modern Credenza, Buffet crafted in walnut wood veneer, featuring clean sculptural lines, subtly curved edges, integrated base legs, and original iconic metal h...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Metal

Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard
Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard

Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Westwood, NJ

A Regency style mahogany and okum veneered line strung sideboard, the serpentine rosewood crossbanded top with protruding corners above turned u...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Buffets

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Fruitwood, Ormolu and Marble Buffet
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Fruitwood, Ormolu and Marble Buffet

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Fruitwood, Ormolu and Marble Buffet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. flamed Mahogany, Ebonized Fruitwood, ormolu, and white Carrara marble buffet. The two door four drawer buffet is raise...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Brutalist Mid-Century Nightstands in The Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s, Set of 2
Brutalist Mid-Century Nightstands in The Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s, Set of 2

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 mid-century modern nightstands distinguished by crisp geometry and warm, honey-toned ...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets

Materials

Wood

1960s Solid Walnut Mid Century Buffet Sideboard Credenza Mendoza Like Accents
1960s Solid Walnut Mid Century Buffet Sideboard Credenza Mendoza Like Accents

1960s Solid Walnut Mid Century Buffet Sideboard Credenza Mendoza Like Accents

Located in Monrovia, CA

1960s Solid Walnut Mid Century Modern Buffet Sideboard Credenza With Pepe Mendoza Like Circular Accents. Beautiful Solid Walnut. Lined Top Pullout Drawers (see pics). Solid Walnut Do...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Walnut

Painted Louis XV French Provincial Carved Wood Buffet
Painted Louis XV French Provincial Carved Wood Buffet

Painted Louis XV French Provincial Carved Wood Buffet

Located in Houston, US

This buffet is a really charming painted Louis XV French Provincial buffet from the early 19th C. showing tool marks confirming its hand made origin. The buffet has an unusual placem...

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood

Chapo Insp Sideboard in Solid Elm, France, 1970s
Chapo Insp Sideboard in Solid Elm, France, 1970s

Chapo Insp Sideboard in Solid Elm, France, 1970s

By Maison Regain, Pierre Chapo

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

This impressive sideboard is attributed at Maison Regain, France in the late 1970s. The sideboard is made in solid elmwood and has a double door on the left with two beautifully craf...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Elm

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Buffet
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Buffet

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Buffet

Located in Dallas, TX

Layers of softly worn pale blue and gray paint give this late 18th century Swedish Gustavian buffet an extraordinary sense of history and quiet beauty. Hand-crafted from old-growth p...

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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

Ebonized French Buffet, Art Deco Style, Brass Details, 1940, Good
Ebonized French Buffet, Art Deco Style, Brass Details, 1940, Good

Ebonized French Buffet, Art Deco Style, Brass Details, 1940, Good

Located in Austin, TX

Buffet from the Art Deco period in France. This piece has been finished in an ebonized French polish providing a Museum quality luster. There are two set of doors that open outward t...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Brass

Sideboard Model 116 by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International, 1950s
Sideboard Model 116 by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International, 1950s

Sideboard Model 116 by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International, 1950s

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in bruxelles, BE

Sideboard with two sliding doors upholstered in canvas with leather handles. Adjustable intermediate boards. Wear due to time and age of the sideboard. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR R...

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1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets

Materials

Metal

William IV Whatnot Stand, Polished Walnut, Inlaid Decor, Circa 1800
William IV Whatnot Stand, Polished Walnut, Inlaid Decor, Circa 1800

William IV Whatnot Stand, Polished Walnut, Inlaid Decor, Circa 1800

Located in Basildon, GB

An attractive antique 3 tier Whatnot, English polished Walnut with inlaid side decorations and turned baluster's, early 19th century.

