Is this really just a €10 Chevet (Table du Noir) or something a bit better?

Any help in determining what I have bought - period of manufacture, type of wood, what marble it is?

The only thing I am pretty certain of is that it is French. The cupboard is lined with white marble on all surfaces other than the top.

Only damage I can see is that the veneer on the inside of the door needs regluing at the top. Should I dampen it before gluing and clamping, although I don't think it would split even if I didn't.?

What should I use to clean and then polish the wood to turn it into a €300 chevet?

Thank you:





Cupboard catch


Drawer dovetails


Marble table top


Underside of bottom shelf






Loose veneer on cupboard door


Look forward to your comments. Thank you.

 

'Louis XVI' style. My eyes on bad on this monitor but the better ones were walnut. Sienna marble top. These still sell at auction where I am from.

 

Always learning around here. First encounter with the word chevet & first time for table du noir. Is it, by any chance, table du nuit?

 

I have seen the terms interchangeable but I am not French. It appears to have a lined cupboard for the chamber pot. I would call it a chevet but I am sure there are some folks more versed in French furniture then I am.

 

Forgot to mention the size is 40 v 36.5 x 82.5 cm.

 

Whew that sure resembles one I have. I bought mine at a local auction a few years back for under $50. If it's worth over $300 somewhere I'd be interested in knowing

 

It is. And in Britain it is a 'Pot cupboard'.

It certainly does. What wood is yours made from? I think mine is oak. I wasn't actually suggesting it was worth over €300; but I certainly think €10 was a good buying price.

 

chevet means the position. head. sloppy use of table de chevet.
table du noir ????

 

Worth far more than 10 Euros. What a buy!