Louis XV Buffets
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
French 19th Century Solid Oak Buffet à Deux Corps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French solid oak buffet à deux corps from the 19th century, Louis XV in style, with baroque carvings to add depth to the paneled doors, and serpentine apron that together give this...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
18th Century Louis XV French Enfilade
Located in Austin, TX
An original French 18th-century Enfilade made of fine mahogany wood. This Louis XV-period enfilade has three openings and a beautiful marble top. The mahogany wood classifies this en...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
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 Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
Pair 19th Century Country French Buffets in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Country French Buffets in Stripped Oak are the perfect choice for adding symmetry or just a matched pair to any room! With each featuring two spacious cabinets and...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Steel
Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Veneer with Oeben Marquetry, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Louis XV chest of drawers called "commode sauteuse" in rosewood veneer, violet wood and stained wood, curved on three sides and topped by a Royal marble top. It opens in ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Griotte Marble, Bronze
Buffet Two Corps Louis XV in Oak 18th Century, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Beautiful 4-door buffet/cupboard in oak Louis XV transition Louis XVI, 18th century, France
molded doors with fine sculptures
Superb state of conservation and exceptional patina
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
French 18th Century Louis XV Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Beautiful Buffet is made of oak and is nicely carved.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Rustic Oak Buffet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This beautiful French Provincial Louis XV oak buffet still has its original old wax patina and brass hardware and it has two doors and three drawers on the top. Made in the north of ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
19th Century Antique French Louis XV Style Solid Oak Buffet, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
A beautiful antique French Louis XV style buffet, circa 1870.
Made of solid oak with luscious curves and carving. The marquetry top has a lively undulating shape across the front. P...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
19th Century French Elm Buffet with Flower & Urn Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French elm buffet with flower & urn carving, shaped apron, & cabriole feet.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Elm
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 Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
Oak Dessert Buffet, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Beautifully carved from oak and quarter-sawn oak, this elegant dessert buffet features a pierced backboard carved of c scrolls, ruffles, flowers and fol...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
French Louis XV Marble Top Vaisselier
Located in Portland, OR
Splendid French marble top Vaisselier. Adorned with magnificent carvings from the sweet flowers on the raised door panels, to the center details of the scalloped aprons, again at the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
18th Century Walnut Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
18th century walnut buffet with two short drawers and two cabinet doors with a chapeau de gendarme form. Note the beautifully proportioned s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Painted Buffet Deux-Corps from Normandy
Located in Vista, CA
Cabinet doors and cornice present a scroll theme, ending in a simple plinth with central circular designs. The top glass front cabinet contains two shaped wood shelves to beautifull...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
18th Century French Louis XV Painted "Buffet de Chasse" with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Add both surface space and graceful storage to a living or dining room with this elegant 18th-century French Buffet de Chasse. Hand-carved in Lyon circa 1760, the enfilade rests on s...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak, Paint
Early 19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Pear Wood Tall Buffet
Located in Middleburg, VA
A stately and beautifully aged tall buffet in the Louis XV Provincial style, handcrafted in Brittany, France, circa 1820. This elegant cabinet is composed...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel, Metal, Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Rosewood Console with Rouge Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate an entryway or dining room with this refined Louis XVI–style console table. Crafted in France circa 1870, the piece features a serpentine front and richly veneered rosewood s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble, Bronze
Antique buffet cherry wood kitchen cabinet France, Louis XV around 1750
Located in Würzburg, DE
Antique Louis XV sideboard from France, around 1750
✓ Timeless and durable
✓ Impressive presence
✓ French provincial style
Dimensions: W: 167cm H: 203cm D: 54cm
Article: Counte...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Cherry
Dutch
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Elegant Dutch lift-top buffet in mahogany, circa 1780.
With 2 drawers, 2 (roller) doors and the special lift-top.
In a very good condition.
