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John Stuart Mid-Century Bar Cabinet
By John Stuart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique Mid-Century bar cabinet features an expandable formica top with raised edges, spacious
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

John Stuart Mid-Century Bar Cabinet
John Stuart Mid-Century Bar Cabinet
H 26 in W 44.5 in D 22 in
French Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern painted bar cabinet, coated in a smooth Almond Milk lacquer. The doors are stylishly
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Glass

French Mid Century Bar Cabinet
French Mid Century Bar Cabinet
H 68 in W 39 in D 18.75 in
Truffles Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
With the utmost attention to detail, craft and functionality, this tall cabinet evokes the rhythmic
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Truffles Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Truffles Mid Century Bar Cabinet
H 70 in W 42 in D 18 in
Italian Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
. The metal base is finished in a shade called "Afterglow." Beyond its beautiful exterior, this cabinet
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Italian Mid Century Bar Cabinet
H 72 in W 42 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Bar Cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
parts inside can be moved around to create spaces as wished. This bar cabinet is perfect to complete mid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Danish Mid-Century Bar Cabinet in Rosewood by Kurt Østervig
Located in Karlstad, SE
Enhance your home with the classic charm of Scandinavian mid-century design with this breathtaking
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Bar Cabinet by Ernst Behr, Germany 1950s
By Behr
Located in Halle, DE
Mid Century two piece bar cabinet consists of chest of drawers and bar cabinet on top in nutwood
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Nutwood

Fabulous Mid-Century Bar Cabinet Attr. to Paolo Buffa, 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
Mahogany , Italy, 1950s Elegant Italian bar cabinet in Mahogany wood and brass decoration
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Bar Cabinet Cocktail Bar from Turnidge with Stool, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
This stylish teak home bar - made by Turnidge of London during the 1960s The tall side panel
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Danish Mid-Century Bar Cabinet in Rosewood by Kurt Østervig 1950s
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in St-Brais, JU
Scandinavian mid-century design with this breathtaking bar by Kurt Østervig for KP Møbler, Denmark
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Mid-century modern Sideboard Bar by De Coene
By De Coene Frères
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-Century, bar, cabinet
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Modern Cabinets

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Glass, Plastic, Wood

Mid-century modern Sideboard Bar by De Coene
Mid-century modern Sideboard Bar by De Coene
H 32.29 in W 39.38 in D 18.9 in
Mid century leather and wood bar cabinet by Hi plan, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Rare mid century bar cabinet with a wooden frame and leather panels manufactured by Belgian
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Leather, Wood

Mid century highboard, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Great looking mid century bar cabinet with beautiful veneer wood and a chrome and wooden base. The
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Mid century highboard, 1960s
Mid century highboard, 1960s
H 49.22 in W 49.22 in D 20.48 in
Mid-Century Modern Bar Sideboard in Teak by Rex Raab for Wilhelm Renz, 1950s
By Walter Wirz, Rex Raab
Located in München, Bavaria
Depth) 126,5 x 47,5 x 49 - 53cm (top / bottom) Mid-century bar cabinet or sideboard designed by Rex
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Oval Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern-Style oval bar cabinet with a striking sandstone top. The elegant top is
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Marble, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Oval Bar Cabinet
Mid-Century Modern Oval Bar Cabinet
H 40.25 in W 44.5 in D 22 in
Mid-Century Modern Tugas Dry Bar on Wheels in Mahogany, Pivoting Door - France
By Bar Tugas
Located in Girona, ES
Dry bar "Tugas" on wheels, solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, french polish. Pivoting door with an
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Chrome, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Rosewood Bar Cabinet
By Harvey Probber
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A rosewood dry bar designed by American designer Harvey Probber. Decagon design with outward
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Style Fireplace Bar Cabinet
By Paul Evans, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Mid-Century Modern Brutalist style sculptural faux fireplace bar cabinet. Sure to
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars

Materials

Mirror, Resin, Wood

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
Make a statement with this rare mid-century Italian modernist bar cabinet (sideboard buffet
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Bar Cabinet by Heal’s
By Heal's
Located in North York, ON
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Bar Cabinet by Heal’s. Iconic Mid-Century modern styling with
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Mid Century Modern/Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sophisticated smaller Scale Bar Cabinet with 6 drawers on the lower half for storing plates
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wood

Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Cabinet Bar, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950, the cabinet
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid Century Danish Teak Bar Cabinet
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Danish Teak Bar Cabinet This bar cabinet measures: 49 wide x 20 deep x 36 inches high
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Mid-Century Fold-Out Bar Cabinet
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Mid-Century fold out bar cabinet that opens with two doors in the front and two-fold out pieces on
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Walnut

Mid-Century Fold-Out Bar Cabinet
Mid-Century Fold-Out Bar Cabinet
H 33 in W 40 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
One of the best pieces we have had in our gallery, this bar from the early sixties was originally
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 43.31 in
Mid-Century Shagreen Bar Cabinet, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century Shagreen bar cabinet wrapped in our shagreen embossed leather tempest finish, the
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Mid-Century Shagreen Bar Cabinet, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century Shagreen bar cabinet wrapped in our shagreen embossed leather overcast finish, the
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration, Mid-Century Modern bar made in Mexico in the 60s.    
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar
H 39.77 in W 78.75 in D 16.15 in
Mid-Century Modern Greek Key Design Mirrored Bar or Serving Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
A simply stunning Mid-Century Modern Greek key design all mirrored bar or serving station / cabinet
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Mirror, Wood

