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Merchant Counter

Vintage Merchant's Counter with Drawers and Hammered Tin Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage merchant’s shop counter in solid oak with storage and hammered tin details. This piece is
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Vintage 1940s Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Merchant counter of Light pine in Patinated condition from the 1910
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique grocery counter in light pine with shelves and drawers in light patina from around 1910
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Vintage 1910s Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Landscape Painting Called "A Norrland Valley" by Swedish Artist Oscar Lycke
Located in Stockholm, SE
folding shirts and selling buttons behind a merchant’s counter, Lycke’s restless dreams of becoming an
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Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Collection of 3 French Pastry Shop Counters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of merchant painted counters from a 19th Century French pastry shop. This rare and
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Antique 19th Century French Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Collection of 3 French Pastry Shop Counters
Collection of 3 French Pastry Shop Counters
H 35.75 in W 86.75 in D 25.5 in
Shop Counter of Birch and Oak Wood with Twenty Drawers, 1940's
Located in Madrid, ES
Two-part merchant haberdashery counter made of birch and oak. Glass upper part with interior
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Cynthia Scott 18kt Gold Pendant with an Antique Gaming Counter, Made in Italy
By Cynthia Scott
Located in Logan, UT
counters were made for the East India Trading Company and other European merchants who had settled in China
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Gold

Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli
Located in London, GB
marked: 23. Textile merchants would have such pocket-sized instruments to check the quality of the cloth
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rare Vintage Vacheron Constantin 18k Gold Chronograp Mens Watch 1940´s
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Bilbao, ES
-tone metallic dial with tachymetric scale, two counters, beaters and Arabic numerals. Crocodile
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Vintage 1940s Swiss Civil War Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

20th Century Dewars & Sons Old Liqueur Whisky Mirror, c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
. Begining as a spirit merchant, the boys (just children) began helping their father by serving behind the
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20th Century Irish Decorative Art

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Diminutive 19th Century American Mercantile Trade Store Display Model
Located in Forney, TX
silver trade, probably displaying two pieces - a store counter and desk. Reminiscent of some notable
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Antique 19th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid Century Modern British 'Hot Soup' by British German illustrator Kapp, 1938
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Mid Century Modern British 'What's the Time?' by British German Kapp, 1975
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as ‘Peter’. During
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Mid Century Modern British 'Listeners' by British German illustrator Kapp, 1959
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as ‘Peter’. During
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Mid Century Modern British 'Toccata 23' by British German illustrator Kapp, 1976
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
to stand for Xavier – to distinguish himself from his father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Mid Century Modern British 'Construction collage' by British German Kapp, 1960
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
said to stand for Xavier – to distinguish himself from his father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

Mid Century Modern British 'roses in a jug' by British German artist Kapp, 1955
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Xavier – to distinguish himself from his father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant. However, his parents
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern British ink pen on paper work of Isaac Stern by Edmond Xavier Kapp
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends
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20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Modern British ink pen on paper work of a rose by Edmond Xavier Kapp
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as
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20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Modern British, 1971 abstract ink on paper by Edmond Kapp, caricaturist, reds
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

1960s ceramic tile abstract design by Modern British artist Edmond Xavier Kapp
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as
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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ceramic

Modern British mixed media work of a spiral by Edmond Xavier Kapp
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
from his father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his
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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

James McBey /// Gerald Leslie Brockhust British Modern Portrait Etching Face Art
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Edgbaston district of Birmingham on 31 October 1890, son of a coal merchant called Arthur Brockhurst, he
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Etching

HMS Newcastle. In Sydney Harbor. December 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Royal Navy.
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
career, and he went on to work in anti-submarine work, countering the threat of enemy submarines, until
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Antique White Marble Sculpture of Madame Recamier
By Joseph Chinard
Located in Stockholm, SE
for Rome with various commissions, including candelabra bases for the merchant van Risambourg
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

17th Century San Francesco d'Assisi Painting Oil on Copper
Located in Milan, IT
representation in strong shadow, with a hint of a harsh wild landscape beyond the window, reflects the counter
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Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Copper

17th Century San Francesco d'Assisi Painting Oil on Copper
17th Century San Francesco d'Assisi Painting Oil on Copper
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H 10.44 in W 8.27 in D 1.19 in
Portrait of Hope G. Simpson - British 1952 art female portrait oil painting
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in London, GB
a coal merchant called Arthur Brockhurst, he soon showed precocious drawing skills and entered the
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1950s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
business was described as pianoforte, harmonium and American organ merchants, tuners and repairers, as well
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

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Large Dutch Industrial Pine Apothecary / Workshop Cabinet, circa 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This workshop cabinet was made from pine in the Netherlands circa 1950. It features many drawers in different sizes with black metal handles. The interior dimensions of the drawers a...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Pine

American Country Pine General Store Work Table or Display
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century monumental American country general store industrial work table or display table crafted from pine. The harvest style table features a 10 foot long pine plank top w...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Country Farm Tables

