Buffets & Sideboards
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B-02
sold
Elegant Art Deco Oak and Walnut Buffet By Maxime Old
Elegant shaped oak buffet by Maxime Old with inset parchment doors resting on four polished brass ball feet over a walnut veneer platform base. France: circa 1950 Similar models page p81 and 209 in Yves Badetz book on Maxime Old H :36 W :76 D :16 in. Provenance : private collection Los Angeles, California.
- width
- 76 in.
- height
- 36 in.
- depth
- 16 in.
- condition
- Very good condition, consistent with age and use.Some very small veneer losses to base were restored.
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B-03
Important Parchment Covered and Black Lacquered Wood Cabinet/Enfilade by Paul Dupre Lafon
Important black lacquered wood, goatskin and red leather covered credenza by Paul Dupré Lafon, the front and sides decorated with bronze mouldings and drawer pulls. Glass and bronze drop front center vitrine with fitted with a beautiful red interior. Double drawers to each side over a set of four doors . Resting on a limed oak square base fitted with bronze mounts. France: circa 1950 Reference: p: 10-11, 86,98,141,147,193 196 for similar models in Dupré Lafon décorateur des millionnaires par Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes Éditions de L'amateur Provenance: Private collection Palm Beach Florida , property designed and decorated by Peter Marino Architect for George Lindemann, see the cabinet in situ in the last photo). Paul Dupré-Lafon trained as an architect but worked primarily as an interior designer. Originally from Marseille, it took him only five years to establish himself in Paris and by the late 1920s he was creating entire interiors for wealthy clientèle including the bankers Dreyfus and Rothschild. He has been described as ‘décorateur des millionaires’ (a designer for the billionaires) (T. Couvrat-Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon, Décorateur des Millionnaires, Paris, 1990) and for forty years worked as such. He was a reserved man preferring not to show his designs in exhibitions, but instead concentrating all his energy on his projects. His furniture combined the functionality of modernist design with the luxury of art deco. It was critical to Dupré-Lafon that his furniture should not only be works of art but also should serve its users and be practical. Creating impressive forms that communicate a sense of power and grandeur through their simplicity, curves and angles filled him with fascination. The present cabinet illustrates Dupré-Lafon’s skills, uniting function with aesthetic qualities.
- width
- 90.5
- height
- 46 in.
- depth
- 17 in.
- condition
- Very good original , wear consistent with age and use. The cabinet has been professionally re-polished.
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B-05
sold
Rare "Patch Work" Copper Credenza by Paul Evans
Rare "Patch Work" credenza by Paul Evans, the six patinated acid copper doors over a typical copper/peweter patchwork structural base, walnut cabinetry work, the top inset with three black granit tops. United States: circa 1970
- width
- 80 in (203.2 cm)
- height
- 34 in (86.36 cm)
- depth
- 18.75 in (47.63 cm)
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B-07
Modernist Polished and patinated Brass Credenza
Custom modernist polished and patinated brass veneered three door credenza , Canada: circa 1980
- width
- 68 in.
- height
- 32 in.
- depth
- 18.25
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B-08
Important Polychromed Welded Steel "Deep Relief" Buffet by Paul Evans
Important welded steel four door "Deep Relief " buffet by Paul Evans , the wood case covered with a patchwork of multiple nailed enamelled sheets of metal, fitted with polychrome enamelled torched cut and welded heavy steel doors , the top inset with typical slate tiles. The interior with typical hand painted red wash . Signed and dated: ”Paul Evans 68”. USA 1968 Paul Evans was an American furniture designer and sculptor known for his unique tables and cabinets. Born on May 20, 1920 in Newtown, PA, he studied at a number of institutions including the Philadelphia Textile Institute in Philadelphia, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. After finishing school, Evans relocated to the town of New Hope, PA, where he shared a woodshop and showroom with his mentor Phillip Loyd Powell. In 1964, Evans became a designer for Directional Furniture, and introduced several series of furniture lines, including his popular Cityscapes series. Over the years, his techniques incorporated several influences including techniques used in the shipbuilding industry for his large-scale works. In 1981, Evans left Directional Furniture and opened his own showroom in New York. The designer died on March 7, 1987 on Nantucket Island, MA. Provenance: Private collection Mr.&Mrs Caro Montreal Canada
- width
- 84 in.
- height
- 31 in.
- depth
- 20.5 in.
- condition
- Good overall general condition with consistent with age, proper right shelf replaced
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B-09
17th Century Italian Baroque Cabinet
18th century Italian Baroque walnut buffet-cabinet, probably Tuscan c.1680
- width
- 69
- height
- 45.5
- depth
- 20.5
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B-10
sold
Red Lacquered "Laque Nuage" Sideboard by Jean Leleu
Rare and important red lacquered "laque nuage” four door sideboard by Jules Leleu decorated with engraved gold leaf cartouche decorations, the mahogany interior fitted with adjustable shelves and drawers (later) France: circa 1960 Provenance: Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris. Property from a Private New York Collection Impressed to reverse: “5642”, “34476” Literature: Musée des années 30, “Leleu: 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration, 1920-1970” exhibition catalogue, Boulogne-Billancourt, September 25, 2007 - January 6, 2008, pp. 146-7 (similar example illustrated) Jutheau, Viviane, “Jules et André Leleu”, Paris: Éditions Vecteurs, 1989, p. 186 (similar example illustrated) Siriex, Françoise, “Leleu: Classic French Style for a Modern World 1920-1973”, Manchester: Hudson Hills, 2008, p. 99 (similar example illustrated)
- width
- 88.25
- height
- 36
- depth
- 17.75
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B-11
Arne Vodder Teak Sideboard
Arne Vodder teak sideboard fitted with two sliding doors hiding shelves and five drawers in the middle. Denmark: circa 1960
- width
- 86.5 in.
