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Buffets For Sale
Period: Early 1900s
Period: 1890s
Antique circa 1900 Flamped Hardwood Gilt Bronze Sideboard in the Regency Taste
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1900 flamed mahogany gilt bronze and brass sideboard in the Egyptian revival style A well made and nicely decorated piece. This based on the early Egyptian revival pieces, its very English fine furniture...
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Early 1900s English Egyptian Revival Antique Buffets

Materials

Hardwood

Oak Showcase in 1900 Gdańsk
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present made to special order, rare and unique showcase from Gdansk. This type of furniture was made in three cities: Gdansk, Elblag and Torun. oakwood was used to make this furni...
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1890s Polish Adam Style Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

Oak French Art Nouveau Buffet, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau buffet. Striking French design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with two doors and two drawers and original brass handles and hinges. Solid oak top with o...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Buffets

Materials

Glass, Oak

1900s French Wooden Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
Introducing the 1900s French Wooden Buffet, a piece that whispers tales of bygone soirées and timeless elegance. This exquisite buffet, crafted in...
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Early 1900s French Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood

Secession Walnut Dresser Nut from 1900
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Secession walnut Dresser Nut From 1900 .    
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1890s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Buffets

Materials

Walnut

Rare Shallow Directoire Signed Maison Jansen Rouge Marble Top Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Jean Henri Jansen early shallow depth, Dircetoire style buffet. The bronze mount shown in reverse is stamped JJ and the two J's are side by...
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1890s French Directoire Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis Philippe period chest of drawers 19th
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Louis Philippe period chest of drawers Mahogany / brass / original marble 19th century L 125 x h 95 x d57 cms 890 euros
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Early 1900s Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Adams Style Painted Bow Front Buffet Sideboard
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine hand painted satinwood veneer Sheraton Revival sideboard buffet having a frieze and bow front pair of doors painted in Adams style with neoclassical swags, paterae with scroll...
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Early 1900s American Sheraton Antique Buffets

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Buffet ~ Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Buffet ~ Sideboard is a marvelous testament to the talents of true artists in the wor...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Cabinet Buffet With Wood Inlay. Uk Import.Circa 1905
Located in Seattle, WA
This Antique Buffet had Original Hardware and Dovetail Drawers. Turned Wood Legs , the Wood on this Piece is Possibly Mahogany. Finished Back and Interiors to the Drawers as Pictured...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Buffets

Materials

Wood

French 19th-20th C. Louis XV Style Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Buffet Server Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood and Tulipwood Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Mounted Two-Door Buffet Server China Cabinet...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood

Antique French Louis XVI Buffet, Carrara Marble, Bronze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
French buffet in Louis XVI style, late 19th / early 20th century, topped with carrara marble. Composed of 2 doors with two height-adjustable shelves, two drawers assembled in dovetai...
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Early 1900s Antique Buffets

Materials

Carrara Marble

Restored Antique Baroque Walnut Buffet with Gilt Accents and Brass Knobs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of our Antique Baroque Buffet, a hand-crafted masterpiece made from premium walnut, and meticulously restored b...
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Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Buffet makes an excellent choice for any room! Sculpted from sumptuous French walnut, it features a classical architecture that liter...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Nouveau Mahogany-Buffet with matchless Brass-Applikation (Vienna, 1905)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Buffet Entwurf: unbekannt, Wien um 1905 Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: unbekannte Kunstmöbeltischlerei, Wien um 1905 Maße in cm (H x B x T): 183,5 x 182 x 65 Material: Mahagoni...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Whitewashed Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Whitewashed Dessert Buffet represents the apex of tailored design! Inspired by classical Greek and Roman architecture, it features a rectili...
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1890s French Neoclassical Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Henri Rapin Arts and Crafts Bookcase in Oak
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Absolutely stunning and unique French Arts and Crafts cabinet by Henri Rapin, a prominent French designer of the period. Constructed in solid quarter-sawn oak, this massive piece fea...
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Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Antique Buffets

