Forbes for McGuire Campaign Style Oak Officer's Chair
By Eleanor Forbes, McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare campaign style officer's chair or sling chair designed in the mid-century by Eleanor Forbes
Brass
McGuire Caned Mahogany Bench with Saber Legs
By Eleanor Forbes, McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
splayed form and the frame has a rich finish. Designed by Eleanor Forbes for McGuire.
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of Officer's Chairs by Eleanor Forbes for McGuire
Located in Danville, CA
Classic pair of Campaign Style Officer's Chairs designed in 1955 by Eleanor Forbes for McGuire
Oak, Leather
Sold
H 33 in W 25 in D 48 in
Eleanor Forbes for McGuire Red Rattan “Officer’s Chair” Campaign Lounge Ottoman
By McGuire
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous re-edition of an early McGuire model: the Officer’s Chair. This particular example done
Leather, Rattan
Classic Rift Oak and Rattan Desk by McGuire
By Eleanor Forbes, McGuire
Located in Danville, CA
Eleanor Forbes for McGuire. The desk is in excellent original condition.
Brass
McGuire Leather and Teak Officer's Chair and Ottoman
By Eleanor Forbes, McGuire
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original McGuire armchair and ottoman designed by Eleanor Forbes. Teak frame with leather
Brass
McGuire Campaign Style Lacquered Oak X Form Stool
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
in Napa, California. Rare stool attributed to Eleanor Forbes for McGuire.
Brass
McGuire Rattan Oak Knee Hole Writing Table Desk
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern rattan and oak knee hole writing table or desk designed by Eleanor Forbes for
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
Eleanor Forbes Leather Lounge Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Fulton, CA
"Officer's Chair" leather and oak lounge or side chairs designed in 1955 by Eleanor Forbes for
Leather, Oak
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Performance Velvet Metal Faux Bamboo Lounge Chairs, A Pair
By Barbara Barry, John and Elinor McGuire, Ralph Lauren, John McGuire, McGuire
Located in Round Top, TX
Elegant pair of metal-framed faux finished tubular aluminum lounge chairs made to look like bamboo, but far more structurally stable and long-lasting. Excellent condition with the ex...
Metal
Early Marco Zanuso Lady Chair, Italy, 1960s, New Pure Mohair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early, authentic Marco Zanuso lady chair, Arflex, Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered in a luxurious, premium, burnt orange / rust coloured 100% mohair fabric. Brass feet with nat...
Brass
$2,081Sale Price|33% Off
H 37.8 in W 31.89 in D 16.15 in
Side Table Hall or Console Oak Table Spanish Colonial Revival, circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Spanish hall side or console table. Handsome and practical. Spanish Colonial revival, circa 1890 Twisted carved legs. Good condition. Shipping: L81 P41 H96 21 Kg.
Wrought Iron
Japanese Taisho Two Panel Screen Bamboo Butterfly Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese late Taisho period early Showa period two-panel byobu screen featuring a colorful bamboo loquat landscape with a butterfly. Beautifully crafted in the Nihonga school ...
Brass
$7,450Sale Price / set|23% Off
H 27 in W 31 in D 27 in
Pair of Vintage Armchairs in the style of Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage LC2 Corbusier armchairs. Original leather and chrome frame.
Chrome
Safari Armchair in Brown Leather with Sculptural Wooden Frame
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Safari chair, stained beech, leather, metal, Europe, 1970s A safari chair made in beech and leather, manufactured in Europe in the 1970s. This design is very robust yet stately in i...
Metal
McGuire C-1 Rattan Three Seat Sofa
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
This important early design by Elinor McGuire dates from the 1950s. It's from their "Style 1" series, and was offered as this model B-1 loveseat, as a single lounge chair, and also a...
Leather, Upholstery, Rattan
McGuire Rattan Sofa
By McGuire
Located in Dallas, TX
Iconic 3 seat rattan sofa by McGuire. Solid construction, rawhide corner wraps, bullseye back, great quality and form, circa mid-late 20th century.
