Baker French Empire
Late 20th Century Empire Center Tables
Granite
Vintage 1980s American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century American Empire Dining Room Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Revival End Tables
Mahogany, Burl
Vintage 1980s American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Empire Side Tables
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Settees
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Paint
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Metal
2010s Spanish Country Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Benches
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1970s North American Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
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Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Dressers
Metal
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
2010s North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
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Vintage 1970s American Empire Revival Dressers
Mahogany, Oak
Vintage 1960s Empire Side Tables
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Fruitwood
Vintage 1970s Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Empire Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Empire Dressers
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Empire Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cherry, Burl
Late 20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Dining Room Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood, Paint
1990s American Neoclassical Credenzas
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Gueridon
Gold
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Credenzas
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Regency Revival Wall Mirrors
Composition
Late 20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1960s Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Marble
Vintage 1960s American Empire Sideboards
Brass
20th Century American Empire Serving Tables
Ormolu
Late 20th Century American Empire Dining Room Tables
Brass
20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood, Mirror
Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Vintage 1960s Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Linen Presses
Walnut
20th Century American Settees
Fabric
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Baker French Empire For Sale on 1stDibs
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Baker Furniture Company for sale on 1stDibs
Owing to the company’s collaborations with many leading designers and artists over time, vintage Baker furniture is consistently sought after today. The heritage brand’s chairs, dining tables, desks and other pieces are widely known to collectors and design enthusiasts for their fine craftsmanship and durability.
Within a few decades of its launch, Baker Furniture Company evolved into one of the largest and most important furniture manufacturers in the United States and became known for its high-quality production standards. Siebe Baker and business partner Henry Cook founded the original iteration of Baker Furniture Company in 1890 in Allegan, Michigan, after immigrating to the United States from the Netherlands. Allegan is a small town west of Grand Rapids, which, at that time was home to Widdicomb Furniture Co. and more and was known as America’s furniture capital. The company manufactured doors and interior moldings and introduced a combination desk and bookcase in 1893. In the early 1900s, Siebe became the sole owner of the business.
Among others, stage designer Joseph Urban and modernist designer Kem Weber contributed designs to Baker in the 1920s. In 1932, under the leadership of Siebe’s son, Hollis, who started at the company as a salesman but took the reins when his father passed in 1925, Baker Furniture introduced bedroom pieces and debuted its Manor House collection, which made reproductions of European furnishings available to the American market. (Hollis was an avid traveler and procured antiques overseas for the company to reproduce in the United States.) Soon, Baker Furniture Company moved to Holland, Michigan, and eventually opened showrooms in Grand Rapids and elsewhere.
Pioneering Scandinavian designer Finn Juhl created a Danish modern line for Baker in 1951, and the company produced his award-winning Chieftain chair for a short time. In the late 1950s, Baker introduced the Milling Road label to reach a younger audience with stylish but less costly furnishings like console tables, walnut dining chairs and more, and in 1961, British furniture designer T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings introduced a modern neoclassical line at Baker.
The 1960s and ’70s saw the introduction of historic reproduction furniture lines such as Woburn Abbey and the Historic Charleston collection, which remain very popular to this day. In 1990, Baker was licensed to produce a furniture line from Colonial Williamsburg. That same year, the Smithsonian Museum introduced Baker’s Chippendale chair into its permanent collection and the Grand Rapids Art Museum dedicated an exhibition to Baker’s 100th anniversary, a showcase that included 150 pieces of furniture Siebe Baker had collected as part of a larger assortment that had served as inspiration for his designs.
Today, vintage Baker furniture, such as its elegant mahogany nightstands and teak credenzas — particularly those crafted by Finn Juhl — sees high demand online and elsewhere. The company continues to produce contemporary collections with well-known designers such as Bill Sofield, Barbara Barry and Kara Mann and remains on par with some of the highest quality furniture in the industry.
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