Dallas - Butcher Blocks

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in southwest France, circa 1890. The large piece stands on four spindled-shaped legs ending with bun feet, and decorated with diamond shaped medallions in each corner. The block features a center drawer dressed with the original metal handle, over a carved scalloped apron on all three sides. The long table top made of mixed woods including maple and beech wood, features a carving station surface shaped from generations of use, embellished with decorative metal brackets at each corner, and decorative medallions across the front; the top is further dressed with two knife slot holders and two meat cleavers. The carved back from a later addition is decorated with curved volutes on both sides and embellished with a bronze bull head...

This charming French butcher block features a chopping surface that is over 12 inches thick and was hand-carved from a single block of wood! The chopping board, which would have bee...

Butcher blocks have been used in Europe for centuries, and as the name implies, they were traditionally found in butcher shops. A beautiful example is our butcher block table by Usines X. Aubert, which would have been found in a Dijon...

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in France, circa 1890. The piece stands on fluted and spindled-shaped legs decorated with diamond shape medallions at t...

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in southwest France, circa 1920. The piece stands on four turned legs decorated with diamond shape motifs at the should...

Hand carved from beechwood, this large butcher block most likely was used in a French boucherie around 1880. Shaped from decades of use (also included...

A unique kitchen piece with two drawers and two lift doors beneath a 75 ½” W x 23 ½” D chopping surface, this double butcher block was produced during the 1920’s by the Parisian comp...

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in Northern France, circa 1960. The piece stands on four square legs connected with a display shelf. at the bottom. The thick table top built with square blocks of mixed woods including maple and beech wood, features a carving station...

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in Northern France, circa 1920. The piece stands on four tapered legs over a carved apron embellished with a center drawer dressed with the original bronze pull. The table top made of mixed woods including maple and beech wood, features a carving...

Manufactured in Lille, France, circa 1880, this wood butcher block features a well-used, square parquetry top. The billot (as it is known in France) would have been used in a butcher...

This large double butcher block was hand-crafted in the late 1800’s, by the Xavier Aubert Factory in Dijon, France. A metal plate is affixed to the front façade of the butcher block that reads “Usines X. Aubert materiel & fournitures Dijon”. It has been recently restored and waxed, bringing it back to it’s original color and consistency, all while retaining its character as a heavily used French kitchen work table. Shaped from decades of use in a French boucherie, the top of the block is comprised of three sections of parquetry arranged in an offset checkerboard pattern. A thick frieze, which has also been shaped from repeated use, has polished steel brackets on the corners. The brackets have been stamped “Trussant et Cie” (founded late 19th century), which specializes in materials for supplies in the food trades, such as caterers and butchers. Beneath the frieze are two drawers with round metal pulls. The bottom edge of each drawer has been hand-carved with a scalloped motif. The corners of the frieze have rectangular joints adorned with raised lozenges in the center. There are two more joints in the center of the frieze (one in the front and one in the back) that are embellished with a protruding diamond. Each of these six joints have tapering baluster legs with fluting extending beneath. The dimensions and the weight of the butcher block make this a great item to use in a kitchen. One section of the top has two 16 ¾ inch long cutouts that were once used to hold the butcher’s knives and saws. You could use these slots to hold a linen drapery...

This antique "Billot de Boucher", or butcher block was crafted in southwest France, circa 1890. The piece stands on four spindled-shaped legs ending with bun feet, and decorated with diamond shaped medallions in each corner. The block features a large center drawer across the front dressed with the original bronze knob over a carved scalloped apron on all three sides. The table top made of mixed woods including maple and beech wood, features a carving station...