Cocktail Cabinets

[BinkieBaumont]

The thread reminds me of Davey Warbeck in Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of love, (1947)speaking of the period between the two world wars, "People will be interested in it for all the wrong reasons, and collect Lalique Dressing table sets and shagreen boxes, and cocktail cabinets lined with looking glass, and find them terribly amusing""

 

[tuppence]

Nancy Mitford

Binkie, I just finished reading 'The Mitford Girls' about an hour ago, I wonder if Nancys' books are worth reading?

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"They are amongst my Faves, very funny, Lollyloisides is a huge Mitford fan too"

 

[tuppence]

Thanks Binkie, I'll put them on my list.

 

[PADDY]

Keep on topic please

fftopic: Binkie - lay off that Aussie Grog please and keep on topic - this place isn't for Nancy's It's for Cocktail Cabinets - Cheers mate!

Now make mine a Cosmopolitan my man!!

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"After the Hon Cory Worthington, posted an open invitation, on spaceface? to one of my KT parties, my BIG cabinet could not cope!

I had to Fax a photograph of Nancy Mitfords Cocktail Cabinet, the one she Had in Cheyne walk, to Ho Chi Minh City, and have a copy whipped up" now if the crowd gets a bit larger than one anticipated I can wheel this down to the other end of the drawing room, situation solved!"

 

[Mojito]

The thread reminds me of Davey Warbeck in Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of love, (1947)speaking of the period between the two world wars, "People will be interested in it for all the wrong reasons, and collect Lalique Dressing table sets and shagreen boxes, and cocktail cabinets lined with looking glass, and find them terribly amusing""

How absolutely prescient of her! Though I can't agree such collecting is for the "wrong" reasons. I might collect an interwar piece - say a 1920s fan - and think it's terribly amusing, but that's not all I'm collecting. I'm collecting an era. These are pieces of social history. Does one pick up a Lewis chessman and think it a terribly amusing but inconsequential remnant of the 12th century?

Not all history can be profound missives sent by world leaders, or one off unique works of art.

Personally, I'd revel in a Lalique dressing table set

 

[BinkieBaumont]

How absolutely prescient of her! Though I can't agree such collecting is for the "wrong" reasons. I might collect an interwar piece - say a 1920s fan - and think it's terribly amusing, but that's not all I'm collecting. I'm collecting an era. These are pieces of social history. Does one pick up a Lewis chessman and think it a terribly amusing but inconsequential remnant of the 12th century?

Not all history can be profound missives sent by world leaders, or one off unique works of art.

Personally, I'd revel in a Lalique dressing table set

Miss Mojito

"They honestly are a lovely read, I know you will love them"

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"And Mr Paddy Miss Mojito did start this thread!, Im sure she will love Nancy Mitford"

 

[PADDY]

Great photos Binkie.

Marvellous cabinets!! Here's hoping they get plenty of use. What are they stocked with?

 

[SameRound]

Hello to all.
I address especially to Mixmaster because we have the same cocktail cabinet, excactly the same. ;-)
Very funny and "surprising"

I ask myself a question: may be it does lack a rosace on the handle of the above?
I have removed traces of varnish which seem to indicate the possible existence of a rosace.
If you look at how the handles are made from the bottom (they are two sides : rosace and handle interlocking) found the same notches on the handle of the top but not in rosace.
What is surprising is that the office of Mixmaster like mine there is no rosace.

What you think about that Mixmaster ?


........ and forgiveness for my mistakes of language I am writing to the other side of the Atlantic. Thanks !!

 

[PADDY]

My 1930's walnut drink's cabinet.

This is to keep my glasses and surplus drink's ingredients in, as the cocktail cabinet has limited space for all the glasses needed.

 

[PADDY]

Do the rest of you do something similar..?

When you need more space for glasses and bottles, do you have another cabinet?

 

[Absinthe_1900]

Yes, I have separate cabinets for glasses, a glass door cabinet to display all my absinthe glasses and related items, and other cabinets for the rest of the glasses.

The bottles are a lost cause, due to the number of them...

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Both my Cocktail Cabinets are for "Effect" and "Ambience" really, the Swan River Colony is so frightfully Hot, one has to store Alcohol, Stemware , and other accruements in the walk in Fridgedair"

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I love this contemporary Version of a very Moderne "Bar" and at $186.00 you can afford to have one at each end of the Swimming pool" comes flat packed

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

Bumping this thread to show off my bargain eBay score - this 1930s cocktail cabinet bought from the local department store Bentalls and in the same family ever since! It's less than half a mile from me waiting to be picked up as soon as I can enlist my friend with a van!

The sides will be stocked with china until I expand my glassware collection!

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Stunning Bakelite handles, in "Butterscotch" I looks like a display cabinet, with a cocktail section built in, I think the sides are meant to display China or Doulton Figurines, and so lucky the utensils have remained in situ over all these years!! " :eusa_clap

 

[PADDY]

Cocktail Tray...

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Very deco Sir! What kind of wood is this made of, please?:eusa_clap :eusa_clap