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Antique English Silver-Plate Mounted Oak and Crystal 3 Bottle Tantalus, Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver-Plate Mounted Oak and Crystal 3 Bottle Tantalus, Circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique English Oak
Silver Plate with Cut Crystal 3 Bottle Tantalus circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Oak & Silver-Plate Three Bottle Tantalus with Cut Crystal Decanters, Circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique English Silver Plate, Oak and Cut Crystal 2 Bottle Tantalus, Circa 1890.
By Daniel
Arter
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English silver plate, oak and cut crystal 2 bottle Tantalus, circa 1890. Made in Birmingham
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
French 19th Century Upright Piano Design Music Box Tantalus or
Cave a Liqueur
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and outstanding upright piano design tantalus or 'cave à liqueur' dating to around 1890
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Barware
Materials
Brass
French Bacarrat Ormolu Bronze Crystal Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur Set Box Case
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Bacarrat Style Ormolu Bronze & Crystal With Glass Housing Tantalus Cave a
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Barware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
French Burl Walnut Ebony
Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tantalus with Bun Feet C. 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
French burl walnut ebony, brass, and mother of pearl inlaid Tantalus with hinged folding top
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Oriental Treasure Chest Style Shot Cave
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
made in hammered steel, the interior is lined in Velvet and has classical Oriental bar lock
The
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Tableware
Materials
Steel
French Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Tantalus / Bar
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style gilt metal mounted Tantalus / bar. An almost perfect 19th century Tantalus
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Barware
Materials
Metal
Antique English Burr Walnut 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian burr walnut cased three decanter tantalus with decorative cut
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
Antique Tooled Leather Tantalus Faux Bookcase Decanter Set Liquor Holder Drybar
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique tooled leather tantalus case. Features a faux leather bookcase table form that opens to a
Category
Early 20th Century Dry Bars
Materials
Leather
19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Bird
s-Eye Maple Tantalus or Liquor Caddy
By Maison Hennon-Bernassau
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Bird's-Eye Maple Tantalus or Liquor Caddy
Excellent
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Materials
Bronze
Burlwood Tantalus
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a Classic 19th century English burl wood Tantalus that retains its original heavy cut
Category
Antique 19th Century European Georgian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,050
Decanter and Glasses Vintage French Tantalus Book Bar Set
Located in Northampton, MA
book and a cunning brass hinge is deployed, raising the "lid" and presenting a discrete private bar or
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Barware
Tiffany Tantalus Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"The Tantalus" as marked on the top side panel. The original brass plate on the front base is
Category
Antique 19th Century British Edwardian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,500
Wonderful French Bronze Bow Swag Crystal Tantalus Liquor Decanter Bar Ware Set
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze and crystal tantalus, liquor set consisting of three decanters 8" H x 3
Category
Vintage 1930s French Belle Époque Barware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Italian Bar Set, Tantalus with Rafia and Brass Surround. Beautiful Wood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set for the bar. Basket weave rafia with handcrafted brass applied on the enclosure with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Barware
19th Century Pewter Tantalus
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very handsome pewter Tantalus with gallery enclosing original matched glass decanters
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Other Barware
Materials
Pewter
Exceptional Tantalus, circa 1880
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A fine mahogany Tantalus fitted with the original decanters and cordial glasses, American or
Category
Antique 1880s Unknown Barware
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique British Burl Tantalus
Located in Wilton, CT
interior velvet is quite worn with age and an old repair. Overall a very nice addition to the antique bar
Category
Antique 19th Century British Barware
Materials
Burl
Tantalus with Bottles and Glasses
Located in Houston, TX
This unusual tantalus appears to be a small stack of books. When open, it reveals five glasses and
Category
20th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass
Antique English Victorian Golden Oak 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian golden oak cased three decanter tantalus with decorative silver
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
French Leather Stack Of Books Tantalus
Located in Tampa, FL
A vintage Napoleon the third style liquor set. The all leather tantalus is in the form of stacked
Category
Antique 1890s French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass
Beautiful Tantalus with Original Decanters, 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful tantalus with original decanters, 1910s.
