Vintage Buffet with Paneled Doors, Hidden Drawers and Natural Patina

An antique Japanese keyaki wood buffet from the 19th century, with sliding doors and three drawers. Crafted in Japan during the 19th century, this keyaki wood buffet features a recta...

An antique Chinese wooden console cabinet from the early 20th century, with four doors, inner shelves, removable compartments and carved aprons. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this console cabinet features a rectangular top with central board, sitting above two pairs of petite double doors...

An antique Chinese Ming Dynasty style red lacquered console cabinet from the early 20th century, with five drawers and double doors. Born dur...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period side cabinet from the early 20th century, with two drawers over two doors, horse hoof feet and custom aqua teal hand painted finish. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this side cabinet showcases a newly and professionally done custom aqua teal colored finish, perfectly complimenting its clean lines. The cabinet features a rectangular top sitting above a carefully façade. Two drawers in the upper section, fitted with scalloped hardware...

An Italian walnut buffet from the 17th century with drop front section, hidden drawers, two doors and carved dentil molding. This exceptional Italian walnut buffet from the 17th cent...

A French buffet from the early 19th century, with two drawers, two doors and burl accents. Created in France during the early years of the 19th century, this buffet features a rectan...

Spanish Buffet with Two Doors and Three Drawers with original hardware and paneled carved typical of this region and period. The legs are joined by a simply wood stretcher.  

Oak buffet with 2 Doors and 3 Drawers by René Gabriel, 1940s René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers. A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements. Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...