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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Jean-Charles Moreux - Inspired - Buffet - Oak - France - Art Deco
Jean-Charles Moreux - Inspired - Buffet - Oak - France - Art Deco

Jean-Charles Moreux - Inspired - Buffet - Oak - France - Art Deco

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Architectural calm framed by lyrical carving — a poetic exercise in French néo-rustique. This French oak sideboard channels the romantic architectural language of Jean-Charles Moreu...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Marble

French Art Deco Store Counter, Kitchen Island Limed Finish with Painted Interior
French Art Deco Store Counter, Kitchen Island Limed Finish with Painted Interior

French Art Deco Store Counter, Kitchen Island Limed Finish with Painted Interior

Located in Highwood, IL

French Art Deco Store Counter, or as the Brit's would call a Shop Fitting, which in our very biased opinion could make a great Kitchen Island. One of the most common requests we get ...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Other

Contemporary Geometric Sideboard
Contemporary Geometric Sideboard

Contemporary Geometric Sideboard

Located in Westwood, NJ

Where bold design meets practical storage. This statement piece features a striking geometric patterned facade, reminiscent of the classic styling of brutalism architecture, and offe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Brutalist Buffets

Materials

Wood

Antique Renaissance Sideboard, Carved Wood, Belgium, Late 18th Century
Antique Renaissance Sideboard, Carved Wood, Belgium, Late 18th Century

Antique Renaissance Sideboard, Carved Wood, Belgium, Late 18th Century

Located in PARIS, FR

Impressive antique sideboard in solid carved wood, dating from the late 18th to the early 19th century, inspired by the Renaissance. This substantial piece of furniture stands out f...

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Late 18th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood

Jules Leleu Style French Bronze and Satinwood Marquetry Buffet 1940s Art Deco
Jules Leleu Style French Bronze and Satinwood Marquetry Buffet 1940s Art Deco

Jules Leleu Style French Bronze and Satinwood Marquetry Buffet 1940s Art Deco

Located in Stamford, CT

The long rectangular top with serpentine front above three pairs of cupboard doors opening to drawers and shelves and flanked by columnar stiles, raised on short cabriole feet. Docum...

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20th Century French Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Italian sideboard by Pier Luigi Colli, decorated with ships and horses, 1940s
Italian sideboard by Pier Luigi Colli, decorated with ships and horses, 1940s

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 in burl wood and brushed oak. The upper part of the piece consists of storage space ...

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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Buffet
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Buffet

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Buffet

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French Louis XVI walnut marble top buffet is a definitively French expression of the neoclassic revival of the styles birthed during the...

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Provincial 19th Century Grand Louis XV Style Buffet
French Provincial 19th Century Grand Louis XV Style Buffet

French Provincial 19th Century Grand Louis XV Style Buffet

Located in Houston, US

French Provincial 19th Century grande Louis XV style buffet/enfilade in walnut. Unusual large size. Hand-crafted in France in the mid-20th century with excellent quality and beauti...

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20th Century French Louis XV Buffets

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Sideboard
Mid Century Modern Sideboard

Mid Century Modern Sideboard

Located in Westwood, NJ

Inspired by classic Brutalism Architecture with an unusual interlaced pattern. The four-door sideboard cabinet has a warm brown finish to the bold mango wood frame. The interior is...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Wood

French Painted Wood Cabinet with Carved Doors and Scalloped Skirt - 18th Century
French Painted Wood Cabinet with Carved Doors and Scalloped Skirt - 18th Century

French Painted Wood Cabinet with Carved Doors and Scalloped Skirt - 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French painted wood two-door buffet cabinet from the 18th century. This antique cabinet from France has a rectangular-shaped top with rounded front corner edges, which rests above ...

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18th Century French Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood, Paint

Louis Philippe Black Lacquer Marble Top Buffet Credenza Sideboard, 19th Century
Louis Philippe Black Lacquer Marble Top Buffet Credenza Sideboard, 19th Century

Louis Philippe Black Lacquer Marble Top Buffet Credenza Sideboard, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A Louis Philippe antique black lacquer refinish French vanity cabinet with richly crafted marble top and flamed walnut structure with two main drawers. The Louis-Philippe style duri...

