Romweber Burl

French Louis Bar Cabinet

French Burl Wood Dining Table

Burl 1920s

Romweber Bookcase

Wood Cabriole Leg

Harold Schwartz For Romweber Furniture

Materials

Brass

Burlwood & Brass Sideboard by Romweber

$2,000

Burlwood & Brass Sideboard by Romweber

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Long dresser in deep burl veneer with accenting brass trim and hardware. Three wide drawers and two side cabinets give ample storage. Please confirm location.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut and Parcel Painted Highboy

$2,595

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut and Parcel Painted Highboy

By Romweber Furniture Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style highboy dresser or chest of drawers In the manner of Romweber By Joerns Brothers Furniture USA, Circa 1920s Beautiful book-matched...

Category

Vintage 1920s American French Provincial Dressers

Materials

Brass

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Domed Burl Wood Romweber 2 Door Armoire

Unavailable

H 76 in W 35 in D 19 in

Domed Burl Wood Romweber 2 Door Armoire

By Romweber Furniture Co.

Located in Toronto, ON

Burl wood and mahogany 2 door and 2 drawer armoir with domed top. Beautifully finished inside with 4 small and 3 large dovetailed oak drawers. Painted faux parchment on interior draw...

Category

20th Century American Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Burl, Mahogany

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H 33 in W 78.13 in D 24 in

Phenomenal Figural Burl Wood Chest by Romweber

By Romweber Furniture Co.

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Figural burl wood chest of drawers by Romweber, circa early 1950s.

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Romweber Burl For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal romweber burl for your home. Each romweber burl for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, burl and metal. There are many kinds of the romweber burl you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A romweber burl made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — is very popular.

How Much is a Romweber Burl?

Prices for a romweber burl start at $1,100 and top out at $12,995 with the average selling for $3,750.

Romweber Furniture Co. for sale on 1stDibs

Some vintage Romweber Furniture Company designs may strike the young as passé. But for fans of a certain age, the American brand never went out of style.

The Romweber story began in the late 1800s, with the launch of American Furniture Company, which made bedroom furniture, Batesville Cabinet Company, a dining-room-set manufacturer, and Batesville Coffin Company. The three companies eventually merged to become a large and reputable manufacturer of case goods, furniture and more.

Not unlike many American companies, production at Romweber suffered during the Great Depression. The brand managed to stay afloat by making a rather strange pivot — to selling five-pound fruitcake boxes. During the Second World War, Romweber pivoted again, this time to the production of ammunition boxes and pontoons for American troops and, naturally, furniture for officers’ quarters.

While Romweber furniture (spelled “RomWeber” in vintage advertisements), dating back to the early 20th century, had designers working in the French Rococo and Chippendale styles, the brand is best known for its mid-century modern pieces. In the postwar years, Romweber manufactured walnut case pieces and storage cabinets that featured decorative olive-ash and burl-wood inlays with brass hardware as well as solid oak credenzas and dining tables designed by the likes of Harold Schwartz. For collectors of sophisticated 1950s furniture, the company’s sturdy Viking Oak line is particularly popular.

“It’s not uncommon for customers to say, ‘My parents had this Romweber Viking set,’” says Adam Cramer of collectors who visit Liberty & 33rd, the gallery he owns with his wife in South Bend, Indiana, about three hours north of Romweber’s birthplace in small-town Batesville. “It’s solid oak,” Cramer tells 1stDibs of the line of tables, chairs, desks and more.

Solid oak is the product of slow-growing deciduous trees. Solid oak furniture is durable, desirable and an investment that is usually associated with a hefty price. In solid oak furnishings, such as those that make up the covetable Romweber Viking Oak line, which launched in 1935, there aren’t any scraps of other components in the construction.

Inspired by Scandinavian folk design, Romweber’s Viking Oak is said to have enjoyed one of the longest runs for a commercial furniture line in history. The collection went out of production in the late 1980s, and mid-century editions remain highly prized for their exceptional quality and hand-carved details.

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