Baker Provincial Style
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Bookcases
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Bookcases
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1990s Italian French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Sideboards
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Oak
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Commodes and Chests o...
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dressers
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Provincial Bookcases
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Lounge Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Console Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American French Provincial Night Stands
Oak
Vintage 1980s American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Console Tables
Maple
Late 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dressers
Cherry
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dressers
Oak, Burl
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cherry, Burl
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Cabinets
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1940s American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Console Tables
Cherry, Burl
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Oak
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dressers
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Sideboards
Brass
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Baker Provincial Style For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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