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 Provincial Carved Walnut Sideboard Buffet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Louis XV period Provincial walnut console table, 19th century, bought in the South of France. The top with a serpentine shaped front molded front and side edges, a serpentine...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
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
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
Provençal Buffet "pétrin" Carved Walnut, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful Provençal walnut kneader - Pétrin, with hinged tray to open on top, 2 "gendarme hat" doors, perforated crosspiece and interior tray
This piece was used to knead dought whe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
$1,984 Sale Price
25% Off
French Louis XV Style Walnut Buffet on Vaisselier
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Buffet On Vaisselier
Unique piece purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us on questions.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very high quality, beautifully-carved Louis XV period oak buffet a deux corps from the Ile-de-France region (circa 1750). Carved detailing includes a lovely stylized acanthus shell...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Iron
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
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
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
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
Materials
Metal
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
Materials
Oak
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
Antique Louis XV Style Provincial Enfilade
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style provincial fruit wood enfilade, circa early 19th century. With a paneled rectangular top with rounded corners, 3 drawers with steel hardware, 3 doors each with...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
Oak Buffet a deux Corps
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
French first quarter 19th C. Carved Oak Buffet a deux Corps. Circa 1820 French country buffet à deux corps. Oak from Normandy. Louis XV Rococo style. Extensively carved - grapes a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
$4,230
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Ormolu And Marble Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Exotic Wood, Ormolu and Rouge Royale marble buffet. The buffet is raised by four cabriole legs with top scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Materials
Travertine, Brass
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
Materials
Elm
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
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Four-Door Bombe and Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra surface space and storage to a living room with this elegant, antique carved “Buffet de Chasse” or "Hunt Buffet". Hand carved in Lyon F...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak, Paint
French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Walnut Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale French 18th century country French Louis XV period walnut buffet. The buffet raised by Roqvillard supports has an elegant scalloped frieze with a carved ce...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style French Hand Carved Vitrine a Deux Corps
Located in Sofia, BG
A late 19th century Louis XV style French vitrine a deux corps made of solid walnut with raised panels and beautiful carved details. Crown has curved corners with floral carving at t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$2,002 Sale Price
55% Off
Louis XV Deux Corps/ Buffet/Cupboard in Oak from the 18th Century, Picardie
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine Louis XV Deux corps or buffet in oak from the 18th century from Picardy-France
A fine buffet composed of 4 doors and three drawers on the front. Elegant medallions on the two...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
19th Century, French Louis XV Carved Walnut Two-Door Buffet from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruit wood sideboard was carved in Southern France, circa 1890. The Classic sideboard exemplifies the Louis XV style with a heavy presence, dramatic lines and intricate floral and foliage carvings throughout. The cabinet stands on small cabriole legs ending with escargot feet, over a scalloped apron heavily decorated with a center urn filled with floral and leaf motifs. The cabinet features a pair of drawers dressed with heavy forged iron handles and matching escutcheons over hand carved scrolling foliate decor. The cabinet has two paneled doors dressed with oversized iron hinges and large decorative openwork escutcheons; the doors with a stationary center panel, open to interior shelving for ultimate storage. The scalloped top surface is the perfect place to display porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Period Buffet à Deux Corps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XV period walnut "Buffet à Deux Corps" (buffet in two parts) with beautifully carved oak leaf and acorns, rosettes, stars and other details. The upper cabinet has three shelves...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Iron
$13,500 Sale Price
28% Off
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
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood and Elm Enfilade with Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th century French Louis XV Fruitwood and elm enfilade with heart and shell carvings.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
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
Materials
Marble
A Very Good Louis XV Period Panelled Buffet Bas in Oak, France Circa 1740
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & diminutive 18th century Louis XV oak buffet bas, demonstrating superior form & exacting proportions. The panelled case showing traditional peg-joined mortise & teno...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
This exquisite 18th-century French Louis XV walnut buffet is a remarkable example of period craftsmanship and elegance. Featuring two paneled doors with scalloped moldings and hand-c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Mid 19th Century French Walnut China Buffet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century French Walnut China Buffet
Beautiful Condition with Incredible Carving.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with any questions.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Tulipwood Inlaid Single Drawer Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry or hallway with this elegant antique buffet console. Crafted in France circa 1870 and built of inlaid rosewood, the classic c...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Materials
Marble
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
Materials
Iron
