Baker 4-Drawer Ball and Claw Chippendale Mahogany Banded Sideboard Buffet Server
View Similar Items
Baker 4-Drawer Ball and Claw Chippendale Mahogany Banded Sideboard Buffet Server
About the Item
- Creator:Baker Furniture Company (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Style:Chippendale (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Mid-20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very good vintage condition being structurally sound with age appropriate signs of normal use as pictured. Minor finish wear to top. Overall very nice. Please review all images as they are considered part of the item description.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU934114487602
Baker Furniture Company
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.
Browse vintage Baker armchairs, sofas, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Henredon Marble Top One Drawer Inlaid Mahogany Empire Sideboard Buffet ServerBy HenredonLocated in Philadelphia, PAHenredon Marble Top One Drawer Inlaid Mahogany Empire Sideboard Buffet Server. Item features a stunning marble top, one dovetailed drawer, very nic...Category
20th Century Sideboards
MaterialsMarble
- Oversized Carved Mahogany Ball and Claw Chippendale Style Wingback Arm ChairLocated in Philadelphia, PAHigh quality solid carved mahogany Chippendale style wing back bergere armchair. Item features an exaggerated shapely winged back, interior armrests with exposed wood supports, four ...Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Bergere Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Mahogany
- Antique English Chippendale Georgian Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Corner ChairLocated in Philadelphia, PAAntique English Chippendale Georgian style mahogany ball and claw corner chair. Item features a needlepoint seat, solid wood construction, n...Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Corner Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Mahogany
- Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Leather Arm ChairLocated in Philadelphia, PAAntique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Leather Arm Chair. Item features a solid mahogany wood frame, nicely carved details, burgundy leather seat, great style and fo...Category
Antique Early 1900s Chippendale Armchairs
MaterialsLeather, Mahogany
- Lane Chinese Chippendale Banded Mahogany Ball and Claw Console Sofa Hall TableBy Lane FurnitureLocated in Philadelphia, PALane Chinese Chippendale banded mahogany ball and claw console sofa hall table. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, n...Category
Mid-20th Century North American Console Tables
MaterialsMahogany
- Reproduction English Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball Claw Executive Writing DeskLocated in Philadelphia, PAReproduction English chippendale style mahogany ball & claw carved executive writing desk. Item features nice large size, rope carved edge, solid wood construction, beautiful wood gr...Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsMahogany
- Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Burl Wood Sideboard Server, RefinishedBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INAn exceptional Chippendale or Queen Anne style sideboard server, console, or entry table By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1970s Book-matched mahogany, with burled walnut drawer...Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards
MaterialsBrass
- Baker Furniture Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard or Buffet ServerBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INAn exceptional Georgian style sideboard or bar server by Baker Furniture. USA, Circa 1980s. Carved mahogany, with satinwood string inlay, original brass hardware, and brass-...Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Sideboards
MaterialsBrass
- Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server BuffetLocated in Potters Bar, GBHere We Have a Georgian Revival Mahogany Sideboard of Small Proportions. Standing Upon Tapered legs With Spade Feet. Circa 1900 Featuring a Central Drawer Flanked By Cupboards. The D...Category
Antique Early 1900s Georgian Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany
- Early Baker Furniture Mahogany Hepplewhite Sideboard Buffet, Newly RefinishedBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INA gorgeous traditional Hepplewhite style mahogany sideboard buffet By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1920s Measures: 71.88" W...Category
Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany
- Georgian Revival Sideboard Mahogany Server BuffetLocated in Potters Bar, GBGeorgian Revival Mahogany Sideboard. Circa 1890 This Sideboard is of a Bow Form. Raised Upon Tapered Legs With Square Box Brass Castors. The Sideboard Has an Arrangement of 7 Oak Lin...Category
Antique 1890s Georgian Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany
- Georgian Revival Sideboard Mahogany Buffet ServerLocated in Potters Bar, GBGeorgian Revival Mahogany Bookcase. Raised upon Square Tapered Legs With Spade Feet. Circa 1920 The Sideboard Features 2 x Mahogany Lined Working Drawers and 1 Cupboard. The Drawers ...Category
Vintage 1920s Georgian Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany