We can detect a subtle variation of the Regency Louis XV style combining strict fidelity and well-assumed fantasy, if we carefully observe this period buffet in cherry wood shaped at the beginning of the 18ᵗʰ century.
A rich and well-organized molding structure its ornamentation, in the pure Regency Louis XV style. At the same time, the whole is as if “awakened” by hollow and cross patterns. They are found engraved on the drawer as well as on the frame between the two doors as well as on the top and bottom rails.
The furniture carpenter author of this peasant piece of furniture from Aveyron has also allowed himself to enchant his creation by sculpting delicate naive flowers on the side uprights. Very nicely, the lines of these uprights come together thanks to a voluptuous curve on the top of the sides, the culmination of a very personal touch of poetry.