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Mercantile Display

circa 1920 Bromann Brothers Mercantile Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Bromann Bros - Chicago, IL Early 20th century wood and glass display case manufactured
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Star Threads POS Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique oak mercantile display for the American Thread Co. "Star" Threads line of products. This
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Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

1930s Sweet Orr Pants Shirts & Overalls N.O.S. Porcelain General Store Sign.
Located in Lancaster, PA
, with bold "UNION MADE" text. Designed for general store & mercantile display, this unused New Old Stock
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Vintage 1930s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Ladies Leather Piedmont Shoes Boots Mercantile Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of antique Victorian ladies high boots constructed of brown leather and used as mercantile
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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Leather

Rare Antique Schmitt Co Mahogany Mercantile Jewelry Display Curio Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and impressive monumental American Victorian mercantile retail showcase or display cabinet
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Antique 1890s American Baroque Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Large Mid-Century Era Double Post Mercantile Hat Display Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
and this was likely originally from a commercial store display.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Antique English Oak Mercantile Adjustable Shoe Display Stand with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This mercantile shoe stand has no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Art Deco Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island
Located in Forney, TX
carpenter shop carpentry bench Americana advertising commercial business fixture merchant mercantile display
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique French Country Walnut General Store Curio Showcase Display Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Country converted / double sided general store / mercantile curio showcase / display
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Dressers

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French hand blown dome used for covering cheese or pastries, most likely for display in a
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Antique 19th Century French Other Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French hand blown dome used for covering cheese or pastries, most likely for display in a
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Antique 19th Century French Other Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
H 9.25 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French hand blown dome used for covering cheese or pastries, most likely for display in a
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Antique 19th Century French Other Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
English 19th Century Cheese Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
display in a mercantile shop. The cut glass knob elevates the design for everyday use and special
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Antique 19th Century English Other Glass

Materials

Glass

English 19th Century Cheese Dome
English 19th Century Cheese Dome
H 11.25 in W 10.13 in D 10.13 in
19th Century General Store Counter Tea Bin Dispenser
Located in Forney, TX
dispenser - mercantile retail display with beautifully aged distressed patina. Painted black toleware
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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Basket Merchandiser with Wood Shelves
By Kirk Albert
Located in Seattle, WA
on a wooden shelf. This piece was inspired by an original mercantile display unit found in Nashville
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2010s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Steel

Pair of Framed 19th Century English Woven Silk Equestrian Fox Hunting Panels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stevens of Coventry and London. The two panels were made as mercantile display panels by the Thomas
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Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Early 20th Century Glass and Oak Tabletop Display Case
Located in Chicago, IL
• Vintage mercantile tabletop display case • Oak • Glass sliding doors • Wood shelf with
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Early 20th Century American Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

1930 Ebony Server/Mercantile Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Salvaged from one of the first Eatons stores in Canada. An ebony server/mercantile display cabinet
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Vintage 1930s Canadian Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Wood

1900 Wooden Glass Mercantile Display Showcase
By G. F. Stephens Co. 1
Located in Surrey, BC
Great original display case with four working sliding doors, nickel hi-lights, walnut construction
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Antique Early 1900s Canadian Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Nickel

Glass Front Mercantile Display Case, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
mercantile cabinet from the turn of the last century. provenance available... Californias oldest jewellery
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Antique Early 1900s American American Classical Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Maple

Antique Walnut Store Glass Mercantile Display Case, Nashville History
Located in Surrey, BC
Glass large tagged counter top showcase featuring mirrored doors large glass and walnut case. Manufactured in the late 19th century by Nashville Showcase Co.  
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Antique 1890s American Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

1920 Art Deco Retail Mercantile Store Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
A stately Art Deco era mercantile display cabinet with upper sliding glass doors (approx. 7 H” x 4
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Country Store Mirror-Back Oak Mercantile Showcase by Waddell, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique country store mercantile display showcase by Waddell W. W. Works, Greenfield, Ohio
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Antique Late 19th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Oak

1920s Nickel-Plated Countertop Display Case by Dominion Showcase
By Dominion Showcase
Located in Surrey, BC
A rare, compact-sized mercantile display case in original curved glass by Dominion Showcase Works
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Machine Age Vitrines

Materials

Nickel

19th Century, Large Store Display Storage Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
, or mercantile display of any kind. Found in Central Ohio.
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Antique 1890s American American Colonial Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Antique French Mercantile Showcase with 4 Doors
Located in Mckinney, TX
A large and handsome solid wood mercantile display cabinet found in France. This beauty boasts four
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Early 20th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Antique French Mercantile Showcase with 4 Doors
Antique French Mercantile Showcase with 4 Doors
H 47.25 in W 96.13 in D 27.25 in
1920 Mercantile Merchandising Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice solid wood fir cabinet found in historic Gas Town in Vancouver. This piece retains a polychrome painted finish with no alterations. Fully functional drawers with glass ...
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Other Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Fir

Mercantile Glass and Oak Cheese Display Cabinete
Located in Surrey, BC
Great counter top cheese display cabinet Manufactured by the American Speciaty manufacturing
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Vintage 1930s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Oak