$3,656 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful 18th Century Buffet is made of walnut with its original patina and its used of age. It is a Louis XV Period.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV 18th Century Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps from the Loire Valley
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period 18th century cherry buffet à deux-corps from the Loire Valley, with carved doors and apron. Created in the stunning Loire Valley (the French Valley of the Ki...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Cherry
Country French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Vaissellier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Country French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Vaissellier. This richly carved buffet is raised on short cabriole legs below a scalloped frieze with central carvings. Above are three paneled doors, with decorative iron keyhole escutcheons and interior shelf, with carvings of scrolls and foliate. Topped by three carved paneled drawers with iron pulls and central keyhole. A central clock adorns the top flanked by two additional doors with three interior shelves. On each side of the central door, which houses the clock pendulum...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Louis VX Oak Buffet du Corps
Located in Dallas, TX
A Beautiful Louis XV oak Buffet du Corps,
from Normandy, France
With hand-carved details, glazed doors, and interior shelving
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Metal
$19,250 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Materials
Marble
Grand Louis XVI Mahogany Cabinet with Bronze d’Ore Mounts, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XVI four door mahogany cabinet is adorned with bronze d'ore swags and mounts throughout; on the doors are floriate swags with a bow ribbon motif at center. Between the t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
19th Century Fine Louis XV Marble-Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century fine Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze buffet. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Breche De Alep marble top.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Buffet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A country French Provincial Louis XV style antique, with beautifully aged warm rustic patina and original hardware. Made in France early 19th century, featuring the original plank to...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Iron
French 18th Century Walnut Buffet with Carved Floral Motifs, Drawers and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut buffet from the 18th century, with carved floral motifs, two drawers and two doors. Created in France during the reign of King Louis XV in the 18th century, this waln...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Oak Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French oak buffet exemplifies provincial craftsmanship with its elegant proportions, warm tone, and refined detailing. The facade features two paneled doors framed ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
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
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Bleached Enfilade Buffet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage French Louis XV Style Bleached Buffet. Three drawers over a bottom compartment with three doors with operational locks. Back of the buffet has replaced panels. Each drawer an...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood
Antique French Cherrywood Buffet Deux Corp
Located in Denton, TX
Country French wild cherry two-piece buffet with top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Cherry, 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
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Transitional Louis XV & Louis XVI Oak Vaisellier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 18th century French Transitional Louis XV & Louis XVI vaisellier in oak featuring plate shelving above buffet cabinet with 3 drawers, 2 carved paneled...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Louis XV Cherry Enfilade with Single Drawer and Three Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century Louis XV cherry enfilade with single drawer over three doors. This French long buffet from the second half of the 18th century features a rectangular three-plan...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood, Cherry
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Buffet with Pierced Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Buffet with Pierced Apron
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
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
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Sideboard, Credenza, Cabinet, Bronze Mounted
Located in Manhasset, NY
Monumental French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Sideboard, Bronze Mounted
A French Inlaid Louis XV style Sideboard, Credenza, Buffet of Monumental Form having a thick marble top with pink hues supported by a vintage custom French cabinet maker case; the case having five bowed doors all with inlaid floral decoration. Each door having fitted interiors with two shelves and fitted finished sides with mahogany finished reverse interiors. The serpentine front flanked by demilune sides with five top drawers. The whole having finely cast bronze mounts. Simply too much to describe in this large and highly impressive sideboard...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Carrara Marble
Very Fine 19th c French Three Door Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Superb mahogany and walnut three-door tall cabinet with ormolu mounts, a fitted liver and white veined marble top (2 inches thick) and toupie feet. Original key. Original interior w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Materials
Walnut
18th century French Provincial Walnut Sideboard Server
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial walnut cabinet or server featuring a rectangular top over a conforming case fitted with three small drawers with applied diamond design over a two cupboard doors th...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
$3,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Custom Designed Louis XV Style French Provincial Vaisselier
Located in Middleburg, VA
Custom Designed Louis XV Style French Provencial Vaisselier. This refers to a two-part cupboard used to display China and kitchenware. This example is designed around two 18th Centur...
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Early 2000s American Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Metal
Antique French 19th Century Cherry Wood Buffet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular 19th-century French buffet made of cherry wood. The buffet has two parts: a lower section with two doors and two drawers, and an upper section with doors that open to rev...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood, Cherry
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.