Nice - Buffets

This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood in furniture, inlaid designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal, marble etc. In addition, to express the royal style, the "Boulle" style also uses a large amount of gilded copper on the furniture, such as tiger claw decoration, mirror border decoration, leaf decoration, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded legs. This is a pretty prominent highlight in the overall black and gold color scheme. Moreover, the head of a woman is in the middle of the cabinet with waves in her hair and grape vines could be representing the Greek goddes of spring Spring. Surrounding the head are beautiful acanthus motifs incorporated in every layer and surface of the cabinet. Symmetricallly on the left and right side of the head are two identical faces, with one being the lock of the cabinet where key goes. The four corners of the cabinet have blooming carnations to create a feeling of spring coming. The details are collaged, decorated with golden bronze leaves in a classic French style. On the edges of the cabinet are sculptures of two women wrapped around with cloth and leaves. Through it, the author highlights the beauty of the woman's status in the past. On the side panels of the cabinet is placed a gilded face of a man with wings...

A French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut buffet à deux-corps from the Loire Valley with bonnet top. Born in the exquisite Loire Valley region that shelters some of the most a...

Known as an encoignure in France (literally “corner”), this corner buffet was hand-carved in Provence, circa 1900. First seen during the reign of Louis XV, encoignures were light, fu...

A large early 19th century Louis XV style French buffet from Provence made of solid walnut. Beautiful character to the wood and fine hand-carvings of an urn and olive branches. An un...

19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a lovely detailed hand carved and scalloped backsplash, over three shelves. The top is wonderfully grai...

This 19th-century French Napoleon III Meuble d'Appui is a stunning antique piece made of solid walnut and adorned with beautiful golden molds. With its e...

Henry II buffet that is large and impressive; original finish with great carving! Made of walnut. Pegs together for assembly and shipping. The Carving ...

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...

A Belle Époque French buffet a deux corps in a medium, brown-colored walnut. This very beautiful Renaissance-style buffet features exceptional carvings of urns, flowers & foliage tha...

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 Isère department, this exquisite buffet de chasse (meant to prepare game after the hunt) features a grey marble top sitting above a façade presenting two doors adorned with beautifully carved foliage and molded frames. These doors open to reveal inner shelves and hidden drawers offering great storage options. Accented with a carved skirt, this French Ecole Lyonnaise 18th century hunting cabinet...

Napoleon III French Second Empire Monumental Ebonized and Parcel Silvered Meuble d'Appui Cabinet, with white marble top, long drawer over pair of doors opening up to three interior burlwood drawers...

19th century oak buffet from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and hand carved decorated edge, following down to paneled sides, which...