Materials

Leather, Oak

Art Nouveau Credenza, Otto Wytrlik, manufactured by Josef Wytrlik (Vienna, 1901)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Kredenz / Pfeilerschrank Entwurf: Otto Wytrlik, Wien um 1901 Modell-Nummer: "Entwurf für ein einfaches Speisezimmer" Ausführung: Josef Wytrlik, Wien um 1901 Maße in cm (H x B...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Secessionistic Buffet by Otto Wytrlik, ex. by August Ungethüm (Vienna, 1905
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Kredenz / Pfeilerschrank Entwurf: Otto Wytrlik, Wien um 1901 Modell-Nummer: "Entwurf für ein einfaches Speisezimmer" Ausführung: August Ungethüm, Wien um 1905 Maße in cm (H x...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Buffet with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Buffet with Carrara Marble represents the epitome of neoclassic understated elegance ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Maison Krieger Attributed Gilt Dor'e Bronze Verdi Marble Beveled Glass Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb gilt dor'e bronze mounted verdi marble top vitrine buffet. The buffet has a china cabinet or vitrine base with incredibly cast gilt dor'e bronze ormolu including eag...
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1890s French Regency Revival Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique European Mechelen Renaissance Oak Hunt Display Cabinet Stained Glass 90"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Antique Mechelen Renaissance Revival China Hutch, circa 1890s. Made from oak with elaborate figural and floral carved details. Features vibrant original stained glass windows. The buffet or server section of the cabinet has a large table surface, 2 drawers and lower cabinet with two additional drawers and a shelf. The hutch rest upon turned columns and chrysanthemum carved backsplash flanked by acanthus foliate. Includes two interior adjustable shelves and amazing geometric glass doors with a star at the center. The cabinet is ordained with high relief 3/4 French Renaissance figures, Lion heads with brass rings, Cameo panels, Gadrooning, chrysanthemum flowers and pedals. A true work of art that functions well as a bar back, china display cabinet or bookcase. This cabinet is a cut above other Mechelen style cabines. Most are of the less ornate variety and lacking the character of figural and animal carved details. Mechelen, pronounced Malines in France, and also known as Malines or Mechlin in English, is a Dutch-speaking city in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Mechelen is one of Belgium’s prominent cities of historical art. It was a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance. Anne Boleyn, wife of English King Henry VIII (1504–1536) resided in Mechelen as did Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy (1446–1503). In fact, several children who later became queens of European countries had received an education at Margaret of York’s court. In 1572, during the Eighty Years' War, the city was burned and sacked by the Spanish. After this pillaging, the city was rebuilt. It was during this time that the tradition of furniture making began and can still be seen today. Along with furniture, historically famous Mechlinian trades include laken (woollen cloth), tapestries, cordwain, Mechlin lace (precious bobbin lace...
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1890s European Renaissance Revival Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

Turn of the Century Chinese Patinated Wooden Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
A weathered patina gives this vintage wooden buffet an air of romantic mystery. Built in China at the turn of the century, the cabinet is richly decorated with motifs of flowers and ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Buffets

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Two-piece Sideboard in Carved Walnut, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb buffet 2 bodies / dresser composed of: - in the upper part: 4 small drawers, 3 cupboards including a cathedral glass door, and a nicely carved pediment; - in the lower part: 2 large drawers and 1 large cupboard with double doors. All handles and keyholes are carved on a floral theme (leaves and fruits). Art Nouveau style / "Ecole de Nancy" (School of Nancy), France, around 1900. Unsigned, certainly a production of Édouard Diot...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Buffets

Materials

Glass, Wood, Walnut

Mahogany Bar, Northern Europe, circa 1890
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany bar, Northern Europe, circa 1890. Very good condition, furniture after professional renovation, finished in polish. dimensions: height: 156cm, width: 101cm, depth: 55cm.
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1890s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Buffets

Materials

Walnut

Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French. 19th Century Louis XVI commode fully refinished in a...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis Philippe Buffet, France, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sideboard chest of drawers, France, circa 1900. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions: height: 106 cm, width: 130 cm, depth: 57 cm
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Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

1900s French Wooden Buffet with Mesh Screen Doors
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden vitrine made in 1900s France. Featuring an array of cubbies in the upper cabinet, as well as two lower doors, this cabinet offers ample storage space. The upper doors are ou...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Buffets

