Founded during the 1920s, the Broyhill Furniture Company was one of the stalwart North Carolina makers of mid-priced, traditional wooden furnishings, and it served American families well. The Colonial Revival style — chairs with turned legs, beds with split pediment headboards — had always been the company’s stock in trade. But the vintage Broyhill bedroom furniture, dressers and cabinets of the postwar era are quite popular with today’s fans of mid-century modern design — particularly those who enjoy more flamboyant stylings, such as those of Adrian Pearsall.
For collectors of a certain type, Broyhill is most admired for its brief foray into the contemporary furnishings of the late 1950s and ‘60s. In 1957, responding to changing tastes, the firm launched its Broyhill Premier line with the Sculptra series.
Sculptra pieces featured decorative molding with a square-within-a-square motif and horizontal cat’s eye-shaped drawer pulls. Five years later, Broyhill introduced the Brasilia furniture group, inspired by the Oscar Niemeyer architecture for the brand-new Brazilian capital. The collection made its debut at the Seattle World’s Fair.
The cabinet door fronts of vintage Broyhill Brasilia pieces feature moldings based on the sweeping colonnades and parabolic curves of such buildings as the Palácio da Alvorada (“Palace of the Dawn”), the presidential residence. As you will see on 1stDibs, Broyhill created a striking and spirited line of furnishings that will make a happy keynote in any Atomic Age-inspired interior.
Ohio retailer Big Lots acquired the rights to the Broyhill name and related trademarks in 2019.
Find vintage Broyhill tables, credenzas, seating and other items on 1stDibs.
Mid-century modern Broyhill sculptra credenza/buffet. Circa 1960s
By Broyhill
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-century modern Broyhill sculptra credenza/buffet. Circa 1960s Features a quintessential mid-century modern design with a beautiful walnut wood grain, 3 drawers with dove...
Walnut
Mid Century Brasilia Credenza Sideboard by Broyhill
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Broyhill Brasilia credenza, sideboard, in good, clean, ready ton use condition. The sideboard features a lower cabinet which has top doors that open to reveal open stora...
Glass, Wood
1970s Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Media Cabinet by Broyhill
By Raymond Loewy, Broyhill
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Measuring about 30 inches wide × 18 inches deep × 30 inches high, this vintage Chapter One stereo/record cabinet is compact yet charismatic, offering both storage and style. All painted wood surfaces have been professionally sanded, primed, and refinished; the formerly green doors now glow in a canary yellow lacquer that captures the playful, optimistic spirit of the 1970s. The body is a crisp white that contrasts beautifully with the yellow doors. Chrome pulls and the laminate top have been buffed to a glass-like shine, restoring both brilliance and tactile smoothness. Behind two hinged doors sits a removable/adjustable shelf, enabling flexible storage for records, media components, or barware. A discreet hole has been drilled in the back panel to allow wires to pass through and components to vent, so it works as a media cabinet or dry bar with elegance. Vintage character remains in small, affectionate details: minor surface wear under close inspection, light patina around chrome edges, subtle variation in finish that affirms origin rather than detracting. Structurally strong, doors align, pulls and hinges function smoothly. Visually this cabinet serves as more than storage—it’s a centerpiece. It suits interiors that welcome bold color and retro personality: pair with minimalist furniture so the yellow pops, or with mirrored/accented surfaces and warm woods that echo the warmth. It makes a statement in living rooms, dens, or music/entertainment corners where presence and practicality matter. For collectors who value Broyhill’s Chapter One line, restored condition, and design with both culture and function, this cabinet feels rare. It offers story, color, and utility in equal measure. The FMV restoration team pulled no punches on this Broyhill Chapter One...
Hardwood
$9,800
H 29.5 in W 80.5 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy DF2000 Credenza or Dresser by Doubinsky Freres
By Raymond Loewy, Doubinsky Freres
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous large version of the classic DF2000 credenza or dresser by Raymond Loewy. Featuring nine drawers and a cabinet, the molded plastic drawer fronts are organized in the designe...
Aluminum
Rare Sideboard by Raymond Loewy edited by DF 2000, 1960s
By DF 2000, Raymond Loewy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sideboard designed in 1960's by Raymond Loewy and edited by DF 2000, France. Hardwood, lacquered wood and steel structure. Three spaces with one drawer and rem...
Steel
$5,995
H 49.25 in W 41.25 in D 22 in
Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Frères Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser, 1960s
By Doubinsky Freres, Raymond Loewy
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern Space Age highboy dresser or gentleman's chest By Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Frères, "DF...
Plastic, Wood, Lacquer
Midcentury Vintage Broyhill Premier "Emphasis" Credenza
By Broyhill, J.B. Van Sciver Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring genuine Mid-Century Modern American design home with this fantastic petite credenza by Broyhill Premier Furniture. From their iconic "Emphasis" series, featuring diamond-like c...
Wood, Walnut
Broyhill 'Emphasis' Series Dresser
By Broyhill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern American made dresser by Broyhill. This dresser or buffet has three wide drawers and two side cabinets. Please confirm locatio...
Walnut
Raymond Loewy Desk with Drawers for Doubinsky Freres, DF2000 Series
By Raymond Loewy, Doubinsky Freres
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Raymond Loewy DF2000 desk in red, orange, and white. See photos for how the desk top slides forward to create clearance for a chair and also reveals storage. Red molded plastic ...
Steel
$8,002
H 25.6 in W 75.2 in D 18.12 in
Credenza Sideboard by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll Inc, 1960s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in bruxelles, BE
Black wooden sideboard with metal legs and marble top, featuring 4 doors and 8 height-adjustable shelves. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Marble, Metal
1970's Mod Pop Desk by Broyhill Premier
By Broyhill
Located in Hanover, MA
Mold injection bright green acrylic drawer panels set in white painted case with white laminate top on pair of painted cast aluminum 'Tulip' style pedestal legs. An homage to Raymond...
Aluminum
Harvey Probber Sideboard with Sliding Grasscloth Doors
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-Century Modern sideboard/cabinet of drawers by Harvey Probber in original grain painted blonde mahogany with four matching large center drawers having distinctive Probber recessed pulls and two sliding doors paneled...
Grasscloth, Mahogany
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House Double Door Chest of Drawers
By Grosfeld House
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 1940's sideboard or linen press by Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House. Two banks of four open drawers behind double doors. Carved foliate handles and curved notched corners. T...
Walnut
1950s Italian Geometric Buffet
By Roberto Aloy
Located in Hanover, MA
Incredible unicorn! Rare 1950s Italian sideboard with reverse painted marbleized glass top case with geometric faceted door panels and drawer fronts floating suspended by four exoskeletal wood legs with solid brass standoffs, acorn nuts and tapered sabots. Exterior and interior clad in cream colored formica style laminate and embellished with basket-weave printed laminate. 70 inch long x 18 inch deep x 33 inch tall. The only piece similar to this I've seen is a credenza by Roberto Aloi...
Brass
Founders Furniture Co Walnut Sideboard
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
1960's Founders Furniture Co. model 21301-48, F-16 sideboard with two cabinet compartments and four double doors with cast bronze finish hardware. The le...
Bronze
Eleanor Forbes for Johan Tapp Mid-Century Modern Bookcase Secretaire, 1948
By Johan Tapp
Located in Hanover, MA
Eleanor Forbes for Johan Tapp (1888-1939), Dutch-born designer and cabinetmaker of Tapp Inc. Chicago, bookcase wall unit with dropdown secretary writing desk, circa 1948. Stepped cor...
Maple, Sycamore
