John Widdicomb Parsons
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By John Widdicomb
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant set of six John Widdicomb Parsons dining chairs, fully marked with brass tags, from the
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John Widdicomb Parsons Dining Chairs
By John Widdicomb
Located in Dallas, TX
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By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Chic burl Parsons style console table made by John Widdicomb, circa 1950-1960s. The table
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By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern burled olive wood Parsons extension dining table
By John
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Mid-Century John Widdicomb Console Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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John Widdicomb Patinaed Brass Top Console Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinaed Console Table.
A Console Table Faux
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John Widdicomb Patinated Brass Inlay Side Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinated side table.
A Side Table Faux
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John Widdicomb Brass Patinaed Top End Side Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinaed Console Side End Table.
A Table Faux
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John Widdicomb Parsons For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of john widdicomb parsons is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique john widdicomb parsons was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, burl and fabric. There are all kinds of john widdicomb parsons available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern john widdicomb parsons are consistently popular styles.
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John widdicomb parsons can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,600, while the lowest priced sells for $1,800 and the highest can go for as much as $7,900.
John Widdicomb for sale on 1stDibs
In the Widdicomb family, furniture ran in the blood. Furniture maker George Widdicomb emigrated from England to the United States in 1845, eventually setting up a cabinet shop in Syracuse, New York, before moving west to Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, he opened a shop with his four sons, including John Widdicomb, whose name would help carry the family legacy into the 20th century.
A wealth of pine and oak forests rendered Grand Rapids a logging center during the 1800s, and it eventually gained recognition for its furniture industry. The city became a destination for furniture makers who hailed from across the United States and beyond. The Widdicomb shop in Grand Rapids prospered, as the patriarch’s formal English training allowed him to produce pieces with superior craftsmanship compared to those of his competitors. Although the Civil War halted business and took the life of one of the Widdicomb brothers, the family’s survivors would start anew as Widdicomb Brothers and Richards, soon renamed the Widdicomb Furniture Company.
John Widdicomb, however, split from the family business in 1897 to create the John Widdicomb Company, where he would go on to focus on Louis XV- and French Provincial-style furnishings. Chairs made in these styles have distinct characteristics, such as floral motifs carved in the frames and gently angled backrests. John's company also remained a family affair: The founder’s son, Harry, assumed control of the company when his father died in 1910, while John's nephew Ralph Widdicombe — who retained the English spelling of his last name and joined the John Widdicomb Company at its start — designed every single piece of the offerings at his uncle's manufacturing outfit until he retired in 1951. Ralph was an internationally distinguished furniture designer whose modern mahogany bedroom suite won first prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
The original iteration of Widdicomb, which was helmed by John's older brother William while John ran his own brand, had shifted from making period revival styles of furniture, such as Georgian and Chippendale, to manufacturing modern pieces in the late 1920s. Admirers of mid-century modern furnishings likely recognize Widdicomb for the partnerships with iconic designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and Mario Buatta. In 1959, master woodworker George Nakashima created his Origins collection for Widdicomb when the firm merged with Mueller Furniture Corporation and was known, for around 10 years, as Widdicomb-Mueller. Origins, a revered Shaker-influenced group of nightstands, upholstered lounge chairs, dining-room tables and more, saw Nakashima working with woods like Carpathian elm and laurel in his Pennsylvania studio.
Eventually, the two Widdicomb companies would combine in 1970, operating under the name John Widdicomb Co.
In 2002, the business closed after more than a century of operations, and its assets were acquired by Stickley Furniture. Interestingly, it was not the first time Widdicomb and Stickley overlapped: In the final years of the 19th century, the companies opened a shared storehouse in London, while John Widdicomb and Albert Stickley would travel Europe together for the purposes of research.
Today, Stickley continues to produce John Widdicomb Company furniture, including French, Italian, English and Russian reproductions, as well as modern works from the first half of the 20th century.
Find vintage John Widdicomb bedroom furniture, tables, case pieces and more on 1stDibs.
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