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Mahogany
$6,521
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Painted Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
Painted 18th century Louis XV buffet with original hardware. Note that the right side has a panel but the left side doesn't. Yet the piece is in proportion because the skirted facade is perfectly symmetrical. Beautiful 18th century hinges...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Display Buffet with Travertine
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Display Buffet with Travertine was designed in what we call a relaxed formal affair, with a step-back center section flanked by an open display niche...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
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Travertine, Brass
French 1790s Louis XV Style Cherry Vaisselier with Baluster Adorned Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French late 18th century Louis XV style cherry two-part vaisselier with original hardware and open shelves over two drawers and two doors. This French buffet à deux-corps features ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood, Cherry
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Wood Buffet from Provence, France
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality French 18th century carved walnut 2 drawer, 2 door buffet with steel hardware and inlaid star on bottom apron.
During the reign of Louis XV in the 1700’s, French menuisi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Iron
Louise Credenza Art Deco Buffets in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Lorraine Two-body Buffet And Dresser
Located in Charmes, FR
two-piece sideboard, from the Lorraine region, made at the beginning of the 20th century, based on a model exhibited at the Lorraine Museum, solid oak, in good condition
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
French Louis XV Period Cherrywood 2-Door, 2-Drawer Buffet, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with a molded edge and rounded front corners above a conforming case housing two drawers and two paneled doors, the case resting on small carved cabriole sha...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Cherry
18th Century French Louis XV Sideboard or Buffet Made of Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exquisite French Louis XV baroque sideboard from the Dijon region circa 1740. Made of walnut and oak.
Standing on 8 feet with 4 nicely carved scrolled cabriole legs between a beaut...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood, Oak, Walnut
A Louis XV Mahogany Buffet with Bois Citronnier Panels
Located in Sheffield, MA
An unusual Louis XV Mahogany
Buffet with Bois Citronnier Panels
The interior revealing two drawers and shelving
Bordeaux,France ,possibly made for the English Trade
18th Century
...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood
$9,600 Sale Price
42% Off
French 18th Century Sideboard in Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
18th century LXV sideboard in solid walnut, with beautiful molding and fine fittings.
Two doors and two drawers. Original lock.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
Mid-18th Century French Normandy Painted Buffet with Faux Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 18th-century Neoclassical buffet or sideboard cabinet from the Normandy region of France. Painted beautiful shades of celadon, the piece features a faux marble top, carved apron...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood
Maison Soubrier Louis XV Mixed Woods Burl & Satinwood Marquetry Buffet, C 1920s
By Soubrier
Located in Germantown, MD
A very fine French Maison Soubrier Louis XV style Mixed woods and Burl with Satinwood Marquetry Buffet in great vintage condition, Circa 1920s. Proportionate size, convenient for me...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
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Fruitwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Burl, Oak
19th Century Provincial Walnut Sideboard
Located in Buchanan, MI
A 19th century provincial walnut sideboard height 40 1/2 x width 80 x depth 24 3/4 inches. Great color and patination.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Buffet de Chasse from the Château de Rosière
Located in Atlanta, GA
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 Isè...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant late 19th century French Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood buffet. The buffet is raised by cabriole legs and has an arbalest shaped front and bombee shaped sides. The sc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
19th C. French Régence Marble Top Carved Walnut Three-Door Enfilade with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Lyon, France circa 1860, this stately Régence enfilade is built from solid walnut and crowned with an impressive 3-inch-thick slab of gray Saint-Anne marble. Quarried in s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine three door French mid 19th century Louis XV st. buffet. The whole raised on cabriole legs and has three doors on both sides. With a quarter veneer of Tulipwood framed within a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
French Louis XV Period 1750s Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps with C-Scroll Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period cherry buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with original hardware. This French cabinet features a bonnet top surmounting two doors with carved pane...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Cherry
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV White Oak Buffet Server
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Country Louis XV style white oak sideboard buffet or server
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1960s
Measures: 39.13" W x 18"...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Buffet à Deux Corps in Pine with Brass Chicken Wire on Panels
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely French Louis XV "buffet à deux corps" or cupboard in French pitch pine with chapeau de gendarme top, brass chicken wire on upper door panels, o...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
