Art Quality Antiques: 18th century French Buffet à Deux Corps (period furniture education)

[@oscarchagoya5985]

I had to watch the video 3 times cause that piece is probably the best you ever showed us.

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks for commenting I’m glad you enjoyed this one !

[@randyfloyd560]

Stunning and monumental. I particularly like the carving and the smooth, rounded skirt at the bottom (almost like the sensualness of a stair banister) Thank you for your knowledge and for sharing this lovely piece.❤

[@MyersMonroe]

Thank you very much!

[@chateaudelamotte9527]

Lovely piece that you have found!!

[@MyersMonroe]

Mille mercis ! Really like this one

[@jamesharris9474]

Thank you. Another well done video showcasing a beautiful example of port furniture. Please keep them coming. Very informative and so enjoyable to watch.

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks again for watching - I have another ten pieces which need filming and the next video will be of a previously un-featured piece in a customer’s home!

[@mrboult1616]

Exquisite pieces!

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks Mark! I’ll try to do a more detailed video next time - hope you’re searches are going well

[@mrboult1616]

@@MyersMonroe You are perfect at what you do! So, you do you and all will follow. As for me, I am still working on the gilded pieces. Wish me luck.

[@MrThomas2587]

Another great video, keep them coming!

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks, will do - aiming for one per two weeks!

[@MrThomas2587]

I am subscribed and looking forward to the new ones coming!

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks so much - I’ll be making some better planned and more thorough videos on other pieces every two weeks.

[@robertgraham1088]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@MyersMonroe]

Many thanks for watching - more more thorough videos to come !

[@amcconnell6730]

I can't get over feeling that the Ark of the Covenant is inside one of those boxes in that warehouse... :)

[@MyersMonroe]

You and me both 😂 that was the intended effect of this atmosphere / last minute staging !

[@oscarchagoya5985]

Cole what a gorgeous piece you showed us today. How can a piece of furniture that is over 200 years old looks so new? If I were to buy it what would the cost be????

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

What a beautiful piece of furniture! It is simple, almost plain but the beauty of the mahogany and the delicate carving makes it stand out. It is easy to become dazzled and almost spoiled by the beautiful, elaborate and sometimes over-the-top furniture produced for the royal family and the high-ranking nobility. That kind of furniture is clearly decorative, no wonder the French called that kind of luxurious furniture "meuble d´apparat". BTW, why is this piece of furniture called a "buffet" and not an "armoire"? I always believed that the word "buffet" applied to what in English is known as a "sideboard". Also, this piece of furniture corresponds to the definition of "armoire" given by the Larousse dictionary: "Meuble de rangement, plus haut que large, subdivisé intérieurement par des tablettes et fermé par une ou plusieurs portes (qui parfois portent une glace)" Thank you for this video. I wish you a nice weekend. Claudio.

[@MyersMonroe]

Great question - originally these four doored armoires were called as such during the Renaissance (with a top corps either narrower or the same size as the bottom one). You could still call it an armoire à quatre portes, but by this time they became more associated with presenting meal service pieces and in any case the term for a while has been “buffet à deux corps.” Interestingly, as will be covered in other videos, the grandest two door armoires of this period were also for presenting silverware and plates (not for bedroom use) although we call them armoires and later in the 19th century they became true wardrobes for clothes.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

@@MyersMonroe Thank you very much for the explanation. Inspired by your comment I decided to look at the origin of the word "buffet" Originally it was spelt "bufet" and it meant A) As a verb: Strike, slap someone B) As a substantive: Bench or sideboard. Both meanings are still valid. Interestingly the Germans also use the word "buffet" to designate a sideboard although they spell it "Büffet" but it is rather old-fashioned. There is also a proper German word for sideboard and is "Anrichte", from it derives the verb "anrichten" which means "To set/display the dishes on the sideboard" I am sorry I got carried away but I cannot help it. I am obsessive about the use of the correct words and their etymology. Regards

[@DerekP9750]

Cole, I see that your store appears as permanently closed on Google. Is this true?

[@MyersMonroe]

Thanks so much for letting me know - I changed it to open with no main hours.

[@brucecavey9759]

Beautiful piece ! Thankyou for sharing

[@MyersMonroe]

Thank you for watching 🙏 glad you liked seeing the piece