Antique Louis XV Style Buffet de Chasse

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...

This beautiful walnut buffet de chasse (hunting buffet) is characteristic of furniture from the Rhone-Alpes region of France during the Louis XV perio...

From France, circa 1880, this exceptional buffet features curved ends, giving the cabinet an overall demilune shape. Carved by hand by an immensely talented woodworker, the motifs on the two center doors depict a fowl trophy (left door) and a fish trophy (right door), making this a buffet de chasse (hunting buffet). Both of the trophies, which are bas-relief, are surrounded by an arabesque of foliage, lozenges, and rinceaux, that is in turn encompassed by a rectangular molding adorned with a repeating latticework of lozenges. This same border also embellishes the two curved side doors, encircling a large bouquet of fruit and flowers carved in relief. The two center doors open to reveal a large compartment with a single shelf, while both of the side doors front separate compartments with a wedge-shaped shelf. Above each door is a belt drawer with small pendant pulls set within a sprawling foliate margent with floral terminals. Each drawer is flanked by two raised rectangular panels festooned with detailed leaf clusters. Directly beneath two of the leaf bouquets on the front façade are two protruding pilasters that separate the side doors from the main compartment doors. These supports have been carved with a fluted volute topped by a large leaf above a margent of assorted fruits. Beneath the pilasters is a protruding apron that is flush with the floor, carved with angular foliate niches and concentric roundels. More rounded version of the infilled niches grace the quarter-round molding that enhances the top, with a pull-out bread board that tops the front two drawers. The craftsmanship of our demi lune buffet...

A beautiful rendering in the style of Louis XV, this bleached oak buffet is considered an enfilade since it has more than two doors. Hand-carved in the 1800s, the original finish has...

Originally presented as a wedding dowry, circa 1785 (making it period Louis XVI), this wonderfully hand-carved, hand-painted deux corps is from Normandy, France. According to a centuries-old custom, French fathers would give commissioned pieces of furniture as a wedding gift to their daughters. The item would be sent to the bride’s new home, packed with her belongings. This custom is no longer popular in Europe, but pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries still exist. Generally speaking, the more intricate the carvings, the wealthier the bride’s family was, indicating that this particular bride came from a prominent family. The focal point of our deux corps de marriage is the large crest comprised of a wicker basket bouquet, located just under the arched top. Interestingly, the top of the buffet is arched, not just the crown, which is adorned with egg and dart above a deep cavetto cornice and a ring of imbricated discs that run behind the mid-relief crest. Other motifs include beading, additional bouquet medallions, crinkled ribbon bows, rosettes, Vitruvian waves, and widely spaced fluting. All of the carvings have been painted a true white, while the rest of the wood has a distinguished gray finish with blue accents that has become synonymous with painted antique furniture...

Dating to the period of Louis XV (circa 1750), this large and elegant walnut buffet de chateau was hand-carved in the Southern French town of Nimes. Woodworkers in Nimes adhered to t...

A French Louis XV period 18th century buffet de chasse from the Château de Rosière in the Isère department. Found in the Château of Rosière located in Ruy-Montceau in the eastern Isère department, this exquisite buffet de chasse (meant to prepare game after the hunt) features a grey marble top sitting above a façade presenting two doors adorned with beautifully carved foliage and molded frames. These doors open to reveal inner shelves and hidden drawers offering great storage options. Accented with a carved skirt, this French Ecole Lyonnaise 18th century hunting cabinet...

This is a charming Louis XV style buffet, striated overall in white. The top has a molded edge over two paneled cabinet doors and a shaped apron,...

This is a mellow patinated French Louis XV style cherry buffet, the top with molded edge over three frieze drawers and three paneled cabinet doors. Below the doors is a nicely shaped...

Antique Louis XV style provincial fruitwood buffet, 19th century. With a 3 board rectangular top with rounded front corners, 2 frieze drawers with iron hardware over two fruitwood do...

Antique French Louis XV style buffet constructed from solid French cherrywood, with stylized shell carving on a scalloped apron. Our antique French Louis XV style buffet, was restore...

Vintage French Louis XV Style Bleached Buffet. Three drawers over a bottom compartment with three doors with operational locks. Each drawer and door are fitted with cast iron hardware.