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In molded walnut, designed for serving game, it opens with two wide chapel doors separated by a false frame molded with a shell and a flower. The reserves of the leaves are carved with acanthus leaves, as are the jambs. Imposing steel pins open the doors to reveal two drawers for knives.
The buffet rests on scrolled legs linked by a scalloped crosspiece.
At the top, the intact shell marble top, known as Saint Cyr stone, comes from a quarry near Lyon. Its color and shell inclusions are characteristic of the stone used for Lyonnais hunting buffets. The stone is 4.5 cm thick.
18th century. Modifications include an early conversion of the jambs, with additional relief carving to reproduce the central motif of the false frame. The lock has been replaced by one older than the structure, as has the finely worked key.
Length: 169 cm
Height: 109 cm
Depth: 73 cm
Ref: 3315Q2AUM4