Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Buffet with Detachable China Hutch Cabinet

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Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Buffet with Detachable China Hutch Cabinet

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Handsome Broyhill Brasilia Mid-Century Modern two-piece walnut display cabinet consisting of buffet with detachable china hutch. It is in good vintage condition. It is not perfect. We have restored the finish but have not refinished this cabinet. We love the patina it has acquired, even with its flaws. There is a chip out of the top corner of upper left-hand wood door and a filled spot where veneer was missing on its inside upper edge. And the right side of the cabinet from top to bottom looks as if someone may have tried their hand and distressing. We think it rather beautiful however the other side is not the same. Please see photos, circa 1962-1970. Here it is another awesome piece out of the Brasilia Collection from Broyhill Premier. This incredible display cabinet (or you could use it as a bookcase or dry bar) is comprised of two separate pieces. A bottom buffet and a top china hutch. The top is easily removed to leave you with a smaller sized buffet or server if you so desire. This buffet credenza features one door adorned with the gorgeous Brasilia arches and three stacked drawers with the incredible Brasilia arched brass pulls. The hutch top features a pair of bypass glass doors on the left and a pair of double opening wood doors on the right, again adorned with those telltale beautiful Brasilia arches. The Brasilia Collection is Mid-Century Modern in style but borders on Brutalist and will be outstanding whether you use it in your dining room, living room, kitchen, study, or bath! It is no coincidence that The Brasilia collection design is very architectural in style. It was introduced to the public at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962 and drew its inspiration from the architecture of the newly created and majestic Capital of Brazil, Brasilia. The brochure for Brasilia by Broyhill Premier says…….”Brasilia…the city…by its daring and beauty has revolutionized architecture and opened vast new horizons of design. From this inspired dream, Broyhill Premier drew inspiration for the furniture grouping which bears the Fine young name: BRASILIA.” This line was extremely popular with the furniture buying public and is still sought out today. Broyhill ended production of this successful line sometime in the 1970s. Broyhill Furniture was founded by 27-year-old James Edgar Broyhill in 1926. Edgar or Ed had worked for his older brother’s furniture company as a salesman, bookkeeper, and clerk since 1919. It is a story of true American entrepreneurship. Starting simply producing single pieces of furniture they soon grew into a huge well-known and well-respected furniture manufacturer. Ed together with his brothers merged and purchased smaller entities to do so. The company flourished till the depression as did most furniture makers and refitted and remade themselves during WWII to stay in business. After the war with the American economy booming, they expanded further. During the mid-20th century introducing beautiful and extraordinarily successful modern lines. Still flourishing and expanding during the 1970s until in 1980 they turned the tables and sold the company to St. Louis based Interco, Inc. who had also purchased Ethan Allen and Lane. By 1991 Interco had overextended and sought bankruptcy protection. Then climbing out of their slump by the early 2000s Interco transitioned into their newest incarnation, Furniture Brand International, which remains one of the largest manufacturers of furniture today. I know you have fallen in love with this incredible cabinet as we have. Make it yours! Cabinet: • O/a height – 65 inches • O/a width – 54 inches • O/a depth – 19 inches • Size of lower unit only – 30.75 H x 54 W x 19 D inches • Size of upper unit only – 34.25 H x 54 W x 12-13.5 D inches • Weight lower unit – 111.1 pounds • Weight upper unit – 72 pounds • Weight both – 183.1 pounds Crated Size: • Height – 72 inches • Width – 60 inches • Depth – 25 inches • Weight – 350 pounds.

Creator:
Broyhill Brasilia (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 65 in (165.1 cm)Width: 54 in (137.16 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Glass,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1962-1970
Condition:
Repaired: Our experienced staff filled spot where veneer was missing on its inside upper edge. The finish has also been restored. Wear consistent with age and use. In good vintage condition. Not perfect. Restored finish not refinished. We love the acquired patina even with its flaws, chip out of the top corner of upper left-hand wood door, filled spot where veneer gone, distressing on right side. See photos.
Seller Location:
Topeka, KS
Reference Number:
Seller: 414-CSG-133 1stDibs: LU1873320281412

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Broyhill Brasilia

No other American mid-century furniture line has become as synonymous with a certain type of curvilinear decoration as Broyhill’s Brasilia group. While its revered cabinets, dressers, dining chairs and more were made in the United States, the inspiration for the distinguishing characteristics of vintage Broyhill Brasilia furniture can actually be found in Latin American architecture.

Broyhill Furniture Industries was launched in Lenoir, North Carolina by brothers Thomas H. and James Edgar “Ed” Broyhill. Ed had been working for his brother’s furniture manufacturing company, the Lenoir Furniture Corporation, which produced bedroom furnishings in the 1920s, when a nearby supplier’s factory, Bernhardt Chair Company, burned in a fire. Ed founded Lenoir Chair Company and expanded its operations while remaining an employee at Lenoir Furniture Corporation. He subsequently partnered with Thomas and together they purchased Harper Furniture Company, a local producer of Colonial Revival-style furniture, in 1929. By the 1940s, Broyhill Furniture Industries had absorbed more factories and gained footing as a strong competitor of Lenoir’s Kent-Coffey Manufacturing Company and a rebuilt Bernhardt Furniture.

In the mid-1950s, responding to changing tastes and to an appetite for what is now universally known as mid-century modern furnishings, the firm launched its Broyhill Premier line with the Sculptra series. Sculptra pieces featured a square-within-a-square motif and horizontal cat’s-eye-shaped drawer pulls. Later, in 1962, the Broyhill Brasilia furniture group debuted at the Seattle World’s Fair. The collection was heavily inspired by Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist buildings for the eponymous Brazilian capital.

Designed and built by Niemeyer between 1956 and 1960, the modernist architecture of Brasília’s state capitol buildings have since taken on iconic status. The elegant curves of Niemeyer's works — those that characterize the white concrete structures that encase Palácio do Planalto in addition to the fluid inverted arches of the Supreme Federal Court Building — can be seen in the pronounced decorative elements that adorn the Broyhill Brasilia group’s sleek walnut highboy dressers, specifically in their striking brass drawer-pull arches and carved moldings. While considerably popular during the 1960s, the production of the Brasilia line — with its beloved two-tiered bedside tables and tasteful credenzas — was discontinued in 1970.

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