Napoleon III Chinois Buffet

Pair of 18th century walnut cabinets with original hardware and lovely patina.

18th century painted and gilded buffet with original marble.

Beautifully Decorated Single Door Cabinet

Colorfully Painted large 19th century French Buffet. The doors are beautifully decorated and there is a pair of unique corner doors.This piece has the original hardware and original shelving and would fit into any setting. It certainly would be wonderful in a French Provincial Kitchen...

The cabinet is crafted in Napoleon III style, which is also known as Second empire style. The main material of the cabinet is ebony with dark varnish finish. The top of the cabinet iscovered with Carrara marble, which was a popular combination of that time period. The large frizes atop and the small friezes on the bottom are sculpted with beautiful and delicate pearl-shaped motifs. The pearl motif dominates in this antique French cabinet, as it features also in the framing edge of the front panels of the door. It seems like the pearl motifs become an endless source of inspiration in this French gorgeous cabinet. On either side of the front corner panels of the cabinet is an image of a man's head gilded with ormolu, built into the modillions, where flowers hang from them.The corners of a cabinet are ornated with square rosettes which are overhung by rococo curves and shells. The acanthus leaf pattern complements the decoration of the 4 front corners of the cabinet. In the central door panel there is a medallion with a painting of two women with a goat standing by a tree surrounded by forest. The porcelain picture depicts the poetic beauty of people and landscapes in the French countryside. The bright colors in the porcelain painting brings more life in to the dark stained cabinet...

It is a luxurious piece of furniture, characterized by its rich ornamentation and use of contrasting materials. Materials The cabinet is crafted from ebony with gilt bronze mounts ad...

This elegant cabinet is a striking example of the refined aesthetic that characterized the Napoleon III period in France. The cabinet showcases a masterful combination of materials a...

his elegant cabinet exemplifies the pinnacle of 19th-century French cabinetmaking, executed in the style of André-Charles Boulle, the renowned 17th-century master. The cabinet showca...