Baker Barbara Barry Collection
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Credenzas
Nickel
Late 20th Century Modern Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Vases
Gold
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary North American Neoclassical Dining Room Ch...
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Swivel Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Wardrobes and Armoires
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie End Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Sideboards
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Dining Room Tables
Nickel
Late 20th Century American Louis XV End Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Mid-20th Century American Campaign End Tables
Walnut, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Campaign End Tables
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Burl, Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century American Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Side Tables
Travertine
Late 20th Century American Modern Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers a...
Brass
20th Century American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables
Wood, Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Walnut
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Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Center Tables
Early 2000s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s American Slipper Chairs
Down, Wood
Early 2000s American Other Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Other Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Gold Leaf
Early 2000s American Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s American Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood, Paint
Early 2000s American Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
1990s American Modern Bookcases
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century North American Neoclassical Revival Dining Room Tables
Wood
Early 2000s Modern Lounge Chairs
Cotton, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Tray Tables
Mahogany, Mirror
1990s Unknown Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Metal
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Linen Presses
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Sofas
Chenille, Walnut
Late 20th Century American End Tables
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
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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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