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eBay watch: 1950s home cocktail drinks cabinet / bar

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You want kitsch? We got Kitsch. In fact, it doesn't get much more kitschier than this 1950s home cocktail drinks cabinet / bar.

Screaming the era (especially when it comes to the outside design and shape), this period gem opens up, complete with working light, to expose all the accessories you need for knocking up a quick cocktail – two cocktail glasses, six stainless steel olive picks, a stainless steel lemon squeezer and a range of different coloured leaf design rubber coasters still in their original box. Nice. Two sliding doors at the bottom that open to provide space for your bottles too.

No in-depth details of condition, but obviously it will have some wear from the last 50 years or so. Doesn't look bad from the pictures though. Prices isn't bad right now either – just £1.04.

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Paul Smith re-works 1960s Arne Jacobsen-designed Stelton Cylinda bar set

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Essentially this is the same Arne Jacobsen-designed Stelton Cylinda bar set that was first seen back in 1967. But Paul Smith has added his own twist, re-launching it as the company's Statement Bar Set.

It's a limited edition for 2010 to celebrate Stelton's 50th anniversary, containing an ice bucket with tongs, jug with ice lip, six glass coasters, cocktail mixer with spoon, a cocktail shaker and a serving tray, with construction primarily from stainless steel with a titanium surface – that black colour you can see on the image.

It's all finished off with a collection of statements by the British designer himself. Price? Well, it's a lot more than the coffee set we featured on eBay last week – the price is £1,500.

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eBay watch: Space age Artemide Bacco Bar by Sergio Mazza

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A great piece of 1960s space age design – and this Artemide Bacco Bar by Sergio Mazza is available for a tasty price right now.

Produced by Artemide from 1967 into the early 70s, it's a very distinctive design, made of moulded ABS plastic, set on casters, and with an inset glass top. There's even room for your bottles at the side.

Described as being in 'good overall condition', with some surface wear and marks down to age, it's up now at £24.99. For an obscure design of that era, it's a bargain.

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Cocktail bar light at Urban Outfitters

Cocktail bar sign

Want the finishing touch for your retro home bar? You're probably missing something like this cocktail bar light for sale at Urban Outfitters

It looks like a classic neon bar sign complete with a white cocktail glass symbol and the word 'bar' clearly written out in blue. The light plugs in and is perfectly sized for the home, measuring 30cm across. 

It costs £20, only slightly more than a couple of cocktails. 

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