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French Dessert Buffet

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a lovely detailed hand carved and scalloped
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 48.75 in W 48 in D 18.25 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and hand carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Marble

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 39.75 in W 45.25 in D 17.88 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a banded edge around the top , which also features
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 39.25 in W 39.25 in D 17.5 in
19th Century Tall French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century tall oak dessert buffet from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century Tall French Dessert Buffet
19th Century Tall French Dessert Buffet
H 51.63 in W 33.75 in D 17.13 in
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a beveled and carved decorated edge around the top
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
H 38.63 in W 45.5 in D 17.5 in
19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet provides three functions in one! A full width
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Buffets

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Walnut

19th Century Carved Oak Dessert Buffet From France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France. On the top there is a glorious hand carved backsplash
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Renaissance Dessert Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Dessert Buffet in Stripped Oak will make a great addition to a cozy
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Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Buffets

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Steel

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Whitewashed Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Whitewashed Dessert Buffet represents the apex of tailored
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Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Renaissance Flip-Top Dessert Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance flip-top dessert buffet in stripped oak is a remarkable variant of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Buffets

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Carrara Marble

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Walnut Marble Top Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Walnut Marble Top Dessert Buffet is a stunning blend of
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Revival Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Dessert Server Sideboard Buffet Louis XV Carved Tiger Oak c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Dessert Server Sideboard Buffet Louis XV Carved Tiger Oak c1890. Direct from France
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Buffets

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Oak

Small French Louis XIII Style Hand-Carved Oak Dessert Buffet, Console c. 1880
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale Louis XIII style hand-carved oak dessert buffet from the late nineteenth century
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

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Bronze

Antique French Walnut Dessert Server, circa 1890 Restored Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1880-1900 Antique French solid Walnut Dessert Server or French Buffet. Beautifully hand
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

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Walnut

Near Pair of Mahogany Consoles Dessertes by Maison Grohé, French, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A near pair of mahogany consoles Dessertes with exceptional gilt bronze Ram’s Head Mounts, by
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Walnut, Marbre & Brass Console or Little Buffet, French, circa 1910
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art Nouveau French console dessert or little buffet, circa 1910. Marble, walnut and brass the
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Buffets

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Marble, Brass

19th Century French Barley Twist Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Barley Twist Dessert Buffet makes a great accompaniment to any room, and has
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards

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Marble

French Antique Carved Marble Top Renaissance Revival Dessert Server Buffet 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French carved walnut dessert server, buffet, liquor cabinet in the Renaissance
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Cabinets

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Marble

12 Antique Limoges Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Gilt Trimmed Plates, Buffet/Dessert
By Delinieres & Co. 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We love the scalloped shape and nice gadroon edging to these handsomely painted set of 12 plates. There is a delightful center gilt medallion and the design features elaborate cartou...
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Antique Early 1900s French Dinner Plates

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Gold, Enamel

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Early 19th Century Mahogany Buffet Dessert
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th century mahogany buffet dessert, two drawers in apron, lower shelf joined by tapered
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Antique 1820s French Console Tables

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French dessert buffet made from oak. The top is banded and has old repairs from
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 39.75 in W 43.38 in D 19.5 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French dessert buffet made from oak with a banded top which has a beveled and carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 39.63 in W 43.5 in D 19.25 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 37.5 in W 45.13 in D 17.75 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a bevelled edge around the top following down to
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Brass

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 41.38 in W 41.88 in L 41.38 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France. the top is banded and has a beveled and hand carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 40.38 in W 45.13 in D 18.13 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th-C. French oak dessert buffet. Fantastic size for any room setting! The top has a beveled and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Shelves

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Oak

19th Century French Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Dessert Buffet
H 36.75 in W 29.25 in D 21.25 in
19th Century French Walnut Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French dessert buffet made from walnut. The top has a beveled edge and follows down to
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Antique 19th Century French Country Buffets

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Brass

19th Century French Walnut Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Walnut Dessert Buffet
H 38.75 in W 47.13 in D 22.63 in
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French dessert buffet made from oak with banding around the top, as well as a beveled
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
H 39.25 in W 45.5 in D 17.88 in
19th-c. French Walnut Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th-century French dessert buffet made from walnut. Top has a bevelled and gadrooned edge, an
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Brass

