Romweber Antique Furniture
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Upholstery, Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl, Giltwood
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl, Upholstery
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Romweber Antique Furniture
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Romweber Antique Furniture
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany
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Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Romweber Antique Furniture
Chrome
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Stone
1950s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Romweber Antique Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Walnut
1950s Italian Modern Romweber Antique Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Romweber Antique Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Romweber Antique Furniture
Mirror, Satinwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Romweber Antique Furniture
Wood
1840s Romweber Antique Furniture
Paper
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Romweber Antique Furniture
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Romweber Antique Furniture
Marble
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Early 20th Century American Jacobean Romweber Antique Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s Art Nouveau Romweber Antique Furniture
Maple
1920s Art Nouveau Romweber Antique Furniture
Maple
1920s American Chippendale Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany
1920s American Chippendale Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Rococo Romweber Antique Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Romweber Antique Furniture
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Chippendale Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Glass, Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Mahogany, Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American Jacobean Romweber Antique Furniture
Oak
1920s American Chippendale Romweber Antique Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Burl
1920s American Louis XV Romweber Antique Furniture
Silk, Rosewood
1920s American French Provincial Romweber Antique Furniture
Brass
Romweber Antique Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Romweber Antique Furniture?
Romweber Furniture Co. for sale on 1stDibs
Some vintage Romweber Furniture Company designs may strike the young as passé. But for fans of a certain age, the American brand never went out of style.
The Romweber story began in the late 1800s, with the launch of American Furniture Company, which made bedroom furniture, Batesville Cabinet Company, a dining-room-set manufacturer, and Batesville Coffin Company. The three companies eventually merged to become a large and reputable manufacturer of case goods, furniture and more.
Not unlike many American companies, production at Romweber suffered during the Great Depression. The brand managed to stay afloat by making a rather strange pivot — to selling five-pound fruitcake boxes. During the Second World War, Romweber pivoted again, this time to the production of ammunition boxes and pontoons for American troops and, naturally, furniture for officers’ quarters.
While Romweber furniture (spelled “RomWeber” in vintage advertisements), dating back to the early 20th century, had designers working in the French Rococo and Chippendale styles, the brand is best known for its mid-century modern pieces. In the postwar years, Romweber manufactured walnut case pieces and storage cabinets that featured decorative olive-ash and burl-wood inlays with brass hardware as well as solid oak credenzas and dining tables designed by the likes of Harold Schwartz. For collectors of sophisticated 1950s furniture, the company’s sturdy Viking Oak line is particularly popular.
“It’s not uncommon for customers to say, ‘My parents had this Romweber Viking set,’” says Adam Cramer of collectors who visit Liberty & 33rd, the gallery he owns with his wife in South Bend, Indiana, about three hours north of Romweber’s birthplace in small-town Batesville. “It’s solid oak,” Cramer tells 1stDibs of the line of tables, chairs, desks and more.
Solid oak is the product of slow-growing deciduous trees. Solid oak furniture is durable, desirable and an investment that is usually associated with a hefty price. In solid oak furnishings, such as those that make up the covetable Romweber Viking Oak line, which launched in 1935, there aren’t any scraps of other components in the construction. Inspired by Scandinavian folk design, Romweber’s Viking Oak is said to have enjoyed one of the longest runs for a commercial furniture line in history. The collection went out of production in the late 1980s, and mid-century editions remain highly prized for their exceptional quality and hand-carved details.
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