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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

Shagreen Buffet with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Shagreen Buffet with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti

Shagreen Buffet with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti

By R & Y Augousti

Located in New York, NY

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Brass

Palisander Art Deco Cabinet with Exotic Inlay, Jules Leleu
Palisander Art Deco Cabinet with Exotic Inlay, Jules Leleu

Palisander Art Deco Cabinet with Exotic Inlay, Jules Leleu

By Jules Leleu

Located in New York City, NY

An exceptional French Moderne credenza in palisander and walnut veneer with inlaid parquetry and marquetry features in exotic woods. Elegantly dotted patterns on parquetry doors combined with floral and animal marquetry details on intersecting columns make this handsome cabinet a feat of skilled cabinetry. Original brass sabots, escutcheons and accents. Attributed to Jules Leleu 1883-1961 geometric furniture...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Palisander

Leather, Brass & Lacquered Timber Contemporary Falcon Sideboard by Egg Designs
Leather, Brass & Lacquered Timber Contemporary Falcon Sideboard by Egg Designs

Leather, Brass & Lacquered Timber Contemporary Falcon Sideboard by Egg Designs

By Egg Designs

Located in Bothas Hill, KZN

Inspired by South Africa’s birds of prey, the Falcon Server is clad in overlapping circles of distressed leather — each pinned by hand to resemble the scale and shimmer of a wing. It...

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2010s South African Modern Buffets

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Steel

Modernist Italian sideboard
Modernist Italian sideboard

Modernist Italian sideboard

Located in Haaltert, BE

Modernist Italian sideboard, made in the 1920s. Containing 3 slide doors with a graphic design, inside you can find 3 layers. This sideboard has some wear and signs of aging but in g...

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1920s Italian Modern Vintage Buffets

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French Renaissance Revival Hunt Buffet represents a spectacular example of the glorious revival of the Renaissance that occurred during the middle of the century all acr...

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Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

English Oak Dresser and Rack Early 18th Century
English Oak Dresser and Rack Early 18th Century

English Oak Dresser and Rack Early 18th Century

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Superb English dresser from the beginning of the 18th century in oak Very nice model with very beautiful molded doors. We can find a symmetry in the two doors. This indicates that i...

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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Faux Leather and Brass Buffet Attributed to Mastercraft
Mid-Century Faux Leather and Brass Buffet Attributed to Mastercraft

Mid-Century Faux Leather and Brass Buffet Attributed to Mastercraft

By Mastercraft

Located in Chicago, IL

Stunning and rare cream colored faux leather wrapped buffet (sideboard). There are brass inlays to the top of the buffet and a solid brass base and hardware. This piece has a chi...

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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century French Provincial Painted Buffet with Antique Charm
Mid 19th Century French Provincial Painted Buffet with Antique Charm

Mid 19th Century French Provincial Painted Buffet with Antique Charm

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Mid 19th Century French Provencal Painted Buffet Original condition, great patina on the paint. Age appropriate wear, please see detailed photos. Message us with any questions.

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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood

19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet by Kint of Gand
19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet by Kint of Gand

19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet by Kint of Gand

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century Louis XVI marble top walnut display buffet by Kint of Gand is a stunning piece that will immediately command admiration from all who enter the room in which it is displayed! Hand-crafted by Edouard Kint, a fine furniture maker in the historic city of Ghent (called Gand in French), a city that originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It prospered primarily because of the rich, fertile soils surrounding the area. Evidence of habitation during the Stone Age has been found, and by the late 19th century it was a thriving European center with historical significance, producing such masterworks as this splendid buffet. Although it is almost six feet in width and over two feet in depth, its rounded sides soften the impact of its footprint on your floor plan, while simultaneously providing copious display, storage, and serving space in abundance! Crafted from hand-select walnut, it has been lavishly carved with intertwined foliates across the main facade in a step-front configuration, with rounded cornerposts carved with rosettes, egg form and laurel garlands atop reeded and fluted motifs providing a framework for the lush, artistic neoclassical carvings on the parquet-paneled doors. Urns in full relief are depicted amongst flowing ribbon, floral garlands and intertwined vines. Bronze key guards add a nice accent. On each side, recessed behind the aforementioned rounded cornerposts, are the display cabinets in a full quarter-round form, with fluting across the drawer that, with the bronze bale pull, pivots out on a single rear hinge. The rounded cabinet door below is fitted with a single curved pane of beveled glass, with quarter round shelving...