Materials

Metal

Antique Rustic Arts & Crafts Period Low Buffet ~ Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Arts & Crafts Period Low Buffet ~ Credenza is a wonderful example of the period, wherein tailored lines and sturdy construction ruled the day, with sensible designs th...
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Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV marble top buffet represents an elegant blend of neoclassical architecture and hand-carved embellishment insp...
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1890s French Louis XIV Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Mahogany Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Mahogany Marble Top Buffet is a remarkable work of the cabinetmaker's art! Requiring an expert design as well as craftsmanship, it features a f...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Louis XV Style Corner Buffet from Provence, France, C. 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as an encoignure in France (literally “corner”), this corner buffet was hand-carved in Provence, circa 1900. First seen during the reign of Louis XV, encoignures were light, fu...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Pine, Walnut

Ebony Hollywood Regency Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Sideboard, Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or Sideboard, Louis XVI, Bronze, French. 19th Century Louis XVI commode fully refinished in a ...
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Early 1900s French Hollywood Regency Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Pine Country Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This English pine country server has a one inch gallery surrounding the back and sides. There is a four board plank top with separations between the planks. The drawers have brass bin pulls...
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1890s English Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century French Neoclassical Henri II Marble Top Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Neoclassical Henri II marble top walnut buffet will make a great addition to any room, for a wide variety of purposes, and do it in style! The luxuriously veined ...
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1890s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Empire mahogany marble top buffet is a marvel of the cabinetmaker's art! First, exotic imported mahogany was employed to create a rich, beautiful background using...
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1890s French Empire Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet is a stunning testament to the extraordinary level of artistry and craftsmanship attained by the master cabinetmakers o...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Edwardian Oak Server with Side Shelves, C. 1910
Located in High Point, NC
Edwardian oak server from England, circa 1910. The top is wonderfully grained and has a plate rail along the back and a beveled edge. This follows down to s...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

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

Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Buffet or Cupboard by H.F. Jansen & Zonen, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare buffet or cupboard. The design is attributed to the well known Royal furniture company H.F. Jansen & Zonen from Amsterdam. Solid oak with original brass knobs on doors and drawers. Decorated with the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam! The locks and keys are in good working order. The Royal furniture company H.F. Jansen & Zonen was famous for its designs and works of art for the Royal family in the Netherlands. They have decorated several palaces in the Netherlands. The founder of the company H.F. Jansen had four sons and three of them worked in the company also. The third son Jan Hendrik...
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Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Display Buffet ~ Linen Press
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Display Buffet ~ Linen Press combines many features and functions into one incredible piece! Crafted from fine French walnut, it feat...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Credenza Buffet, Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Art Nouveau carved walnut credenza buffet server by Vittorio Valabrega (1861-1952). The tall finely carved walnut body with twin center doo...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

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

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

Shapland & Petter Extremely Rare Arts & Crafts Mahogany Inlaid Dining Room Suite
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. An extremely rare mahogany dining room set consisting of a sideboard, a buffet and two chairs. The sideboard and buffet all...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

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

19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV marble top walnut display buffet for those who wish to possess an exquisitely rendered, beautifully styled focal centerpiece to a room that performs mul...
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1890s French Louis XIV Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble

Large Italian Early 20th Century Gildwood Carved Server Buffet with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large Italian early 20th century gildwood carved and gilt-brass mounted server buffet with marble top. The rectangular fruit wood body with four front doors ornately carve...
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Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI marble top Buffet with Ormolu is a stunning work of the cabinetmaker's art, and if you act fast, you can also possess its twin! Part of a gracious dinin...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Edwardian Court Cupboard, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 English oak court cupboard with a beveled edge round the top, following down to a hand carved apron with guilloche decoration, flanked by hand carved basketweave patterned...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu is a stunning example of the refined interpretation of the style! The elegant casework is defined by its lighter hu...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Arts & Crafts Oak Server Alta Table with a Finely Carved Centre Panel of Vines
Located in London, GB
Arthur Simpson of Kendal attributed. A fine quality Arts and Crafts Gothic Revival style oak Altar, serving or buffet table with a finely carved center pan...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI painted buffet is a splendid example of the neoclassical revival of the late 1800s, all rendered from solid old-...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnut buffet is a glorious testament to the artistic talents of the sculptors who created such visual magnificen...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Buffets

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet provides three functions in one! A full width, generous serving surface rests atop a pair of spacious drawers with brass pulls. Be...
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1890s French French Provincial Antique Buffets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble-Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut marble-top buffet features subtly curvaceous naturalistic lines accented with shell and foliate carvings, with an interesting design that includes...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Buffets

Materials

Marble

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.

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