A beautiful French Louis XVI style buffet in warm mahogany, crowned by a truly special Breche Violette/Viola marble top—one of the most prized of the French breccia marbles. The stone is the star here: a warm cream ground dramatically veined in violet-purple, grey, and soft green, with deep pockets of darker color that give it extraordinary movement and depth. Every Breche Violette slab is one-of-a-kind, and genuine antique tops in this rich coloring are getting harder to find—these marbles are so desirable they're often salvaged and reused on their own, which makes a piece like this, with its original top intact, a wonderful find.
Beneath the marble, a ribbed tambour door rolls open for storage, framed by fluted brass-trimmed columns, with two curved open end shelves perfect for display. Gilt-bronze swag drawer pulls and fluted tapered legs complete the refined silhouette. Elegant and practical—a real statement piece for a dining room or entry.
- Style: French Louis XVI
- Age: Circa late 19th to early 20th century
- Material: Mahogany, Breche Violette-style marble top (cream, grey, violet-purple veining)
- Hardware: Gilt-bronze swag pulls, fluted brass columns
- Configuration: Tambour-door central cabinet, drawers above dovetail construction, two curved open end shelves
- Dimensions: 53.25"W × 18"D × 43"H
- Condition: Good antique condition; please note some wear and staining present to the marble, a filled chip/old repair to the front edge with associated cracking, as pictured.
NOTE FROM THE CURATOR: Célani Home sources with a century of use already accounted for. Worn gilding and old repairs done by careful hands: none of it is damage, all of it is age. Every listing describes condition as we find it. Nothing here is flawless, and nothing here is new.
Shipping Quotes by States
Group A $250
NV, Northern CA,UT,
Group B $440
AZ, NV (Las Vegas area), Southern CA, WA,OR,ID,MT,ND,SD,WY,CO,KS,NE,NM,OK,TX (North of I10)
Group C $660
MN,WI,MI, TX (South of I10),AR,LA,MS,AL,TN, IL,IN,IA,OH,KY,
Group D $875
GA,SC,NC,FL (North of I10),PA,WV,VA,DC,MD,DE,NJ,NYC/Long Island,NY, FL (South of I10), VT,ME,NH,MA,CT,RI
