Mid-Century Baker Inlaid Geometric Design Side Table
About the Item
- Creator:Baker Furniture Company (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 25 in (63.5 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Finish wear to lacquered surface as shown.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU197436261263
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 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 100-year 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 more on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Miami, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Round Wood Drum Side TableLocated in Miami, FLChinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Round Wood Drum Side Table Offered for sale is a Chinese mother of pearl finely and intricately inlaid r...Category
20th Century Chinese Side Tables
MaterialsMother-of-Pearl, Wood
- Iconic Design Gallery Custom Made Lucite Side Tables, PairBy Iconic Design GalleryLocated in Miami, FLIconic Design Gallery Custom-Made Lucite Side Tables, Pair Offered for sale is one of our original custom-made side tables in orange and clear lucite. The tables are slightly diff...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
MaterialsLucite
- African Cameroon Bronze Figural Occasional/Side Table, Modern-late 20th CenturyLocated in Miami, FLAfrican (Cameroon) bronze figural occasional/side table, mid-late 20th century Offered is an African bronze figural occasional/side table from...Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Side Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Vintage Tessellated Horn and Chrome Side TableLocated in Miami, FLVintage tessellated horn and chrome occasional table Offered for sale is a tessellated horn topped occasional table supported by a polished steer horn and chrome base. This is a v...Category
20th Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsChrome
- Pencil Reed, Leather & Rattan Side Table with Glass TopLocated in Miami, FLPencil reed, leather & rattan side table with glass top manner of crespi. Offered for sale is a pencil reed, leather wrapped and rattan s...Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
MaterialsLeather, Rattan, Glass
- Antonio Budji Layug Style Vintage Coastal Bamboo Side TableBy Budji Layug, Antonio LayugLocated in Miami, FLAntonio Budji Layug Style Vintage Coastal Bamboo Side Table Offered for sale is a vintage Coastal bamboo occasional table in the manner of Anto...Category
Late 20th Century Side Tables
MaterialsBamboo
- Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Mahogany Nightstand or Side TableBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INA gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style side table or nightstand By Baker Furniture, "Colonial Williamsburg" Collection USA, circa ...Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Night Stands
MaterialsMahogany, Satinwood
- Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table or Occasional Side TableBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INA gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style tea table or occasional side table By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Mahogany, with beautiful satinwood inlaid marquetry, original ...Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Side Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Baker Mahogany Side End TableBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Lake Worth, FLFor FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Baker Mahogany Side End...Category
Vintage 1980s Side Tables
MaterialsMahogany
- Pair of Baker Mid-Century Asian Modern TablesBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Palm Beach, FLChic pair of black lacquered Asian influenced night stands or end tables with stylized brushed aluminum hardware and a sleek pared down form that proves less can be more. Signed Bake...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Baker Furniture Italian Provincial Inlaid Walnut Tea TableBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in South Bend, INA beautiful Italian Provincial style console table, entry table, or tea table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Circa 1980s Carved walnut, with inlaid border on t...Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Empire Style Side Table by BakerBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in West Palm Beach, FLThis stylish and chic French Empire revival side table was created in the 1980s-1990s, by the American firm of Baker Furniture. The piece is fabricated in mahogany and burl venee...Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Revival End Tables
MaterialsMahogany, Burl