Baker Furniture Charleston Collection
Early 2000s American Modern Buffets
Glass, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Federal Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Brass
Late 20th Century American Sheraton Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Federal Console Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Side Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Georgian Side Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Federal Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Dressers
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood, Mahogany
20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Sets
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Hepplewhite Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Federal Console Tables
Satinwood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Federal Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Dry Bars
Mirror, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Art Deco More Carpets
Silk
Late 20th Century American Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1990s American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
1990s Georgian Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Shelves
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Federal Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Federal Console Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Footstools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Federal Console Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage 1980s American Demi-lune Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Georgian Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Sheraton Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
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Baker Furniture Company for sale on 1stDibs
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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