- height
- 31.25 in.
- depth
- 18.5 in.
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B-13
Important Jules Leleu Inlaid Sideboard
Rosewood, mahogany, ebony, mother-of-pearl, gilt bronze Jules Leleu sideboard. Features two doors with butterfly and flora inlay decoration concealing two adjustable shelves. Impressed mark and number to reverse 'C A' and '24 965'. France, circa 1938 literature: Jules et André Leleu, Jutheau, pg. 103 illustrates similar example Leleu: 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration 1920-1970, Musée La Piscine exhibition catalog, ppg. 114-115 illustrate similar example
- width
- 73 in.
- height
- 36¼ in.
- depth
- 20 in.
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B-14
Rare "Sculpted Bronze" Credenza by Paul Evans for Directional
Rare "sculpted -bronze" credenza by Paul Evans for directional , the front fitted two bi-fold doors , the top inset with typical slate top. Incised signature and date to underside ‘PE 74’. USA 1974 . This cabinet is an original iconic Paul Evans Studio creation made in the 1970's using a unique technique consisting of hand sculpting an applied resin over a wood and metal frame on which was applied a bronze like metal coating, Each piece of that series in unique and made one at a time by Paul Evans and his assistant at the Paul Evans Studio in New Hope Pennsylvania . Provenance : Private collection New York .
- width
- 73 in.
- height
- 31.25 in.
- depth
- 26 in.
- condition
- Very good condition, no restorations or alterations.
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B-15
sold
Very Fine Mahogany Art Deco Buffet by Jules Leleu
Very fine mahogany Art Deco buffet by Jules Leleu. Two fronts doors intricately decorated with marquetry fitted with fine cast gilded bronze mounts Reference Françoise Siriex, Leleu décorateurs ensembliers, Editions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007, p. 224 stamped in the back: "31044 CA". France: 1940
- width
- 57 in.
- height
- 34.5 in.
- depth
- 19 in.
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B-16
Vibrant Red Cinnabar Lacquered Chinese Altar Table
Vibrant red cinnabar lacquered Chinese altar table the top featuring a cartouche depicting a Chinese landscape. China.
- width
- 49 in.
- height
- 33 in.
- depth
- 17 in.
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B-17
Rare and important Cerused Oak Buffet by Andre Arbus
Rare and important historical cerused oak buffet by Andre Arbus , the front fitted with three doors inset with gilt eglomise glass panels and large cast bronze cabochon door pulls. The 1939 New York World's Fair opened at the same time as World War II was beginning in Europe, and the United States was celebrating the 150th anniversary of the election of the first president of the United States, George Washington. Arbus was commissioned by architects Roger H. Expert and Pierre Patout to furnish the French pavilion. Alongside Arbus showing his furniture , several other artisans were commissioned to decorate and represent France's workmanship in decorative arts, theatre, beaux arts, folklore and fashion for which Janne Lanvin was chosen. Arbus presented a manifesto piece of furniture, a large sycamore sideboard with three gild and lacquered doors and a panel on the apron bearing the date "1939" in Roman numerals: MCMXXXIX. It was a monumental architectural piece of furniture, a very strong modern in design , in the cubist style which was a departure from his more "classic" delicate designs , clearly outlining thick relief mouldings balanced by the sophistication of gilt panels. Following the exhibition, he produced a version of this piece of furniture for a private commission, in limed oak instead of lacquered sycamore, accompanied by a table with an overhanging top containing a bar in the base. The buffet we are offering is the one that was commissioned for a private collection after the 1939 New York World's Fair . Provenance: Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris | Acquired from the previous c. 1995 by the present owner . Literature: André Arbus: Architecte-décorateur des années 40, Brunhammer, ppg. 164-168 Les décorateurs des années 40, Foucart and Gailleman, pg. 26.
- width
- 137.75
- height
- 43.75
- depth
- 25.75
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B-18
Important French Art Deco Mahogany Buffet by André Arbus and Vadim Androusov
Important French Art Deco mahogany buffet enfilade by André Arbus, polished and bleached mahogany on oak carcasse. The patinated bronze nude female figure at the front and center of the buffet was designed and executed by Vadim Androussov for André Arbus. Arbus and Androussov collaborated closely together on important commissions and designs. France: circa 1940 Provenance: Private collection of Mr. M.L.R., Andre Arbus personal physician in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
- width
- 80.25 in.
- height
- 35 in.
- depth
- 21.5 in
- condition
- Very good condition, original finish re-polished .
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B-19
Solid Oak Art Deco Buffet
Solid Oak Art Deco Buffet with four opening doors. Circa 1940
- width
- 90.5 in.
- height
- 39.5 in.
- depth
- 21.5 in.
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B-20
sold
Elegant Art Deco Period Walnut Buffet by Jules Leleu
Rare and elegant Art Deco walnut buffet by Jules Leleu inset with mother of pearl floral motifs and gilt-bronze mounts. Bearing label to backside: "Ce meuble dessiné par J. Leleu a été exécuté sous sa direction , il porte le no 28088 Paris, le 23 Mai 1956". France 1956
- width
- 76.25 in. (193.68 cm)
- height
- 36 in. (91.44 cm)
- depth
- 21 in. (53.34 cm)
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B-23
Louis XV Period Oak Buffet
Louis XV Period Oak Buffet France: circa 1780
- width
- 60.5 in.
- height
- 36.5 in.
- depth
- 21.4 in.
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