1870s Buffets

This 19th-century French Louis XVI-Style buffet is beautifully hand-painted with a bird motif. Its marble top is hand-hewn and original to the piece. The soft palate makes this pi...

An important and monumental-sized carved Walnut mirrored French buffet by Guéret Frères, Rue Lafayette 216, Paris. Napoleon III style, between 1870 and 1877. Renowned for their exqu...

A very good antique carved oak French three tier buffet/server, circa 1870. The back having a gallery carved with foliate & a lion's head crest, the top edge of the server carved wit...

Featuring two hunt trophies and detailed motifs inspired by nature, this oak buffet deux corps was hand-carved in France, circa 1870. Traces of the original finish are still visible, but the wood was previously bleached, giving it a warm, golden brown tone. The top body...

19th century Gothic Revival Buffet ~ Credenza ~ Sideboard is a remarkable example of the era, when Napoleon III revisited all the glory of French architecture and design compressed i...

19th century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet is a masterpiece of the artisans around the environs of Paris who strove...

Heavily carved French Henri II buffet or hunt cabinet ‘deux corps’ in oak, the lower doors with detailed carved leaves and hunting dogs, the upper cabi...

A superb antique carved French mahogany etagere/buffet in the Chinoiserie style, circa 1875. The cabinet in two sections having a carved cornice to the top with twin mirrors...

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Walnut Marble Top Serving Buffet ~ Sideboard is the perfect choice for providing elegant surfaces without sacrificing much floor space. Craf...

A stunning 19th century French Provençal Regence style demilune enfilade buffet handcrafted by talented artisans near Avignon of solid oak that's been bleached or washed to a natural finish retaining its beautiful patina, circa 1870s. Unmistakably French, this wonderful washed oak buffet has a painted faux slate demilune top surmounting the conforming case. Four columns with carved rocaille and foliate motifs provide a framework for the center moulded panel doors and the rounded corner cabinet doors...

The masters of Europe who carved furniture all agreed that one of the best, if not THE best carvers was the great Luigi Frullini of Italy who may have d...

19th Century Renaissance console ~ Etagere Buffet is a truly special piece, one that will fit in tight spots, niches, between windows, on stairwell landings and just about anywhere! ...

Gorgeous 19th century French hunt style / renaissance revival Cabinet. Impressive sculpted Stag on top & four barley twisted columns. The cabinet is richly decorated with French hunt / Black Forest style carvings of birds & plants. All done in solid European oak by a master carver. The cabinet has a glass top with 3 adjustable shelves. Would make a stunning Bookcase or can be adjusted to a gun cabinet amazing...

Circa 1870 19thC French Painted Buffet in original green paint with key Exceptional patination sku 923 W100 x D50 x H94 cm

When we opened our store over 30-years ago in the Chicagoland area, we began installing European unfitted kitchens, composed of using antique furniture pieces in lieu of new cabinetry. One thing led to another and we’ve expanded into fabricating kitchen islands and of course keeping a sharp eye out for great old shop fittings. (Fancy wording for store counters). Generally, they tended to be pine and were worn out, however every once in a great moon you’ll find a white oak or rarer yet, a French walnut potential kitchen island. This particular antique French counter...