Louis XV Buffets
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Antique French Louis XV Flame Mahogany Swell Front Marble Top Server C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XV Flame Mahogany Swell Front Marble Top Server C1830
Measures- 31.25"H x 50"W...
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Early 19th Century Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
French Provincial Louis XV Grand Regence Style Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut sideboard.
Hand-crafted in France in the mid-20th century, excellent quality, exceptionally executed in timeless 18th cent...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Marble
French 1750s Louis XV Walnut Floral Buffet à Deux-Corps from the Loire Valley
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
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, a highly carved antique French dessert serve...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century French Louis XV style buffet deux corps showcases the elegance and refinement synonymous with French provincial design. Crafted from oak, the piece features b...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Buffet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome 18th century French Provincial buffet, or sideboard, in mellow and beautifully aged walnut. Opening with a central frieze drawer and two large, lockable cupboard...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV style Buffet Server Bodart
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style four door buffet with pull out serving tray. Nicely detailed in classic Badart fashion interpreting the spirit of France.
Curbside to NYC...
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20th Century American Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
18th Century Country French Normandy Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV style country French buffet from Normandy made of solid hand carved oak with fine hand carvings. The buffet has three dovetailed drawers to store silverware,...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Brass
French Louis XV 18th Century Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps from the Loire Valley
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period 18th century cherry buffet à deux-corps from the Loire Valley, with carved doors and apron. Created in the stunning Loire Valley (the French Valley of the Ki...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Cherry
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet Cabinet in Cherrywood
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful 18th century French buffet/ sideboard in cherry wood with rounded bevel-edged, rectangular top resting on a base with two drawers over two cabinet doors. This graceful bu...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
French Country Louis XV Style Fruitwood Sideboard, Parquetry Top
Located in Houston, TX
This fine buffet/sideboard is fitted with two centered drawers over two cabinet doors,
Flanked by curved door side cabinets, interior shelf, rising on cabriole legs that are
Beaut...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
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Fruitwood
Vintage Country French Buffet Marble Top
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vintage Country French walnut marble top buffet is a classic example of understated elegance! Crafted from beautifully grained Walnut, it features a step-front center section, fine m...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Extraordinary Louis XV/ XVI Style Highly Figured Inlaid Buffet Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely constructed and superb French cabinet with chosen figured mahogany in subtly inlaid designs utilizing the graining in a masterful manner. The cabinet with two doors, gilt br...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Louis XV Provincial Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th century French walnut Louis XV Provincial Buffet
A period handcrafted buffet made of solid walnut with three drawers above two beveled doors opening to a single shelf open. Ori...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Two-Door Buffet from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruit wood sideboard was carved in Southern France, circa 1880. The Classic sideboard exemplifies the Louis XV style with a heavy presence, dramatic lines and intricate floral and foliage carvings throughout. The cabinet stands on small cabriole legs ending with escargot feet, over a scalloped apron heavily decorated with a center urn filled with floral and leaf motifs. The cabinet features a pair of drawers across the front dressed with heavy forged iron handles and matching escutcheons (and two fake drawers at the end!), over hand carved laurel and oak branch decor. The cabinet has two arched doors with recessed panels and dressed with oversized iron hinges and large decorative openwork escutcheons (and two fake doors at either end!); the middle doors open to interior shelving for ultimate storage. The scalloped top surface is the perfect place to display porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Antique French Louis XV Style Solid Oak Buffet, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
A beautiful antique French Louis XV style buffet, circa 1870.