19th-c. French Walnut Buffet
19th-c. French Walnut Buffet
H 39.25 in W 53 in D 18 in
19th-c. French Carved Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th-c. French hand carved dessert buffet in Oak. The backsplash is highly carved and the finials
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a beveled edge around the top, which opens to
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
H 38.5 in W 43.25 in D 19.25 in
19th Century French Small Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French small dessert buffet made from oak. It has a beveled and gadrooned edge around
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Small Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Small Dessert Buffet
H 36.75 in W 31 in D 17.5 in
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak dessert buffet from France with a banded top and a beveled and carved decorated
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
19th Century French Oak Dessert Buffet
H 41.25 in W 45.88 in D 18.38 in
Country French Louis XV Style Dessert Buffet
Located in Birmingham, AL
Charming Country French Louis XV style dessert buffet hand crafted of walnut by skilled rural
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Buffets

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Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Marble-Top Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance marble-top dessert buffet has an open design providing three
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Antique 1860s French Renaissance Buffets

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Marble

19th Century Neoclassical Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century neoclassical dessert buffet features a serving surface with backsplash, and hand
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Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Buffets

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Walnut

Grand Louis XIV Marble Top Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from solid French white oak, the detailed carvings of this master work are truly a marvel
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

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Marble

19th Century French Louis XIV Hand-Carved Walnut Marble Top Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome 19th century French Louis XIV walnut dessert buffet features timeless styling and
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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Buffets

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Marble

Small French Louis XIII Style Hand-Carved Oak Dessert Buffet, Console c. 1880
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale Louis XIII style hand-carved oak dessert buffet from the late nineteenth century
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

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Bronze

Signed Maison Jansen Bronze Marble Dessert Sideboard Buffet Server
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
banquet setting, this dessert table was made to show off French pastries and desserts at special occasions
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Buffets

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Louis XIII Dessert Buffet with Concealed Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 1880 hand-carved oak Louis XIII style dessert buffet features barley twist legs and two
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

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Marble

dessert buffet
Located in Buchanan, NY
Rosewood server with black veined and mottled marble top. 2 adjustable doors.
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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards

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Marble

dessert buffet
dessert buffet
H 47 in W 46 in D 18 in
19th Century French Louis XIII Hand-Carved Dessert Buffet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This unusual dessert buffet features finely carved details of grapevine, acanthus leaves and a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Serving Tables

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Oak

Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Hand Carved Bleached Oak Dessert Buffet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This hand-carved oak Louis XIII style dessert buffet from the late nineteenth century features
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Console Tables

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Marble

Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
Located in Buchanan, NY
French, 1940s dessert buffet in rosewood with original grey marble. This piece is sold in "as is
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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards

Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
H 38 in W 53.5 in D 18 in
Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 1940s dessert buffet in rosewood with original grey marble. This piece is sold in "as is
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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards

Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
Rosewood 1940s Dessert Sideboard
H 38 in W 53.5 in D 18 in
19th Century French Dessert Buffet with Carved Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French dessert buffet with a beveled and gadrooned edge around the top, which also is
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

Pair of 19th Century French Dessert Buffets
Located in High Point, NC
Rare pair of 19th century oak dessert buffets from France with banded tops that have beveled and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

Pair of 19th Century French Dessert Buffets
Pair of 19th Century French Dessert Buffets
H 39.25 in W 39.25 in D 17.63 in
19th-C. French Twist Dessert Sideboard
Located in High Point, NC
19th-century French dessert buffet made from oak with a beveled and gadrooned edge around the top
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

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Oak

19th-C. French Twist Dessert Sideboard
19th-C. French Twist Dessert Sideboard
H 37.25 in W 47.25 in D 16.88 in
19th Century Renaissance Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring a fully carved facade and a total of three serving surfaces, this 19th Century Dessert
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Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Louis XIII Hand-Carved Oak and Marble Dessert Buffet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This hand-carved oak Louis XIII style dessert buffet features barley twist legs and two drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

