A Late 19thC French Provincial Walnut Buffet c.1880-90 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope so that she can stand

so that she can stand true as this piece once would have stood on a stand

signify loyalty to the "bewitching" one

particularly to the veins in the sitters hands (of whom we do not know)

each with its own individual meaning

A Late 19thC French Provincial Walnut Buffet c.1880-90 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope so that she can standOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890Height: 36. 5Width: 51. 5Depth: 24 (all at extremities)The provincial French buffet having an oversailing rounded top over two doors being carved with floral sprays and with pierced iron strapwork adornments opening to reveal an internal shelf, over a shaped apron with further carving to dwarf cabriole legs the whole surviving from the last quarter of nineteenth century France. The piece