Antique 18th C French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Sideboard Buffet 1780 Paintings could be easily cleaned by

could be easily cleaned by a textile conservator

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Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up cover that would have four wicks

The spoon is stamped to the stem with the silver quality of "88" and the assayers barks and makers marks in cyrillic and the date for 1866

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Antique 18th C French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Sideboard Buffet 1780 Paintings could be easily cleaned byA good antique French late 18th century carved Louis XV walnut buffet, circa 1780. This elegant country French Provincial buffet from the Normandy area of France, the two door two drawer buffet having hand forged iron escutcheons to both the drawers and doors, the locks function and a key is present. The paneled doors with twin barrel hinges and enclosing a single shelf, the shaped skirt is finely carved with a flowering basket and the buffet is