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Warren McArthur Tables

American, 1885-1961

Few 20th-century designers had influential furniture that regularly flew at 30,000 feet, but Warren McArthur did. His work on seating for military aircraft came near the end of his career, following decades of Machine Age furniture shaped from tubular forms and made of steel, chrome and aluminum.

Warren McArthur Jr. graduated with an engineering degree from Cornell University in 1908. After moving to Los Angeles in 1929, he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation a year later. His initial output of sleek, metal designs were popular in offices and hotels. 

At the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Americans witnessed a new “Streamlined America” campaign, which included everyday furniture made from metal, opening the door for McArthur and other Machine Age designers to a residential audience. With this increase in demand for metal furniture, the Warren McArthur Corporation relocated to Rome, New York, and sold their aluminum furnishings out of a showroom on Park Avenue in New York City. 

Actors Marlene Dietrich, Fredric March and Clark Gable were among his A-list clientele. McArthur also produced furniture for the dining cars on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chrysler Headquarters. His designs were featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1934 exhibition “Contemporary American Industrial Art.”

During World War II, McArthur pivoted production after a ban on the private use of aluminum. McArthur made an estimated three-quarters of all American military aircraft seating, including adjustable seats for the Beechcraft C-45 and revolving seats for navigators aboard the Grumman HU-16 Albatross. 

Warren McArthur closed his business in 1948. He died in 1961.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Warren McArthur armchairs, tables and other seating.

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Creator: Warren McArthur
Warren McArthur Coffee Table ca' 1930's
By Warren McArthur
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual Warren McArthur coffee table with architectural, machine age base and original formica black top. Signed underneath.
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Rolling Cart Yellow and Green Anodized Rings, circa 1938
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
Rare Warren McArthur bar cart / service cart from the late 1930s with yellow and green turnings. Green Vitrolite shelf inserts are replacements. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Side Table with Patinated Top
By Warren McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
Warren McArthur aluminum table with patinated wooden top.
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1930s Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Rare Warren McArthur Console / Hall Table, Art Deco, Machine Age, 1930's
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare demilune console table designed by Warren McArthur. Amazing design, proportion, table has been re-painted (at some point) Retains remnants of original label, Also orig...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Streamline Modern Aluminum Black Coffee Table Model 1559-s 1930s
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Warren McArthur Coffee table, model 1559-s Warren McArthur Corporation USA, c. 1930 enameled aluminum, laminate 18½ h × 30 dia in (47 × 76 cm) literature: Warren McArthur Corporation, Donnelly, pg. 50 Warren McArthur Jr. was an innovator in Machine Age/ Art Deco furniture design. McArthur moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1929 to pursue metal furniture manufacturing; he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation there in 1930. His furniture designs while unique were true to the Machine Age aesthetic. Machine Age design emphasized sleek forms inspired by automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. These objects were symbols of progress and modernity to the American consumer and industrial designers began constructing furniture in streamlined designs from steel, chrome and aluminum. Prior to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the “Century of Progress Exhibition.” The fair’s tagline, “See America Streamlined,” and the abundance of metal furniture and home goods exhibited finally presented the concept of utilizing metal designs in the typical American household. The Museum of Modern Art followed suit in subsequent years with exhibitions like "Machine Art," (1934), and "Bauhaus 1919-1928" (1938), further exposing the American public to this design style. The Warren McArthur Corporation moved manufacturing to Rome, New York in 1933, just as metal furniture was gaining popularity; the company’s products were sold out of a showroom in New York City on Park Avenue. As a manufacturer, McArthur filed numerous patent designs which he utilized in advertisements to exhibit the innovations he developed. The company also proudly printed patent numbers on furniture...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Console Sky Blue Cafolite Top c. 1935
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual Warren McArthur console or perhaps a work table from a department store or beauty salon cosmetic cubicle. The sky blue Cafolite top was produced for the Warren McArthur Corp...
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Chrysler Showroom Conference Table, circa 1934
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
A rare early Warren McArthur 6' conference table from the original Chrysler Desoto corporate showroom in Detroit. (see image 2 showing this table in a McArthur photo of part of the W...
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Classic Warren McArthur "J" Leg Art Deco Center Table
By Warren McArthur
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of the rarer forms,,Stunning Art Deco,Machine Age Center table,designed by Warren McArthur.Aluminum in Beautiful original condition, free of dents,,scratches etc. Original vitrol...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Desk
By Warren McArthur
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black lacquered top and drawers in aluminium tube base, with aluminum handles. Original lacquer finish.
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Rare Transitional Side Table/Etagere by Warren McArthur
By Warren McArthur
Located in Stamford, CT
A ebonized and polished Aluminum side table by Warren McArthur. This side table is almost certainly from 1929, showing the prevalence of the triangle in McArthurs work around the tim...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

Warren McArthur Library Table, the Library of Virginia, 1940
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
Classic side table occasional table by Warren McArthur commissioned for the State Library of Virginia, delivered in August of 1940. The top is laminated Bakelite...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Aluminum

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Warren McArthur Rolling Bar Cart Rome NY c, 1933/34
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Warren McArthur Stainless Steel Smoking Stand, 1934-1935
By Warren McArthur Corporation, Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Unique Side Table Warren McArthur Stainless Steel Frame, 1934-1935
By Warren McArthur Corporation, Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
Unique example of a side table by Warren McArthur part of a group of furniture commissioned in stainless steel by Union Carbide for the terrace of a summer home in Glen Cove N.Y.. ...
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Warren McArthur Tables

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Stainless Steel

Warren McArthur Library Work Table Stainless Steel, circa 1935
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
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Warren Mcarthur tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Warren McArthur tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Warren McArthur tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Warren McArthur were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Sally Sirkin Lewis, Warren McArthur Corporation, and Donald Deskey. Prices for Warren McArthur tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,800 and can go as high as $14,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,800.

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