Exceptional and Large Walnut Wood Buffet de Chateau, Nimes, France, C. 1750

A rare find in today’s day and age, this walnut buffet with original pierre de st cyr stone top is in exceptional condition. Hand-carved circa 1715 in Lyon, France, this wonderful bu...

Dating to the period of Louis XV, this elegant walnut buffet was hand-carved circa 1750 in the Southern French town of Nimes. Woodworkers in Nimes adhered to the style dictated by th...

This beautiful walnut buffet de chasse (hunting buffet) is characteristic of furniture from the Rhone-Alpes region of France during the Louis XV perio...

Buffets from Provence have a distinct style, often featuring carved motifs relating to nature and agriculture. This walnut buffet from the 1800s is no exception, as noted by the high...

This unique buffet deux corps was hand-carved from walnut wood in France during the Louis XIII period (1600’s). A buffet deux corps (literally “two body buffet”) is a two-tiered cabi...

Originally presented as a wedding dowry, circa 1785 (making it period Louis XVI), this wonderfully hand-carved, hand-painted deux corps is from Normandy, France. According to a centuries-old custom, French fathers would give commissioned pieces of furniture as a wedding gift to their daughters. The item would be sent to the bride’s new home, packed with her belongings. This custom is no longer popular in Europe, but pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries still exist. Generally speaking, the more intricate the carvings, the wealthier the bride’s family was, indicating that this particular bride came from a prominent family. The focal point of our deux corps de marriage is the large crest comprised of a wicker basket bouquet, located just under the arched top. Interestingly, the top of the buffet is arched, not just the crown, which is adorned with egg and dart above a deep cavetto cornice and a ring of imbricated discs that run behind the mid-relief crest. Other motifs include beading, additional bouquet medallions, crinkled ribbon bows, rosettes, Vitruvian waves, and widely spaced fluting. All of the carvings have been painted a true white, while the rest of the wood has a distinguished gray finish with blue accents that has become synonymous with painted antique furniture...

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...

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 nicknamed le Bien-Aimé (translating as the Beloved in English), this walnut buffet features a rectangular top with serpentine front, sitting above two doors. Adorned with carved panels and fitted with Rococo style escutcheons, the doors open to reveal a dark stained interior with inner shelves offering convenient storage opportunities. The side posts are delicately carved and the sides are made of recessed panels. The back is, of course, unfinished. The ensemble is raised on four scrolling feet...

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...

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...

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...

18th century French Louis transitional XV/XVI Walnut buffet from the Nimes region. Dating from the fourth quarter of the 1700s. The buffet has deeply carved designs with fluting in...