Pair of Drexel Heritage Corinthian Nightstand Cabinets
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
Absolutely stunning Drexel Heritage bedside cabinets in burl Corinthian Elm. These are part of the
Brass
Drexel Heritage Corinthian Elm King Size Sleigh Bed
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
pair of matching Drexel Heritage bedside cabinets in burl ashwood. These are part of the Corinthian
Brass
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
H 21 in W 22 in D 28 in
2 Drexel Heritage French Louis XVI Provincial Walnut Bedside Chests Nest Tables
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
2 mid century French Provincial / Louis XVI style side tables by Drexel Heritage, circa 1968
Brass
Unavailable
H 24.75 in W 26.5 in D 18 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Heritage Burl Wood Bedside Cabinets
By Drexel
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely stunning Drexel Heritage bedside cabinets in burl ashwood. These are part of the
Brass
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H 24 in W 17 in D 25 in
Vintage Drexel Heritage Passage Oak Campaign Chest Bedside End Table Nightstand
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Drexel Heritage Passage Collection nightstand or end table, circa 1987, no 915-630-2. Features a
Oak
Sold
H 29.5 in W 32 in D 19 in
Pair of Campaign Style Bachelor Chests or Bedside Tables by Drexel Heritage
By Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great pair of Vintage, Hollywood Regency / Mid Century Modern, 3 drawer bachelor chests by Drexel
Brass
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H 25 in W 16 in D 24 in
Drexel Heritage Mid-Century Modern Nightstands End Bedside Tables Accent Pair
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Mid-Century Modern Drexel Heritage side tables. Made of walnut and oak featuring an upper drawers
Oak, Walnut
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H 30 in W 36 in D 18 in
Vintage Drexel Heritage Hollywood Regency Bachelor Chest Bedside Commode Dresser
By Drexel, Dorothy Draper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality three-drawer commode by Drexel Heritage. Item features solid brass hardware, dovetail
Brass
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H 30 in W 36 in D 18 in
Drexel Heritage Hollywood Regency Bachelor Chests Bedside Commode Dresser, Pair
By Drexel, Dorothy Draper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality pair of three-drawer commodes by Drexel Heritage. Item features solid brass hardware, three
Brass
Drexel Heritage Side tables NIghtstands Bedside Tables
By Drexel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These stunningly handsome fully restored Heritage tables are in a beautiful example of quality
$4,995
H 47 in W 98 in D 66 in
Baker Furniture Biedermeier Primavera and Parcel Ebonized Queen Size Sleigh Bed
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Biedermeier style queen size sleigh bed By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful primavera wood, with ebonized details. Measures: 98"W x 66"D x 47"H. Footboard he...
Wood
$3,495
H 63.5 in W 96 in D 3 in
French Provincial King Headboard Powder Blue Ceruse Finish & Heavy Carved Detail
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage French Provincial Renaissance style king sized headboard with antiqued powder blue ceruse factory finish & heavy carved off-white trim details including leaves, vine...
Wood
$1,034 / set
H 22.05 in W 98.43 in D 124.02 in
Bed with bedside tables from the 1970s by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Double bed complete with bedside tables from the 1970s. Design by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau (manufacturer's mark present). The bed is in good vintage condition although there ...
Leather, Wood
A Rare Italian Gilt Zinc Decorated Iron King Bed, C. 1870.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafter of twin beds, this wonderful king bed has double shaped headboards rise in graceful arched and scrolled silhouettes, crowned with ball finials and joined by twisted column up...
Iron, Zinc
Fine Set of 8 Antique George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine set of 8 antique George III mahogany dining chairs consisting of a pair of elbow chairs and 6 single chairs having superb quality mahogany carved backs with a turned mahogany su...
Other
$1,495
H 405 in W 78.5 in D 2 in
Henredon Fine Furniture Chippendale Style Mahogany King Size Headboard
By Henredon
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century Henredon Fine Furniture Chippendale Style Mahogany King Size Headboard. Measures 78.5" in width, 40.5" in height.
Mahogany
$12,450
H 44 in W 78 in D 55.5 in
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Campaign Day Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted "Lit en Bateau" Officer's Campaign Bed. The "Boat Shaped" frame, surmounted with columns with Empire style gi...
Bronze
$3,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28 in W 108 in D 18 in
Stylish Henredon Scene One Walnut Queen Size Headboard Night Stand Mid-Century
By Henredon
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Highly sought after Henredon scene one queen size headboard/ platform bed with storage inside the headboard. This set includes the matching nightstands wired with electrical outlets ...