Brass parts polished and stove enameled.
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Barware
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Tantalus Jaques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Northampton, GB
Chromium Plated
From our Tantalus collection, we are pleased to offer this Jacques Adnet Art Deco
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Irish Tantalus Set
Located in Nashville, TN
An Irish tantalus made of oak with brass mounts and hardware. One working lock with key. Three cut
Category
Antique Early 1900s Irish Edwardian Barware
Materials
Crystal
WMF Art Deco Tantalus Decanter Set
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An Art Deco tantalus in a WMF silver plated frame, circa 1920, two squat rectangular cut-glass
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian Silver Plated and Oak Tantalus
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This three crystal decanter tantalus dates from approximately the Victorian period and is executed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Faux Book Tantalus Chest by Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chicago, IL
First patented in England by the German cabinet maker George Betjemann in 1881, the tantalus
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Barware
Materials
Glass, Wood, Leather
Antique Satin Wood and Silver-Plated Tantalus
Located in London, GB
Smart ,Victorian tantalus frame inlaid with satinwood veneers and mounted with silver-plated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Materials
Satinwood
Modern Chrome Tantalus Lock with Silver Overlay
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern period chrome and glass Tantalus lock set with silver overlay on two glass decanters atop a
Category
20th Century Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome
19th Century English Tantalus by Branah London
By Branah
Located in New York, NY
Nice oak case tantalus decanter set by Branah London, with three crystal decanters. The case shows
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Oak Tantalus by Mappin
Webb
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality oak tantalus by Mappin & Webb having a quality oak tantalus with a brass
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Tiffany
Co. Sterling and Crystal Tantalus
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Litchfield, CT
Sterling, circa 1930s by Tiffany & Co. This Art Deco Tantalus or decanter set by Tiffany & Co. is
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Barware
English Oak Tantalus with Two Cut Glass Decanters
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Late 19th century English oak Tantalus with two decanters. The oak caddy with brass mounts with top
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Barware
Materials
Brass
Double Tantalus with Lead Crystal Decanters by Linley
By LINLEY London
Located in London, London
Double Tantalus
By Linley
Walnut Frame
Matching lead crystal decanters marked Linley on top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Sheffield Silver and Crystal Three Bottle Tantalus Set
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
A lovely silver and cut crystal Tantalus decanter set by Walker & Hall, Sheffield. Locking
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Oak Tantalus and Games Compendium, Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
This antique oak Tantalus is enclosing three square-cut crystal spirits decanters within a mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique English Golden Oak Games Box Tantalus, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English golden oak games box tantalus, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Barware
Spaniard Cave A Liqueur/Tantalus Liqueur Wood Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Spaniard cave a liqueur/tantalus liqueur wood box. It is handcrafted with what appears to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal
19th Century English Oak and Crystal Tantalus Decanter Set
Located in West Hartford, CT
Ultra rare 19th century English oak and crystal tantalus decanter set with hidden lower drawer that
Category
Antique 1880s English Barware
Materials
Crystal
19th Century English Inlaid Mahogany Tantalus Decanter Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine mahogany box with satinwood string inlaid bands and oval incised shell inlays on the lid and front. With six bottles, a bowl, and two small stemmed glasses, all with gilt deco...