Rare 1730s Louis XV Hunter's Buffet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wonderful and substantial 18th century 'buffet de chasse' (huntboard) in moulded and carved oak, topped with an imposing slab of characterful red and green Levanto marble. Typicall...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
French 1750s Louis XV Period Walnut Buffet with Star Inlay and Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut buffet from the mid-18th century, with star inlay and carved shells. Created in France during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed Le Bien-Aimé (the B...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Buffet a Deux Corps in Solid Walnut c. 1780
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An 18th century buffet a deux corps in walnut with a cabinet resting above another cabinet and terminating on short carved cabriole legs with carved apron. Features original brass ha...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
French 1750s Louis XV Walnut Provençal Buffet with Single Drawer and Two Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut buffet from Provence with single drawer and two doors. Created in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV nicknamed the Beloved (l...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
French Louis XV Period 1750s Walnut Buffet with Carved Doors and Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut buffet from the Mid-18th Century, with serpentine top, carved doors, apron and scrolling feet. Created in France during the reign of King Louis XV nic...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Superb 18th Century French Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superb 18th century French buffet, the wood is covered with white wax.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
French 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality country French 18th Century Louis XV period honey colored Walnut buffet, with a rectangular moulded shaped top above a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
18th Century, Bressan Dresser with Elm Clock
Located in Beaune, FR
Bressan china cabinet in elm burl with clock dating from the 18th century. Upper part serving as a dresser with small storage cupboards and the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Elm
18th Century Walnut Buffet De Chasse from Lyon, France
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful walnut buffet de chasse (hunting buffet) is characteristic of furniture from the Rhone-Alpes region of France during the Louis XV perio...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Stone, Iron
French Louis XV Period 1770s Walnut Buffet with Drawers, Carved Doors and Skirt
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut buffet from circa 1770 with two drawers over carved doors and skirt. This French Louis XV period walnut buffet from circa 1770 exudes the timeless ele...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
18th Century Country French Provincial Stripped Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Provincial buffet features an arbalette, or Archer's bow, facade sculpted and embellished from solid oak to last for centuries! Amazingly, it appears to b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Period Painted Buffet with Drawers and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period painted wood buffet from the mid-18th century, with two drawers over two doors and scalloped skirt. This French painted buffet features a rectangular, slight...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
Regal French Louis XV Period Cherrywood Buffet
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Delicately hand-carved solid cherrywood with wrought iron hardware. Richly grained wood in a deep cognac tone.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Vaisellier with Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century vaisellier in walnut featuring arched cornice, plate rack with enclosed clock workings, 3 paneled door cabinet below with foliage ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Buffet With Green Re-edged Support Height. Late 18th/early 19th Century
Located in Charmes, FR
furniture at support height in carved wood re-lacquered green, opening with two leaves carved with scalloped reserves, fluted uprights, curved crowbars, wear and damage to the paintw...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
18th Century Dresser
Located in Charmes, FR
solid oak sideboard, 18th century from the Lorraine region, in very good condition, beautiful quality of carving
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood
$4,743
Small 18th Century Lorraine Dresser
Located in Charmes, FR
pretty little two-door dresser in light oak, 18th century from the Lorraine region, iron hardware, has two keys in very good condition
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
Provencal Louis XV Period Buffet in Walnut, France c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV Buffet, constructed in Walnut, and accented with pierced Steel escutcheon plates & decorative mounts. Provencal in origin, and dating from the mid-18th century.
T...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Steel
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credenza in Walnut Antiques Buffet Cabinet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credenza in Walnut Antiques Buffet Cabinet. This superb 18th century French Louis XV Credence buffet from Arles France is one of the most exceptio...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Metal
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Louis Xv buffets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV buffets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage buffets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV buffets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original buffets, popular names associated with this style include and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for buffets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $955,603 while the average work can sell for $5,564.
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