mobile direttorio

English translation: directoire buffet

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Italian term or phrase:	mobile direttorio
English translation:	directoire buffet
Entered by:	Jenny Cowd

11:08 Mar 26, 2007

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / antique furniture

Italian term or phrase: mobile direttorio

http://www.webalice.it/inforestauro/mobile_direttorio.htm

picture at the above link. would it just be called a cabinet or similar?

Jenny Cowd KudoZ activity Questions: 640 (8 open) (10 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
Local time: 18:17

sideboard/buffet

Explanation:
search for sideboard on e-bay..Note that some p[eople leave it as "credenza"

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=...

Selected response from:

Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 13:17

Grading comment

thanks!
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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

sideboard/buffet

Rosanna Palermo

3 +2

directoire (directory)

Juliet Halewood (X)

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sideboard/buffet

Explanation:
search for sideboard on e-bay..Note that some p[eople leave it as "credenza"

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=...

Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 13:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 17

Grading comment

thanks!

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

directoire (directory)

Explanation:
This could mean that it a piece of furniture from the French Directoire (Directory) period - late 18th - early 19th century. You could call it a Directoire side table/commode.

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Having consulted my Miller's antique guide and since it is French, I think probably rfmoon's suggestion of buffet is more correct. So - directoire buffet.

Reference: http://www.furniturestyles.net/european/french/directoire.ht...

Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 19:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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