Materials

Iron

Scandinavian Provincial Style Cabinet and Hutch
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Provincial Style Pine Cabinet and Hutch, made of reclaimed antique pine, with cornice above a reticulated frieze, the hutch with three shelves above a two-door cabinet. ...
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20th Century Scandinavian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Vintage Counter or Bar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed shop counter. Made from a mixture of Victorian period and later components. We have a near pair of these in stock. These have a solid oak top and carved and painted...
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Early 20th Century Sideboards

Materials

Oak, Pine

Vintage Counter or Bar
Vintage Counter or Bar
H 40.16 in W 98.82 in D 20.48 in
Antique Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet or Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary / filing cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. This piece features 12 drawers and two sliding doors. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D...
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Antique French Store Counter Repurposed into a Kitchen Island From The Provence
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Store Counter Repurposed by our Old Plank Artisans into a Country French Style Kitchen Island. The Antique White French Oak from our Store Counter had just the perfect...
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Antique 1870s French Country Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s brass wine room is constructed using the clean mechanical details from our Frankford Panel System. The metalwork is all fabricated from solid brass with a light patinated f...
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
H 102 in W 122.55 in D 24 in
Neoclassical Carved Gothic Oak Bar with Marble Top
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful Gothic oak dry bar with marble top counter. Gothic arches supported by columns, dentil moulding surrounding the top while the base has its large stepped mouldings. Three sh...
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Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Dry Bars

Materials

Marble

19th Century English Pine Dresser Base with 2 Cabinet Doors & 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Pine Dresser Base with 2 Cabinet Doors & 3 Drawers
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

Continental Haberdashery Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderfully presented bank of haberdashery drawers in limed oak with a generous thick plank top. Six unusually large smooth-running frieze drawers with original brass loop handles...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Continental Haberdashery Drawers
Continental Haberdashery Drawers
H 33.08 in W 77.96 in D 24.61 in
XXL Vintage Shop Counter From Belgium, Circa 1950
Located in Nashville, TN
XXL Vintage Shop Counter From Belgium, Circa 1950. Solid oak construction with light wear and use.
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Vintage 1950s European Dry Bars

Materials

Oak

Large Dutch Cherry & Mahogany Apothecary Chasuble Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This cabinet was produced during the 1950s in The Netherlands. It features 9 large sized drawers. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 33 x 160 x 6 cm. It was used in a ...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Fruitwood

8' Antique Store Counter, Showcase, Display Cabinet or Workstation
Located in Sheffield, MA
A late 19th / early 20th century industrial general store display case work or shop counter, having a 17" deep single board plank top behind the 10" deep display case that can functi...
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Early 20th Century Country Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Marble

German Oak Filing Cabinet / Bank of Drawers, circa 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This filing cabinet was produced during the 1950s in Germany. The cabinet features 15 drawers with nice card holders and pulls. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 29 x...
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Vintage 1950s German Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Dutch Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made from oak ca 1930 in the Netherlands. It features 7 large drawers with metal art deco style hardware. The inside of the drawers measure: ...
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Dutch Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 1930s
Dutch Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet, 1930s
H 30.32 in W 70.87 in D 16.15 in
Antique Small Marble Neoclassical Pedestal
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique small marble Neoclassical pedestal is the ideal choice for displaying a small sculpture, vase, or objet d'art. It's also a good choice as a riser atop another surface like a ...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Pedestals

Materials

Marble

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19th Century Merchant's Counter
Located in Southampton, NY
Louisiana Merchant's Counter with Shelving
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Antique 19th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

19th Century Merchant's Counter
19th Century Merchant's Counter
H 35 in W 14 in D 32 in
Plan de Paris (Plan of Paris), Turgot, 1739
By Michel Etienne Turgot
Located in Houston, TX
. In 1734, Turgot, chief of the municipality of Paris as provost of merchants, decided to promote the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Books

Materials

Paper

Plan de Paris (Plan of Paris), Turgot, 1739
H 24.75 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in
British Colonial Merchant's Counter
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking its design inspiration from across the pond, this stately British Colonial merchant
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20th Century Thai British Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Merchant's Counter
British Colonial Merchant's Counter
H 31.25 in W 61.75 in D 25.5 in
British Colonial Merchant’s Counter, Circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
British colonial merchant’s counter finished with panels on all sides, having five cupboard doors
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Credenzas

Pine Counter
Located in Baltimore, MD
A coffee merchant's counter featuring eight deep hand-cut dovetailed drawers, thick top and
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Pine Counter
Pine Counter
H 38 in W 69.5 in D 25.5 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Georgian Counters from a Seed Merchant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary pair of counters that were taken from a seed merchant and made at the beginning of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Gaming Counter Custom Earrings
By Cynthia Scott
Located in Logan, UT
mother-of-pearl counters were made for the East India Trading Company and other European merchants who
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings

Materials

14k Gold

Rare 19th Century Silk Trader Counters from Lyon (France)
Located in Austin, TX
Impressive pair of Louis Philippe period silk trade company counters. The pieces are from Lyon
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Mahogany, Empire Period Tric Trac or Backgammon Games Table
Located in London, GB
counters, the whole raised on square tapering legs and fitted with brass sabots. This table retains a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Game Tables

