Heavy Carved and Bleached Oak French Monastery Table, Circa 1950

With ample character and rustic charm, this oak and pine table would be a fantastic addition to any household. Hand-carved circa 1950s in the Pyrenees Mountains of France, the top an...

Featuring elements in the style of both Louis XIV and Louis XV, this buffet vitrine is from Liege, Belgium. Hand-carved circa 1900, the wood has been bleached more recently, giving t...

This rare walnut wood and oak 18th century refectory table from Spain has a top made from one single piece of wood. The overhang of the to...

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...

Known as a “St Hubert”, this impressive oak hunt buffet features a well-carved back wall with two shelves set above a traditional buffet body. This structure, as well as the presence of the highly detailed and scrolled pilasters, are hallmarks of a St Hubert buffet or vaisselier. Additionally, St Hubert was the patron saint of hunters, so pieces such as ours almost always feature hunting trophies or carvings of animals. Perhaps the most noticeable carving is the ornate crown, which has a pair of winged lions flanking a shaped coat of arms topped by a scalloped shell with foliate margents running under the mythical creatures. Two more winged lions (with large monopodial feet) make up the pilasters that support the bottom shelf. The pilasters of the upper shelf are scrolled architectural elements with a curled leaf façade. Both shelves have volute leaf curls on each side, while the back wall has two foliate margents with a raised roundel medallion, set inside a rectangular border adorned with foliage. The same rectangular border can be seen on all four doors of the main body, each enveloping a unique carving inspired by nature. Both center doors have been embellished with trophies of felled birds, opening to reveal a single shelf. The side doors, which have been meticulously carved in a curved fashion, feature fruit and floral bouquets tied with crinkled ribbons, and front a shaped shelf. Above each door is a drawer festooned with rectangular molding and foliate margents, separated by square joinery embellished with rosettes and leaf clusters. Buffets such as ours would have been used as presentation pieces for fresh game in French hunting lodges...

An elongated French buffet with more than two doors is known as an enfilade. This bleached four-door enfilade (from circa 1940s) has been hand-carved in the style of Louis XIV. All f...

A superb French oak monastery table with a generous three-plank top. The top is supported on a large trestle base, and united with a single...

A handsome antique French monastery trestle dining table, circa 1920s, handcrafted with precision and care of solid oak by talented artisans in the picturesque seaside town of Étreta...

Large bleached oak dining table from France with impressive carved trestle base with heavy legs. The original dark oak has been bleached, creating a fresh, lighter look for today's m...

We fell in love with this monastery table type dining table with a futuristic look with its original base. Heavy and robust, its relatively suitable size makes it super sexy in a mod...

Found in the region of Normandy, France, this large artisan-made oak monastery table or dining table from the turn of the twentieth century features a 2.5 inch thick top constructed ...

A substantial antique French oak monastery / refectory table. circa 1900 Hand carved in France in the early 20th century, likely near the Alps region of Southern France close to the...