19th Century Oak Confiturier Cabinet from Normandy, France

A handsome and robust storage piece, this buffet deux corps was hand-carved in Haute-Normandie (“Upper Normandy”), France during the 19th century. The underside of the flat crown has...

Colmar, where this handsome buffet deux corps was crafted, is an affluent commune in the Alsace region of France, a mere 15 miles from the German border. Because of this proximity, t...

Hand-carved in Laval, France, circa 1730, this oak buffet deux corps has been bleached, allowing the motifs of the Louis XV cabinet to gain promi...

This grand and distinctive piece of furniture from Northern Brittany is known as a “buffet malouin” and was created in the late 17th century. These types of cabinets were created for important homes in the historic port city of Saint-Malo. The design, with large octagonal molded panels, double colonettes, and finely cut brass fittings, is unique to other French furniture of the period. The design was directly influenced by the Dutch mariner carpenters living in Saint-Malo at the time (the Dutch beeldenkast cabinet shows similarities) The large four-door cabinet was carved in oak, as was most of the other “malouin” furniture pieces. It is an imposing and impressive piece, standing over 7 feet tall and nearly 7 feet wide. The front of the piece has twisted, double colonettes, multi-profiled cushion-shaped octagonal panels, and finely cut brass key hole escutcheons, drawer pulls, and lozenge plates. There are 3 drawers, 2 of which are full sized, with a smaller drawer in the center. 3 large bun feet along the front hold up the entire piece, while 2 block feet support the rear. Each door has its own functioning key and lock, with a yet another key for the center drawer. Door and drawer panels are solid and impressive old pieces of oak, which still open and close with ease, indicating the quality of construction and great care that this piece has received over the centuries. The “meuble malouin” in the form of a large 4 door buffet is not often easily found. Research shows photos of several models in various states that have come to surface, but they were not nearly pervasive as French case...

This handsome antique table is from Normandy and features an interesting single cut plank top with a beautiful burl wood grain. The thick walnut plank top was originally cut into tw...

A beautiful example of a 19th-century French chest of drawers, this commode is over 3 1/2 feet tall and nearly 6 feet wide (69 13/4 inches). It features a total of five drawers arra...

A tall early 19th century French Louis XIII style jam cabinet or confiturier from Normandy, circa 1820s. Handcrafted of old growth oak with a rectangular beveled edge top over a sing...

Charming "Confiturier" Sideboard in varnished fir / pine from the Louis Philippe period, opening with one door. This pretty little piece of furniture has an ideal size and a simple e...

A 19th century bleached oak display cabinet from France. This cabinet consists of a large lower cabinet, upon which sits three top shelves...

Unique and rare cabinet with an open base, finished all around, so it could be freestanding in the room, the front panels intricately carved with gothic tracery work, the side and ba...

A fine form two-piece oak Gothic style cabinet in old dark finish with trefoil lined crest surmounting an upper tracery gallery back, over a singl...

Beautifully handmade, two piece solid cherry wood cabinet. Upper cabinet has chicken wire panel doors for displaying China or Books. Chicken...