Brass
$19,500
H 91.75 in W 85 in D 88.5 in
Niermann Weeks "Louis XVI" King Size Canopy Bed With Upholstered Headboard
By Niermann Weeks
Located in Bridgeport, CT
*Frame only; boxspring, mattress and bedding NOT included. The Classic Niermann Weeks French style Canopy Bed. Their fine French style king size bed in a walnut finish with gilt de...
Wood
Vintage European King Bed by Nissen & Gehl for Seltz France
By Ebenisterie Seltz et Fils 1, Søren Nissen & Ebbe Gehl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely stunning beechwood and elm European King bed frame manufactured by France's Ebenisterie Seltz furniture makers. Designed by the Danish masters Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl, ...
Wood, Hardwood, Beech, Elm
$5,690 / item
H 52.5 in W 76.5 in D 80 in
Louis Solid Oak French Carved King Size Bed Upholstered in Natural Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Meet our stunning King French Oak Bed, a beautifully replicated Louis XVI bed made from white oak with meticulous attention to detail. Each intricate carving is embellished with love...
Linen, Oak
$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.25 in W 80.25 in D 3 in
Antique Polychrome Baroque Gilt Venetian-Style Carved Wood King Headboard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This exquisite antique Venetian-style king bed is a true showstopper, featuring an intricately hand-carved and gilded frame with a soft, distressed celadon green finish. The elaborat...
Wood
Finely Carved Mahogany Four Post King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved mahogany and figured mahogany rice bed, the serpentine arched and molded edge headboard flanked by acanthus leaf and rice carved baluster turned posts with urn finial...
Mahogany
Bunny Williams Home Bamboo Bed, King
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Faux bamboo has been a way to bring warmth and whimsy into the home since it gained popularity in mid-1800’s - the perfect counterpoint to heavy Victorian furniture. Our Bamboo Bed c...
Bamboo
$19,189
H 51.19 in W 73.63 in D 85.44 in
Guglielmo Ulrich for Valzania Art Deco King Bed 160cm Mattress Burl Wood Bedroom
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Valzania
Located in London, GB
An exquisite and extremely bed by the italian 1940s designer Guglielmo Ulrich produced by Valzania in book-matching burl/bird eye maple wood and black ridged feet. This documented im...
Wood, Burl
Irwing French Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Full Size Bedframe
By Irwin Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A full size burl walnut , full size bedframe by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co., USA, 1940s. Great vintage condition. Measures 58" in width, 46.5" in height at the headboard, 28" high ...
Wood, Walnut, Burl
While vintage Drexel Furniture dining tables, dressers and other pieces remain highly desirable for enthusiasts of mid-century modern design, the manufacturer's story actually begins decades before its celebrated postwar-era Declaration line took shape.
In 1903, in the small town of Drexel in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, six partners came together to found a company that would become one of the country’s leading furniture producers. The first offerings from Drexel Furniture were simple: a bed, washstand and bureau all crafted from native oak wood, sold as a bedroom suite for $14.50.
One of Drexel’s early innovations was to employ staff designers, something the company initiated in the 1930s. This focus on design, which few other furniture companies were committing to at the time, allowed Drexel to respond to a variety of new and traditional tastes. This included making pieces inspired by historic European furniture, like the popular French Provincial–style Touraine bedroom and dining group that borrowed its curves from Louis XV-era furniture. Others replicated the ornate details of 18th-century chinoiserie or the embellishments of Queen Anne furniture. Always ready to adapt to new customer demands, during World War II, Drexel built a sturdy desk designed especially for General Douglas MacArthur.
In the postwar era, Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by John Van Koert. In the 1970s, Drexel introduced high-end furniture in a Mediterranean style.
Drexel changed hands and visions throughout the years. It was managed by one of the original partners — Samuel Huffman — until 1935, at which time his son Robert O. Huffman took over as president. It was then that the company began to expand, with several acquisitions of competitors in the 1950s, including Table Rock Furniture, the Heritage Furniture Co. and more.
With the manufacturer’s success — spurred by its embrace of advertising in home and garden magazines — it opened more factories in both North and South Carolina. By 1957, the company that had started with a factory of 50 workers had 2,300 employees and was selling its furniture nationwide.
Drexel underwent a series of name changes in its long history. Its acquisition of Southern Desk Company in 1960 bolstered its production of institutional furniture for dormitories, classrooms, churches and laboratories.
In the following decades, contracts with government agencies, hotels, schools and hospitals brought its high-quality furniture to a global audience. U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers bought Drexel Enterprises in 1968, and it became Drexel Heritage Furnishings.
In 2014, the last Drexel Heritage plant, in Morganton, North Carolina, closed its doors. The company rebranded as Drexel in 2017.
The vintage Drexel furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes end tables designed by Edward Wormley, walnut side tables designed by Kipp Stewart and lots more.