Leopoldo Malberti Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet, designed and produced in the 1950s, is made of walnut and poplar. "If you like
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Crystal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Spanish Walnut Wood and Mirror Bar Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern walnut wood and mirror Spanish bar cabinet, 1940s. Very elegant Mid-Century
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Mirror, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Chippendale Style Italian Bar Cabinet, 1940s
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet, produced in the 1940s, is made in the Chippendale style, in walnut, walnut and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Crystal

Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Cabinet Bar, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950. The cabinet
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Marble, Brass

Baker Furniture Mid-Century Modern Campaign Rosewood Bar Cabinet, Circa 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Campaign style bar cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1960s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1960s
H 79.93 in W 55.91 in D 18.31 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar, 1970s
H 81.5 in W 53.15 in D 43.31 in
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Dry Bar Drinks Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegantly shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, with the brass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Brown Saltman American Mid-Century Walnut Dry Bar Cabinet
By Brown Saltman
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century walnut dry bar cabinet with a rectangular profile and two doors and a top that
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wood, Walnut

Mid Century Style Bronzed Ebony Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mid-century-style bronzed ebony bar cabinet with a Koris Coffee Stone top outlined with a pierced
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dry Bar
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut dry bar manufactured and designed in the United States, circa
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dry Bar
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dry Bar
H 43.75 in W 51.5 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Bar Cabinet on Stand, Lacquer, Metal, Brass
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern style bar cabinet on stand, lacquer, metal, brass. A sleek and stunning bar
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2010s American Post-Modern Dry Bars

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Metal

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard with Bar Cabinet, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sideboard with bar mobile Osvaldo Borsani for Furniture Varedo Borsani. The locker in the center
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Guglielmo Ulrich Rare Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cabinet, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Mobile bar designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Italian 1960s Mid-Century Modern Wine Dry Bar Cocktail Cabinet Side Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian wallside table or cabinet, ideal as wine holder dry bar or side table with the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Fabulous Grosfeld House Style Splayed Legs Bar Desk Cabinet Mid-Century Modern
By Grosfeld House
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Grosfeld House style walnut splayed legs bar cabinet. We love everything about this
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Walnut

Pair of Cabinet Bar Italian Mid-Century Modern Mahogany 1950 Silvio Cavatorta
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of cabinet bar Italian geometric lines 1950s extraordinary design, the geometric lines make
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Cabinet Cage Mirror Design Solid Brass, 1970 , Mirror , Bar, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bar Cabinet cage 1970s mirror design very chic brass ,very reminiscent of the style of the great
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Paolo Buffa Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany and Walnut Bar Cabinet, 1950s
By Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Superb bar cabinet designed by the famous architect Paolo Buffa, in walnut, mahogany and brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Chrome Lucite Bar with Two Bar Stools
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice quality mid-century modern design bar with two matching bar stools.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Lucite

Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Mahogany

Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Modern Bar Cabinet
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian Modern bar cabinet with an angular design attributed to Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1955, São
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Rosewood

Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Modern Bar Cabinet
Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Modern Bar Cabinet
H 29.75 in W 65.25 in D 21.75 in
Danish Mid Century Hanging Hide-Away Rosewood Bar Cabinet
By Dyrlund
Located in Bensalem, PA
Amazing Danish rosewood hanging bar cabinet with lots of storage,brushed aluminum backing,stainless
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Chrome and Glass Dry Bar
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid Century Modern chrome and glass dry bar. Having three-tiers for bottles and glassware. Along
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Chrome

Midcentury Modern Hardwood Pagoda Form Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic mid-century modern dry bar cabinet or armoire featuring a hardwood frame embellished with
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Metal, Brass

Osvaldo Borsani (Attr.) Mid Century Bay bar, wood and glass bar cabinet, Italy
By Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Argelato, BO
Osvaldo Borsani (Attr.) Mid Century Italian Wood and Glass Bar Cabinet, 1940s A truly rare bar
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Mirror, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet 1950' Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and unusual bar cabinet. Decorated front door with finely engraved bird figures. Door
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet 1950' Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and unusual bar cabinet. Decorated front door with finely engraved bird figures. Door
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Rolling Bar Cart Designed by Jack Cartwright
By John Kapel, Glenn of California
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century modern bar cart designed by Jack Cartwright. Founders, maker. From the "Patterns
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Scandinavian Rosewood Bar Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1970 Scandinavian bar cabinet in dramatically figured rosewood veneer features two sliding
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Glass, Rosewood

Mid Century Modern Bar Cart/ Rolling Trolley -Floating Dry Bar by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Mid Century Modern/ Classic Bar Cart Deluxe by Henredon Fine Furniture. Rolling trolley type
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

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Midcentury Modern Bar Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal midcentury modern bar cabinet for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every midcentury modern bar cabinet was constructed with great care. Find 236 options for an antique or vintage midcentury modern bar cabinet now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the midcentury modern bar cabinet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right midcentury modern bar cabinet, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Vittorio Dassi, Pier Luigi Colli and Umberto Mascagni each produced at least one beautiful midcentury modern bar cabinet that is worth considering.

How Much is a Midcentury Modern Bar Cabinet?

The average selling price for a midcentury modern bar cabinet at 1stDibs is $3,600, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $44,577 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.