Mid-Century Modern Buffet / Dry Bar / Server by Drexel Furniture, circa 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:Drexel (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Depth: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7099233138432
Drexel
While vintage Drexel Furniture dining tables, dressers and other pieces remain highly desirable for enthusiasts of mid-century modern design, the manufacturer's story actually begins decades before its celebrated postwar-era Declaration line took shape.
In 1903, in the small town of Drexel in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, six partners came together to found a company that would become one of the country’s leading furniture producers. The first offerings from Drexel Furniture were simple: a bed, washstand and bureau all crafted from native oakwood, sold as a bedroom suite for $14.50.
One of Drexel’s early innovations was to employ staff designers, something the company initiated in the 1930s. This focus on design, which few other furniture companies were committing to at the time, allowed Drexel to respond to a variety of new and traditional tastes. This included making pieces inspired by historic European furniture, like the popular French Provincial–style Touraine bedroom and dining group that borrowed its curves from Louis XV-era furniture. Others replicated the ornate details of 18th-century chinoiserie or the embellishments of Queen Anne furniture. Always ready to adapt to new customer demands, during World War II, Drexel built a sturdy desk designed especially for General Douglas MacArthur.
In the postwar era, Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by John Van Koert. In the 1970s, Drexel introduced high-end furniture in a Mediterranean style.
Drexel changed hands and visions throughout the years. It was managed by one of the original partners — Samuel Huffman — until 1935, at which time his son Robert O. Huffman took over as president. It was then that the company began to expand, with several acquisitions of competitors in the 1950s, including Table Rock Furniture, the Heritage Furniture Co. and more. With the manufacturer’s success — spurred by its embrace of advertising in home and garden magazines — it opened more factories in both North and South Carolina. By 1957, the company that had started with a factory of 50 workers had 2,300 employees and was selling its furniture nationwide.
Drexel underwent a series of name changes in its long history. Its acquisition of Southern Desk Company in 1960 bolstered its production of institutional furniture for dormitories, classrooms, churches and laboratories. In the following decades, contracts with government agencies, hotels, schools and hospitals brought its high-quality furniture to a global audience. U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers bought Drexel Enterprises in 1968, and it became Drexel Heritage Furnishings.
In 2014, the last Drexel Heritage plant, in Morganton, North Carolina, reportedly closed its doors. The company rebranded as Drexel in 2017.
The range of vintage Drexel furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes end tables designed by Edward Wormley, walnut side tables designed by Kipp Stewart and lots more.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Miami, FL
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Mid Century John Stuart Buffet Server / Bar Cart. Circa 1960s.By John StuartLocated in Miami, FLVintage Mid Century John Stuart Buffet Server / Bar Cart. Circa 1960s. Features a quintessential sleek Mid Century Modern Design, two side cabinets, a top drawer, a expandable white...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsWood, Formica
- Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chrome Dry Bar/ Serving Cart. Circa 1970sBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Miami, FLVintage Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chrome Dry Bar/ Serving Cart. Circa 1970s. Features a Chrome aluminum frame with casters, two removable glass shelves, and the perfect s...Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
MaterialsChrome
- Mid Century Modern Two Tier Brass & Glass Dry Bar/ Serving Cart. Circa 1970sBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Miami, FLVintage Mid Century Modern Two Tier Brass & Glass Dry Bar/ Serving Cart. Circa 1970s Features a Hollywood regency inspired design with a brass plated frame, two tiers with rounded al...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsBrass
- Mid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960sBy Sligh FurnitureLocated in Miami, FLMid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Trend Clocks, Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960s Features a Quintessential Mid Century Modern Designed Cabi...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...
MaterialsChrome
- Mid Century Modern Double-Sided Desk by Lane Furniture. Circa. 1960sBy Lane FurnitureLocated in Miami, FLVintage Mid Century Modern Double-Sided Desk by Lane Furniture. Circa. 1960s Features a beautiful walnut wood grain, a quintessential Mid Century Modern Design, a faux woodgrain lam...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sideboard/ Credenza by Bernhardt FurnitureBy BernhardtLocated in Miami, FLVintage Mid-Century Modern sideboard/ credenza by Bernhardt Furniture. Circa 1960s Features a beautiful walnut wood grain, the perfect compact dimensions to fit in any small areas. Offering plenty of additional storage with two side cabinets with fixed wood shelves a three drawers, all with brass hardware. In excellent original condition with minor signs of wear consistent with age and history. The door and drawers brass hardware show some oxidation from normal wear. Please see close up pictures for more detail details. All the drawers and side compartment interiors are clean and all the drawers slide smoothly. Please check the matching Buffet...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
MaterialsBrass
- Mandarin Lacquered Asian Chinoiserie Buffet Server Dry Bar by White Furniture CoLocated in Lake Worth, FLWhite Furniture Co Mandarin Lacquered Asian Chinoiserie buffet server dry bar With a glass top and the inside shelf is removable. Appr...Category
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Dry Bars
MaterialsMahogany, Glass
- Thomasville Pecan Inlay Asian Modern Campaign Style Brass Accent Server Dry BarBy Henredon, Drexel, Dorothy Draper, ThomasvilleLocated in Chattanooga, TNDorothy Draper style campaign server bar cart on casters made by esteemed US furniture maker Thomasville circa 1970s. Old growth flaxen flared grain fr...Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Buffets
MaterialsBrass
- Olive Burl Black Lacquer Asian Modern Campaign Style Brass Accent Server Dry BarBy Drexel, Henredon, Dorothy Draper, Century FurnitureLocated in Chattanooga, TNDorothy Draper style campaign server bar cart on casters made by esteemed US furniture maker Century circa 1970s. Old growth flaxen flared grain olive ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Buffets
MaterialsBrass
- Mid-Century Drexel Accolade Campaign Rolling Buffet Server Bar CartBy DrexelLocated in Baltimore, MDMid-century campaign style console bar cabinet is an excellent example of mid-century modern. Minimalist Danish Modern inspired profile, with exceptional construction and style and a...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Buffets
MaterialsBrass
- Dry Bar Buffet Sideboard Campaign Style Preface by DrexelBy DrexelLocated in Lake Worth, FLOffering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage Dry Bar Buffet Sideboard Campaign Style Slide Top PREFACE By DREXEL Featuring 4 drawers and 2...Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
MaterialsBrass
- 1960s Mid Century Modern Burlwood w/ Brass Hardware -Buffet/ Sideboard/ Dry BarBy MastercraftLocated in Opa Locka, FL1960's Mid Century Modern Burl Wood Buffet/ Sideboard/ Dry Bar. Beautiful brass hardware. This buffet is in the style of Mastercraft. Interior shelf, nice storage area. Palm Beach E...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
MaterialsBurl