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1890s Belgian Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Smooth Brass Buffet – Louise Cabriole Leg Credenza, Handmade
Smooth Brass Buffet – Louise Cabriole Leg Credenza, Handmade

Smooth Brass Buffet – Louise Cabriole Leg Credenza, Handmade

By Paul Mathieu (French)

Located in New York, NY

The Louise Credenza in Smooth Brass is a serpentine front on six cabriole legs, 78 inches wide and 30 inches tall, with four cupboard doors and three drawers with curved Smooth Brass...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Buffets

Materials

Brass, Sheet Metal

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Buffet
Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Buffet

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Buffet

$2,320Sale Price|20% Off

Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Buffet

Located in Pasadena, TX

Midcentury Scandinavian teak buffet Four spacious drawers for flatware Three cabinets with four individual shelves Measures: 65" L...

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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Teak

18th Century French Solid Cherry Wood Buffett
18th Century French Solid Cherry Wood Buffett

18th Century French Solid Cherry Wood Buffett

Located in San Francisco, CA

An excellent example of a traditional French Provincial cherry wood buffet with original key. In excellent antique condition and having a beautiful satin finish. This was most like...

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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Buffets

Materials

Cherry

Kurt Olsen Cabinet Highboard for A. Andersen & Bohm Walnut Denmark Tambour Doors
Kurt Olsen Cabinet Highboard for A. Andersen & Bohm Walnut Denmark Tambour Doors

Kurt Olsen Cabinet Highboard for A. Andersen & Bohm Walnut Denmark Tambour Doors

By A. Andersen and Bohm, Kurt Olsen

Located in Munster, NRW

Designed by Kurt Olsen for A. Andersen & Bohm, this rare cabinet features a lower section opening by tambour doors revealing shelves and drawers, supporting an upper section of white...

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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Buffets

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Cherry, Walnut, Lacquer

Timeless Elegance, Hand-Carved Classical Buffet with Enchanting Hunting Scene
Timeless Elegance, Hand-Carved Classical Buffet with Enchanting Hunting Scene

Timeless Elegance, Hand-Carved Classical Buffet with Enchanting Hunting Scene

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Introducing a remarkable 1940s Art Deco buffet, adorned with a captivating hunting scene meticulously hand carved on its doors. This exquisite piece showcases the fusion of artistry and functionality, creating a truly unique and visually stunning addition to any space. Featuring three elegantly designed doors, this buffet offers ample storage capacity, making it an ideal solution for organizing and displaying your belongings. From dinnerware and linens to books and collectibles, this buffet provides abundant space to keep your possessions neatly arranged and easily accessible. The hand carved hunting scene...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets

Materials

Oak

Patinated Oak Credenza, France, 1940s
Patinated Oak Credenza, France, 1940s

Patinated Oak Credenza, France, 1940s

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Large Credenza, solid oak, France, reminiscent of the work of Charles Dudouyt, 1940s. Large Art Deco Brutalist sideboard. The credenza consists of two laterals storage facilities ...

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1940s French Campaign Vintage Buffets

Materials

Oak

Buffet A Deux Corps
Buffet A Deux Corps

Buffet A Deux Corps

Located in Washington, DC

Louis XVI painted greyish/green buffet a deux corps

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage, New and Antique Buffets

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.