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What is a shop counter?

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What is a shop counter?
A shop counter is used for servicing customers usually consisting of a table that separates the seller and the buyer. A good counter can be a fantastic business asset since all transactions take place over this space. You will find a range of counters in different materials and styles on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Shop Counter Display, 1950s
Located in Neuss, NW
Wonderful shop counter from the 1950s. Corpus in walnut veneer with eight hinged doors, eight pull
Category

Vintage 1950s German Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Heavily Carved Wooden Shop Counter
Located in Round Top, TX
Walnut top shop counter with pine base, drawers and porcelain knobs. Great size.
Category

Vintage 1910s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Pine

A 19th Century Shop Counter
Located in Conwy, GB
A 19th century pitch pine shop counter. Original well patinated surface decoration, later
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Pine

Shop Counter Sarreguemines Porcelain
By Sarraguemines
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This late 19th century French shop counter is extremely rare because of its custom made
Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Revival Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique Painted Shop Counter
Located in Houston, TX
This wonderful antique shop counter/desk has a light three plank pine top and an antique painted
Category

Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique Painted Shop Counter
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Pine Shop Counter
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb bank of pine drawers previously used as a shop counter in a French épicerie. The slightly
Category

Antique 19th Century French Rustic Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Brass

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