Made of solid oak with luscious curves and carving. The marquetry top has a lively undulating shape across the front. P...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl, Ash & Walnut Bressan Clock Vaisselier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a breakfast room or dining room with this elegant antique "Buffet a Horloge". Hand carved in the Bressan region near Lyon, France circa 1860 with ash burl and walnut, the im...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Walnut, Burl, Ash
French Transitional Louis XV / Louis XVI Buffet Deux Corps with Glazed Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Transitional Louis XV / Louis XVI Buffet Deux Corps with Glazed Doors, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Wood
French 18th Century Louis XV Petite Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XV period solid oak buffet. A pair of carved doors hang on steel barrel hinges with hand cut escutcheon plates and a working lock and key. The interior has one fixed 1...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
French Louis XV-Style Antique Country Buffet/Enfilade with Parquetry Top
Located in Houston, TX
Large piece made of oak in the Louis XV-Style. Having four doors with
Great storage. The sides are gracefully curved and each side has two
Shelves. The center doors open each side ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Buffet a Deux Corps or Sideboard
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV buffet à deux corps made from thick planks of solid walnut. Excellent craftsmanship and grand in scale at 10 feet tall, the provenance of this buffet ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style French Enfilade or Sideboard
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XV style enfilade, or sideboard, from Picardie in the North of France. Made of solid cherry wood with hand-carved details. Three doors with working locks and ke...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
French Pine Buffet a Deux Corps, C. 1800
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nicely carved French buffet a deux corps in pine, from the Normandy region circa 1800, carved with floral motifs, wire grill doors in the upper cabinet and the interior lined with ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Pine
Antique French Walnut Buffet with Unusual Open Center For Display Great Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Walnut Buffet with an unusual open center section to display your favorite items. In our 30-plus years of importing French Antiques, we have only seen a handful of thi...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Steel
19th Century French Cupboard with Dish Rack or Vaiselier in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely early 19th century country French buffet in oak with open dish rack above cabinet housing two drawers and two doors with interior shelves. With mort...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Buffet Deux Corps
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Oak Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Oak enfilade from France. The top is banded and has a beveled edge and plate groove toward the back of the top. The top follows down to fabulous two paneled sides and th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Country French Buffet À Deux Corps or Cupboard
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV style country French buffet a' deux corps from Normandy made of solid hand carved oak. This was a traditional bridal gift, brought by the groom to the new ho...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Oak
Painted Buffet Deux-Corps from Normandy
Located in Vista, CA
Cabinet doors and cornice present a scroll theme, ending in a simple plinth with central circular designs. The top glass front cabinet contains two shaped wood shelves to beautifull...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
French Carved Cherrywood Louis XV Style Buffet with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This elegant French buffet in the Louis XV style is crafted from richly grained cherrywood and topped with a contoured and beveled marble. Its gently curved silhouette and finely car...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak enfilade from France with beveled edge around the top and a plate rail along the back. the sides are paneled and the front contains three p...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Walnut Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut buffet from France with gorgeous burl walnut details throughout the piece. The top is banded and has a beveled edge, following down to hand paneled sides with sca...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut, Burl
French 18th Century Louis XV Buffet de Chasse from the Château de Rosière
Located in Atlanta, GA
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 Isè...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Provincial Carved Walnut Sideboard Buffet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Louis XV period Provincial walnut console table, 19th century, bought in the South of France. The top with a serpentine shaped front molded front and side edges, a serpentine...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Buffet Cherrywood c1800 Sympathetic Restoration
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV style buffet constructed from solid French cherrywood, with stylized shell carving on a scalloped apron. Our antique French Louis XV style buffet, was restore...
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1820s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Cherry
Circa 1730 Bleached Oak Buffet Deux Corps from Laval, France
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
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1730s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Louis XV Cherry Enfilade with Single Drawer and Three Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century Louis XV cherry enfilade with single drawer over three doors. This French long buffet from the second half of the 18th century features a rectangular three-plan...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV walnut marble top Serpentine buffet is a marvelous example of the style, rendered in prized indigenous French walnut, and topped with exquisitely veined rouge...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu is a stunning example of the refined interpretation of the style! The elegant casework is defined by its lighter hu...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Breche D' Alep Marble Figural Maiden Bronze Fontaine Bleu Attributed Buffet
By Lefebure A Fontainebleau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exquisite Louis XV style ormolu-mounted amaranth and tulipwood marquetry meuble à hauter d'appui credenzas attributed to F. Linke at Fontainebleau.
