Baker Set Of 12 Dining Chairs
20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s North American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Vintage 1980s North American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cherry, Cane
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Burl
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Ash
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Ash
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
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Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
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Oak
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Oak
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
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Cane, Cherry
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
1990s American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Cherry
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
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Baker Set Of 12 Dining Chairs 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.
Browse vintage Baker armchairs, sofas, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right dining-room-chairs for You
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.