Category
Antique 19th Century Sheraton Barware
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Edwardian Oak and Silver Plate British Tantalus, circa 1905
Located in Aci Castello, IT
English Edwardian oak and silver plated, three bottles tantalus with functioning lock and key. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Hollywood Regency Acid Etched Crystal Liquor Tantalus Decanter Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crystal liquor tantalus decanter set has two, cut, acid etched, crystal decanters marked Scotch and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Barware
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
19th Century Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Tantalus with Three Decanters
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany three decanter Tantalus featuring silver handle and locking mechanism top. The
Category
Antique 1820s British Georgian Barware
Materials
Silver
French Baccarat Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Tantalus Mirrored Stand
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Baccarat Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Tantalus Mirrored Stand
Category
20th Century French Barware
12 Gilded Crystal Cordial Liquor Aperitif Stemmed Tantalus Shot Glasses
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of twelve vintage crystal tantalus decanter cordial or liqueur glasses with gilded top edge
Category
Late 20th Century Barware
Materials
Crystal
Late 19th Century Tantalus Liquor / Brandy Stand with Crystal Decanters
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique brass colored tantalus rack with three large crystal decanters. The decanters and
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Sleek Brass
Mahogany Set of 3 Glass Liquor Decanters Tantalus
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Luxurious mahogany and brass tantalus holding 3 glass liquor decanters with working lock mechanism
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Barware
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Tantalus, English, Walnut, 3 Decanters, Gothic Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique connoisseur's Tantalus. An English, walnut three decanter case with Gothic
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Barware
Materials
Cut Glass, Walnut
Victorian Silver and Coromandel Tantalus
Games Compendium, circa 1895
By William Richard Corke
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Victorian solid silver mounted on Coromandel Tantilus, humidor and games compendium, the interior comprising three cut crystal decanters with stoppers, four...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Walnut Chrome Mounted Case Tantalus Three Crystal Decanters
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Art Deco tantalus or cave a liqueur, barware accessory. The geometric mounted case is made
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
Decorative English Glass Bottle and Onyx Agate Tantalus for Liquor
By George Betjeman
Sons
Located in London, GB
A Betjemann's Patent Tantalus
Constructed in a white banded agate, and having engraved gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Barware
Materials
Agate
Late Victorian Oak Decanter Tantalus With Three Cut Glass Decanters
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late Victorian Oak & Silver Plate Decanter Tantalus.
With cross-branch handles, above lockable
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian Triple Decanter Oak Tantalus with Silver Plated Strapwork Ca. 1880s
Located in Peabody, MA
A Victorian triple decanter oak tantalus set, ca. 1880s. Silver plated strapwork with original key
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
19th Century French Leatherbound Book Tantalus with Shot Glasses and Decanters
Located in Miami, FL
For an interesting bar accessory, look no further than this unique liquor box or "cave à liqueur
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass, Paper
English Oak and Silver Tantalus or Decanter Drinks Set by Betjemann
s
By Betjemanns
Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Betjemann's patent tantalus drinks or spirits two-bottle decanter set of oak and silver from
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Barware Leather Case Tantalus with Whiskey and Cognac Decanters, circa 1960
By Atelier Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist barware accessory, tantalus, or "cave a liqueur," is a perfect example of
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Leather
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Tantalus Bar For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tantalus bar for your home. A tantalus bar — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a tantalus bar — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A tantalus bar, designed in the Victorian, Art Deco or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one tantalus bar that is appealing in its simplicity, but Betjemanns
Sons, Mappin
Webb and Jacques Adnet produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Tantalus Bar?
Prices for a tantalus bar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $55,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,446.
Finding the Right Barware for You
Whether it’s streamlined or sophisticated, a bar area is always a welcoming feature in any home interior. A cheery well-made drink with friends and family has the potential to yield some unforgettable moments alongside those that aren’t easily remembered. And the only way to conjure that exemplary cordial is by putting the proper antique or vintage barware to work.
Essential barware equipment ranges from sterling-silver barspoons for mixing your cocktails in tall collins glasses to jiggers, shakers and strainers that allow you to whip up martinis and old-fashioneds.
From a design standpoint, some barware, such as our array of Art Deco glass whiskey sets or mid-century modern silver-banded tumblers crafted by Dorothy Thorpe, can help position your bar as a bold and attractive centerpiece to a room. At the very least, a carefully curated collection of barware can elevate with subtlety the bar’s nearby fixtures, as a handcrafted crystal decanter might do for your vintage 1960s bar cart.
As cocktail hour draws near, find inspiration in our gorgeous gallery of home bars in locales ranging from London to New York to San Francisco, and browse the exquisite selection of antique, new and vintage barware and glassware on 1stDibs.
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