$1,595
H 22.5 in W 17 in D 12 in
Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Cream Lacquered Chest on Stand
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Heritage USA, late 20th century Cream lacquered mahogany, with hand-painted Chinese scenes
Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
$1,850
H 30 in W 30 in D 13 in
Vintage Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Painted Cabinet, Faux Painted Stone Top
By Drexel
Located in Miami, FL
vintage 1980s Chinoiserie style hand painted 2 door cabinet from Drexel Heritage. The doors are adorned
Brass
$895
H 43.75 in W 17.75 in D 1.25 in
Drexel Heritage Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Lacquered Wall Mirror
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie tall wall mirror By Drexel Heritage USA, Circa 1980s
Mirror, Mahogany, Lacquer
$2,495
H 30.13 in W 30 in D 13 in
Drexel Heritage Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Lacquered Bar Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie bar cabinet By Drexel Heritage USA, Circa 1980s Cream
Mahogany, Lacquer
Drexel Heritage Italian Neoclassical Demilune Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Heritage, Late 20th Century Hand painted wood case, with faux marble top, and original brass hardware
Brass
Drexel Heritage Italian Neoclassical Demilune Cabinets, Pair
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Drexel Heritage, Late 20th Century Hand painted wood case, with faux marble top, and original brass
Brass
$6,850 / set
H 30 in W 55.25 in D 24.5 in
Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960's
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et
Brass
$6,746Sale Price|25% Off
H 28.25 in Dm 60 in
Ming Treasures Fishbowl Pedestal Base Dining Table Drexel Heritage Round Glass
By Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
discontinued line “Ming Treasures” by Drexel Heritage. It was made in Taiwan and beautifully hand painted in
Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Sold
H 22.25 in W 17.75 in D 12 in
Drexel Heritage Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Red Chest on Stand
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Heritage USA, Late 20th Century Red lacquered mahogany, with carved mahogany base, and hand-painted
Brass
Vintage Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Sideboard
By Drexel
Located in North Canton, OH
Beautiful and Rare black lacquered Sideboard with artist hand painted Chinoiserie Scenes by Drexel
Lacquer
Sold
H 47 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Continental Style Hand-Painted and Gilt Sideboard Set by Drexel Heritage
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage continental style mirrored sideboard by Drexel Heritage features shaped top with gilt edge
Mirror, Wood
Ming Treasures Drexel Heritage chinoiserie Sofa Table Console Table
Located in Wichita, KS
Drexel heritage chinoiserie console table sofa table. Hand painted design of birds and flowers
Wood, Paint
1970s Drexel Chinoiserie Red Lacquer and Brass Chest on Stand
By Drexel
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a vintage Asian standing box by Drexel Heritage, circa the 1970s. Hand
Hardwood, Lacquer
Drexel Heritage Satinwood Hand-Painted Adam Style Chest of Drawers
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Collection by Drexel Heritage. The cabinet features gorgeous hand-painted floral details and beautiful
Satinwood
Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Cabinet on Brass Stand
By Drexel, Heritage Furniture
Located in Raymondville, TX
A gorgeous vintage Drexel Heritage chinoiserie petite two-door accent cabinet on a brass stand
Brass
1970s Vintage Drexel Heritage Chinoiserie Credenza
By Drexel
Located in North Canton, OH
Fabulous vintage hand painted Chinoiserie Credenza from Drexel Heritage. This is a rare one. Not
Lacquer
1960s Chinoiserie Desk from Drexel Heritage
By Drexel
Located in North Canton, OH
estate. Gold faux bamboo legs and trim detail surround intricate hand painted scenes from the orient over
Giltwood, Lacquer
Sold
H 48 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Drexel Heritage Ebonized and Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Wall Mirror, 1940
By Drexel
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage wall mirror by Drexel Heritage Furnishings Inc features chinoiserie gilt decorated ebonized
Mirror, Wood
Sold
H 85 in W 55 in D 14 in
DREXEL HERITAGE Et Cetera Asian Chinoiserie Hand Painted Lighted China Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian Chinoiserie style china display cabinet by Drexel Heritage, from their Et Cetera
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Hand-Crafted Rattan
Located in Oxford, GB
The Pallete Table Lamp distills the bold, organic-meets-geometric appeal of its floor lamp counterpart into a refined, space-saving design. Perfect for desks, bedside tables, or cons...
Rattan
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Metal
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$6,986 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
$917 / item
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 33.86 in
Pair of Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Black and White
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite sconce is a nod to the timeless pieces crafted by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo in the 1950s, but with a unique and distinctive design that ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$3,995
H 32.13 in W 39.5 in D 18.25 in
Baker Furniture Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional mid-century Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie dresser or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Red lacquered mahogany, with hand-painted Asian nature sce...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Coffee or Side Table, Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden coffee or side table designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Wood
$230,916Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$1,488 / item
H 67.72 in W 118.12 in D 15.75 in
Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
By Baleri Italia, Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte...
Paper
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$2,960 / set
H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 3.15 in
Pair Barovier & Toso Style Modern Italian Murano Glass Leaf Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful Murano glass leaves in a wonderful green color, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The appliques are composed of a brass structure fixed to the wall with ...
Brass
$5,861 / item
H 35.04 in W 44.89 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Deep Sea Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers. In a Deep Sea Blue color background with our sunflower...
Wood
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$116,319
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
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.