French 19th Century Marble and Brass Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
merchant and customer to view the levels. These levels are adorned with decorative arrows that act as the
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Brass

c.1890 Original English J.S. Fry & Sons, Ltd Chocolate Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful original antique English merchant's shoppe fitting. This fantastic cabinet would have
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany, Glass, Mirror

The Cashier
By Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Paris, FR
children, which reinforces the impact it can have with them. Here the artist shows us a merchant, who
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Ebony and Porcelain Coffer, Alphonse Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with two medallions. The handles are the sculpted forms of cupids and foliage. Signed in counter
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Porcelain

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Large Ebony and Porcelain Coffer, Alphonse Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with two medallions. The handles are the sculpted forms of cupids and foliage. Signed in counter
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Antique 1860s French Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Model of a Blackburn Buccaneer, circa 1965
Located in London, GB
fast, effectively armed and presented a serious threat to the merchant fleets in the Atlantic, putting
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Vintage 1960s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Model of a Blackburn Buccaneer, circa 1965
Model of a Blackburn Buccaneer, circa 1965
H 7.13 in W 10.25 in D 7.13 in
Beautiful Circa 1830s Lewis Michael Surveyors Compass
Located in Placerville, CA
counter and a functioning level in the compass face.

 The compass comes with a beautiful wood box
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Antique 1830s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern British still life of flowers and stacked books by Kapp, 1956
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as ‘Peter’. During
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
, merchant importer, of London. He was succeeded in the barony by his only child, Peter George (born 1922
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique English Painted Coffee & Chicory Merchants Store Fitting
Located in Chicago, IL
fine double box would have been situated on the counter and the merchant would weigh the beans for the
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Early 20th Century English Tea Caddies

Large Antique English Brass Merchant Scale Farmhouse Market Table Cast Iron
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ Direct from England A gorgeous and large genuine antique brass and cast iron merchant scale. We
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Long Wooden Chest of Drawers / Store Counter
Located in Madrid, ES
Large pine wood chest of drawers that could be used as a merchant desk. The chest features 21
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20th Century Danish Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Long Wooden Chest of Drawers / Store Counter
Long Wooden Chest of Drawers / Store Counter
H 33.47 in W 89.77 in D 21.26 in
Large Antique Country General Store Tiered Display
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive monumental sized antique tiered country general merchant store display, circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Oak Showcase, Apothecary Cabinet, China Display Cabinet, 1920, B398
Located in Vancouver, BC
oak showcase would typically be featured in a general store and may be behind the counter containing
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Scarce 17th Century Indo-Portuguese Caixa Contador - Antique Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
European merchants, traders and officials living and traveling in Asia. This cabinet belongs to one of the
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Antique 17th Century Indian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

19th Century Merchant's Counter
Located in New York, NY
Louisiana Merchant's Counter with Shelving
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Antique 19th Century American Buffets

19th Century Merchant's Counter
19th Century Merchant's Counter
H 35 in W 14 in D 32 in
French Merchants 12-Drawer Counter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome and well proportioned mellow oak wood and grey painted 12 drawer French merchants counter
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20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

French Merchants 12-Drawer Counter
French Merchants 12-Drawer Counter
H 34 in W 78 in D 23.5 in
French Merchants Display Counter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Attractive and useful French pinewood display counter with two adjustable glass shelves, large
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Early 20th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Metal

French Merchants Display Counter
French Merchants Display Counter
H 67 in W 75 in D 23 in
French Marble Top Store Counter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large French merchants storage counter with (1.5 inch) thick white marble top. Painted base
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20th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Marble

French Marble Top Store Counter
French Marble Top Store Counter
H 37.5 in W 105 in D 35.5 in
Early Bakery Counter Display Cabinet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
from one of the six compartments, and the merchant could retrieve them through the back doors. The
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Vintage 1930s Asian Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel, Brass

Early Bakery Counter Display Cabinet
Early Bakery Counter Display Cabinet
H 15 in W 35.75 in D 11.5 in
Large Haberdashery Industrial Chest of Drawers Loft Style, circa 1930s
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
distressed large Haberdashery 'Merchants' pine chest of twenty drawers circa 1930s, demonstrates beautifully
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Vintage 1930s British Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Coppe-Plate Engraving of a Farm by Carl Bloch
By Carl Bloch
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
, Denmark. He was the son of merchant Joergen Peter Bloch and Ida Emilie Ulrikke Henriette Weitzmann Bloch
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Drawings

Materials

Paper

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Merchant Counter For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic merchant counter available at 1stDibs. Each merchant counter for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. There are many kinds of the merchant counter you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A merchant counter is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in industrial, mid-century modern and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one merchant counter that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell and Cynthia Scott produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Merchant Counter?

Prices for a merchant counter can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,082 and can go as high as $14,651, while the average can fetch as much as $3,338.