French Gray Painted Glass Front China Cabinet (Buffet à Deux Corps), 19th Century
French Gray Painted Glass Front China Cabinet (Buffet à Deux Corps), 19th Century
A two part Louis XV style china cabinet cupboard with elegantly carved doors with prominent scrolls a recurring decorative motif running through the cornice, doors and feet. Doors are particularly nice with sweeping curved panels and moldings. A great French provincial look, exterior is painted a medium gray; interior is painted a beautiful antique faded turquoise with unpainted waxed pine shelves: two in the upper cabinet, one below. Shelves are fitted with a plate stop, to allow for display at the back of the shelves. Sturdy antique condition, later paint with attractive light wear. Worming sporadic throughout, heavy worming especially visible in the bottom interior of the case. Original glass except for one pane. Second half of the 19th century.
H: 87 W: 54 ¾ D:18 ¼