Belle Epoque French Dessert or Dumbwaiter in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely Renaissance Style Dessert or Dumbwaiter in walnut with turned and fluted columns
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Buffets

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Walnut

19th Century Gothic Dessert Buffet or Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Gothic dessert buffet or vitrine is a study in architectural grandeur that dates back
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Antique 1870s French Gothic Revival Bookcases

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Brass

French Antique Mahogany Marbletop Dessert Buffet
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Mahogany Marbletop Dessert Buffet with Bronze Hardware. Matching buffet also
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Early 20th Century French Buffets

French Antique Carved Walnut Marbletop Dessert Buffet
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Fine quality 19th century walnut buffet features upper low mirror above a rectangular white marble
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

Carved Walnut French Marble Top Dessert Buffet Server Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous antique French marble top server was made in France circa 1890. The marble is a
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Buffets

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Walnut

French Dessert with Marble Surface
Located in Culver City, CA
This French Dessert or Dumb Waiter, circa 1880, with drawers and shelves is very decorative and
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

French Dessert with Marble Surface
French Dessert with Marble Surface
H 73 in W 47 in D 18 in
Parquetry Top Dessert or Dumbwaiter
Located in Culver City, CA
Including the top shelf this dessert has four surfaces that may be used purely for display or as
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

Parquetry Top Dessert or Dumbwaiter
Parquetry Top Dessert or Dumbwaiter
H 63 in W 51 in D 23.5 in
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dessert Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI style tamboured dessert cabinet with brass gallery and white marble top.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

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Marble, Brass

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19th Century English standing shelf made from mahogany. It has lovely hand turned finials and shelf supports in a bobbin pattern, and is resting on lovely hand turned bun feet.
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Shelves

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19th Century Mahogany Turned Standing Shelf
19th Century Mahogany Turned Standing Shelf
H 42.25 in W 39.25 in D 8.38 in
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Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
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Located in Sharon, CT
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Oval French Hunt Table with Leaf
Located in Evergreen, CO
Beautifully carved and elegant in design, this oak hunt table from France is a rare find, not only for its beauty, but also because it is uncommon to acquire a hunt table with a fini...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Dining Room Tables

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Located in High Point, NC
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19th Century Mahogany Dessert Buffet
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H 38 in W 32.75 in D 18.38 in
Antique Scottish Carved Oak Renaissance Revival Wine Server Buffet Sideboard
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Antique 1860s Scottish Renaissance Revival Buffets

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Oak

19th Century French Renaissance Confiturier ~ Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Confiturier ~ cabinet displays an abundance of artful splendor in a relatively diminutive package! Rendered from old-growth indigenous oak, it feature...
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Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Cabinets

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Oak

Antique English Tudor Style Bench
Located in New Orleans, LA
A nice little bench or stool for fetching things just beyond reach or for resting feet!
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Early 20th Century English Benches

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Oak

Antique English Tudor Style Bench
Antique English Tudor Style Bench
H 10.5 in W 29 in D 11 in
English Mahogany Serving Trolley
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany serving trolley, the gallery with carved supports, two drawers with original brass pulls, two lower shelves, resting on brass and brown porcelain castors, circa 1890.
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Antique 1890s English Shelves

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Brass

English Mahogany Serving Trolley
English Mahogany Serving Trolley
H 44.75 in W 42.5 in D 19 in
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Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak console table from England with a wonderfully detailed hand carved backsplash over the top of the table, which has a beveled and carved decorated edge and simple sid...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Console Tables

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Oak

19th Century Carved Oak Console Table
19th Century Carved Oak Console Table
H 41.5 in W 48 in D 21.13 in
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19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Marble Top Raised Buffet
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Oak

19th Century Carved French Side Table
19th Century Carved French Side Table
H 29.5 in W 33.25 in D 21.5 in
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French Dessert Buffet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French dessert buffet available at 1stDibs. Each French dessert buffet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and marble. There are many kinds of the French dessert buffet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A French dessert buffet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French dessert buffet over the years, but those crafted by Delinieres & Co. and Maison Jansen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a French Dessert Buffet?

The average selling price for a French dessert buffet at 1stDibs is $2,988, while they’re typically $1,395 on the low end and $254,236 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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