The credenza has a marble top ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Period 1750s Cherry Buffet à Deux-Corps with C-Scroll Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period cherry buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with original hardware. This French cabinet features a bonnet top surmounting two doors with carved pane...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Cherry
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV White Oak Buffet Server
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Country Louis XV style white oak sideboard buffet or server
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1960s
Measures: 39.13" W x 18"...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Provincial Oak Petite Buffet Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Louis XV period solid oak buffet having a pair of carved doors that hang on steel barrel hinges with hand cut escutcheon plates and a working lock and key. The interior has ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
Exceptional and Large Walnut Wood Buffet de Chateau, Nimes, France, C. 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the period of Louis XV (circa 1750), this large and elegant walnut buffet de chateau was hand-carved in the Southern French town of Nimes. Woodworkers in Nimes adhered to t...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Iron
18th Century Painted French Enfilade with Rouge Royal Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisitely patinated Louis XV enfilade, hand-carved from oak in the 1700s, this large French sideboard features a luxurious 1 1/4″ thick rouge marble top with gray and cream vein...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Four-Door Bombe and Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra surface space and storage to a living room with this elegant, antique carved “Buffet de Chasse” or "Hunt Buffet". Hand carved in Lyon F...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak, Paint
Louis XV Deux Corps/ Buffet/Cupboard in Oak from the 18th Century, Picardie
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine Louis XV Deux corps or buffet in oak from the 18th century from Picardy-France
A fine buffet composed of 4 doors and three drawers on the front. Elegant medallions on the two...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Oak
Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Buffet a Deux Corps in Solid Walnut c. 1780
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century buffet a deux corps in walnut with a cabinet resting above another cabinet and terminating on short carved cabriole legs with carved apron. Features original brass ha...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Buffet with Carved Scrolling Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut buffet from the 18th century with two doors and carved arching accents. Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of French Louis XV design with this wa...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Iron
Country French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Vaissellier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Country French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Vaissellier. This richly carved buffet is raised on short cabriole legs below a scalloped frieze with central carvings. Above are three paneled doors, with decorative iron keyhole escutcheons and interior shelf, with carvings of scrolls and foliate. Topped by three carved paneled drawers with iron pulls and central keyhole. A central clock adorns the top flanked by two additional doors with three interior shelves. On each side of the central door, which houses the clock pendulum...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV French Enfilade
Located in Austin, TX
An original French 18th-century Enfilade made of fine mahogany wood. This Louis XV-period enfilade has three openings and a beautiful marble top. The mahogany wood classifies this en...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble
A French 18th-19th C. Provincial Louis XV Style Walnut Vaisselier Hutch Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 18th-19th century Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut Vaisselier hutch buffet. The rectangular body with twin apron drawers with hammered silvered-metal hardware, center...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Metal
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credenza in Walnut Antiques Buffet Cabinet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credenza in Walnut Antiques Buffet Cabinet. This superb 18th century French Louis XV Credence buffet from Arles France is one of the most exceptio...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
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Metal
18th C. French Walnut Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century French walnut Louis XV style buffet. The finish has developed a perfect patina that we long for. The buffet stands on four cabriole legs that end in rams head feet. There are two drawers and two doors with plenty of storage inside. Original pewter hardware.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Step-Front Marble Top Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV step-front marble top serpentine buffet is an exceedingly elegant expression of the style, with motifs carried over from the prior Louis XIV style expressed i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century Buffet à Deux Corps in Pine with Brass Chicken Wire on Panels
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely French Louis XV "buffet à deux corps" or cupboard in French pitch pine with chapeau de gendarme top, brass chicken wire on upper door panels, o...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Buffets
Materials
Brass
Louis Xv buffets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV buffets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage buffets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV buffets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original buffets, popular names associated with this style include and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for buffets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $955,603 while the average work can sell for $5,564.