An enfilade is a long sideboard featuring multiple doors along the front, traditionally used in large dining rooms for serving food. These elongated cabinets offer extensive interior storage while providing a wide top surface for display.

How do I tell Louis XV from Louis XVI?

Louis XV pieces display curved serpentine lines, cabriole legs, and asymmetrical rococo carving. The style reflects organic fluidity. Louis XVI furniture introduces straight tapering legs, geometric parquetry, and neoclassical symmetry inspired by classical antiquity.

Where were these pieces used?

These sideboards and buffets served in dining rooms, kitchens, hallways, and living spaces for storing tableware and provisions. Grand buffets deux corps stood in principal rooms, whereas low sacristy cabinets functioned in domestic service areas.

Are marble tops original?

Many commodes and sideboards feature fitted marble slabs that functioned as durable, heat resistant surfaces for serving food. Original marble tops match the exact contours of the wooden carcass and show appropriate period wear and patination.