Rattan
Pair of Fendi Casa Arctic Blue Leather Tunica Lounge Chairs
By Fendi Casa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime pair of Italian Fendi Tunica lounge chairs or slipper chairs circa 2015. The bespoke rare chairs feature a soft and supple arctic blue leather. The fitted leather is draped o...
Brass
$5,489
H 74.41 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
LACQUERED ANTiQUE CHINESE EXPORT CIRCA 1920 COMPOUND CABINET CUPBOARD DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine circa 1920-1940 Antique Chinese Export hand carved compound cupboard with twin internal drawe...
Wood
$7,600 / set
H 33 in W 19 in D 25 in
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini "Ribbon" Wrought Iron Painted Dining Chairs
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Italian wrought iron "Ribbon" dining chairs painted white with gently sloped, mesh metal seats and demilune backs for indoor and/or outdoor use. (MAURIZO TEMPESTI...
Iron
Arts and Crafts Blue Stripe Sofa
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful and unique Arts and Crafts sofa in original blue stripe ticking upholstery. With a generous straight back, accompanied by gently scrolled padded arms that lead to two la...
Linen, Upholstery, Oak
Large Pair of Brass Wall Lantern, Sconces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of elegant wall sconces hand crafted from solid brass beautiful patina, with one 60/watt light each, projecting the light upward, great decorative fixture for any location indoo...
Brass
Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet with Display Shelf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese red lacquer cabinet with an open display shelf. Featuring an aged red lacquer finish and intricate carved fretwork decoration on the front panel. The case has two ...
Brass
$29,000 / set
H 50.01 in W 41.34 in D 41.34 in
Vico Magistretti “Pentaclinio” Ceiling Lamps for Artemide, 1967, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti “Pentaclinio” ceiling lamps for Artemide, steel and glass, Italy, 1967, set of two. Vico Magistretti designed the "Pentaclinio" chandelier for Artemide in 1967. Its...
Steel
Like so many artists and designers, husband and wife John McGuire (1920–2013) and Elinor Stevenson (1914–2005) became masters in their trade by accident. For the founders of McGuire Furniture Company, well, furniture wasn’t actually in the plans.
The couple met just before the start of World War II (during which John was in the U.S. Navy and Elinor was a navigation instructor) and got married after it ended. They settled down in San Francisco where John held a couple of jobs — among them selling newspaper ads for the San Francisco Examiner while Elinor worked for Boeing Aircraft. Soon, an old Navy buddy of John’s asked him to help sell a bunch of rattan furniture and, needing the money, John agreed. His side business became so successful that John decided to quit his ad-sales job and work full-time in design.
In 1948, McGuire Furniture Company was born. Alongside the mid-century modern furniture designs then gaining popularity in the United States, John introduced an unconventional idea: traditional armchairs, stools and tables made of natural materials such as bamboo, which was strong yet could be rendered pliable when steamed, that were intended for the indoors rather than the front porch.
The brand’s first success was the now famous Director’s X-Chair by Leonard Linden. The military-campaign-style solid oak folding chair launched in 1956 and saw rattan binded with rawhide strips and a high-grade leather slug seat and back that eliminated the need for a plush cushion. Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charming moniker, the Cracked Ice chair was an instant classic and is one of the brand’s most recognizable designs.
Today, McGuire and another American furniture manufacturer, Baker Furniture Company, comprise Baker Interiors Group. McGuire remains true to the founders’ ideals and commitment to crafting the kind of organic modern furnishings that are synonymous with the warm and relaxed feel of California design. The company has collaborated with interior designers Steven Volpe, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and Nicole Hollis, and, as of 2019, its luxury furnishings share a 16,500-square-foot showroom with Baker’s in San Francisco. Some of the earliest McGuire Furniture Company designs are part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
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