Large 1920 Mercantile General Store Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Two-piece wooden sliding top door display unit with open bottom for storage. This piece retains
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Antique Early 1900s American American Colonial Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Mercantile Window Display Prop Table
By Thonet, Paul McCobb
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Polished black micarta veneer tabletop on maple splayed legs. Unsigned.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Art Deco Mercantile Window Display Prop Table
Art Deco Mercantile Window Display Prop Table
H 10.5 in W 30.13 in D 14.88 in
1930 Mercantile Oak and Glass Display Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Surrey, BC
Small antique glass-and-oak display cabinet found in the American Midwest. Oak has overpainted, age
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Vitrines

Materials

Oak, Glass

1920 Mercantile Merchandising Store Display Apothecary Hardware Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Excellent 8 ft store display salvaged from a hardware store in the mid-west. This piece is oak
Category

Vintage 1920s Machine Age Apothecary Cabinets

1920 Nickel-Plated Brass Mercantile Counter Top Display Case
Located in Surrey, BC
Tabletop display cabinet with glass on four slides and an intact, nickel-plated wood frame, circa
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Vintage 1920s American Machine Age Cabinets

Materials

Nickel

19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Mercantile Apothecary Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Victorian solid mahogany and brass mercantile shop display cabinet. This outstanding large cabinet
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Antique Walnut Countertop Mercantile Illuminated Curio Display Case Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century countertop display case with a solid walnut top and sides, angled glass
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Walnut

1910 Oak Mercantile Show Case Countertop General Store Display Cabinet, Vitrine
Located in Surrey, BC
A beautiful and practical oak countertop display cabinet from circa 1910. Glassed on three sides
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Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Vintage Oak General Store Country Mercantile Curio Display Case Cabinet Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak general store curio display showcase. Features pedestal base with one adjustable shelf
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20th Century American Classical Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th Century Pine Large Wall Hanging Mercantile Mail Sorter
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful original divided cubbies in their solid wood mercantile piece. Ideal for displaying a
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Antique 1880s Canadian Country Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Large Black Painted Display Cabinet, Denmark 1900-1920
Located in Kastrup, DK
Outstanding large ebonized wood mercantile shop display cabinet. In two parts. The top section
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Early 20th Century Danish Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass, Iron

French 19th Century Glass Cheese Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French hand blown dome used for covering cheese or pastries, most likely for display in a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

1920 Wooden General Store Merchandise Sorting Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Nice solid mercantile sorting cabinet used for display in a general store in Western Ontario
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Early 20th Century Canadian Country Shelves

Materials

Wood

Antique American Harvest/Work Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
table would be perfect for a creative work space, to display mercantile in a store setting or in a home
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Farm Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Burmese Colonial Teak Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
tropical humidity. After independence many bookcases became mercantile cabinets, ideal for displaying
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Mid-20th Century Thai Bookcases

Materials

Teak

An Authentic British-Colonial Bookcase Made From Teakwood
Located in Chicago, IL
bookcases became mercantile cabinets, ideal for displaying imported boxed goods and keeping the packaging
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Antique Early 1900s Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Antique Mercantile Display
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Very unusual antique mercantile display unit from Quebec, Canada with 56 pigeon holes and one
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Antique Mercantile Display
Antique Mercantile Display
H 88.5 in W 37.5 in D 16.25 in
Industrial Cast Iron Claw Foot Mercantile Display Stand Sign Store Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful mulit-use relic. Measure: W 5¼ x H 15½ inches. (Tray W 9½ inches).
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Antique 1890s American Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Antique 73" Oak Curved Glass Store Mercantile Display Case Counter Oregon 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique oak and curved glass mercantile store display case and table base, R. Lutke & Co
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Antique 1890s American American Craftsman Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Monumental Antique Mercantile Counter Top Display Case c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Oak mercantile display case with all original glass and mirrors. The four sliding
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Early 20th Century Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Cast Iron Mercantile Store Display
Located in Surrey, BC
Detailed turning shelf adjustable display fixture with old stencilling and working casters. Found
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Early 20th Century Canadian Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

Antique American Mercantile Store Curved Glass Oak Counter Top Display Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique American oak and curved glass mercantile counter top display case, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s American American Craftsman Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Late 19th Century Mercantile Table
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique mercantile table or display rack. This piece trades ornamentation for sturdy, practical
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Farm Tables

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century Mercantile Table
Late 19th Century Mercantile Table
H 35 in W 133 in D 32 in
Massive Victorian Bespoke Iron Garment Store Display Clothes Rack
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage high Victorian era japanned bespoke mercantile rounder clothes display rack. Very good
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Deco Inlaid Mercantile Display Case
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Deco inlaid mercantile display case AA# 48813 This classic deco crafted golden oak display
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Deco Inlaid Mercantile Display Case
Deco Inlaid Mercantile Display Case
H 34.5 in W 69 in L 34.5 in
Antique Mercantile Display Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
a very handsome antique late 19th century 2 door display cabinet with a pair of divided pane glass
Category

Antique 19th Century American Cabinets

Antique Mercantile Display Cabinet
Antique Mercantile Display Cabinet
H 92 in W 52.5 in D 20 in
Deco Inlaid Mercantile Display Case with Shelves
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Art Deco inlaid mercantile display case with shelves AA# 48814 circa 1920s Condition: Good
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Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Walnut

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Mercantile Display For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mercantile display for your home. Each mercantile display for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mercantile display, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A mercantile display, designed in the Victorian, Art Deco or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Mercantile Display?

Prices for a mercantile display start at $650 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $2,240.