Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Over the course of nearly seven decades, Charak Furniture Company produced exemplary reproductions of 18th-century-era furniture, including works created in the American colonial and Georgian styles, as well as sophisticated mid-century modern pieces made by the likes of German furniture designer and painter Tommi Parzinger.
Charak was established in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1919. It earned a reputation for exceptional design and durability, and the 1920s were a period of high production for the brand. Charak was a leading manufacturer of reproductions of early American furniture that was influenced by Queen Anne– and Georgian–era design, including secretaries, dressers and cabinets with exquisite details like accented moldings, carved finials, recessed door panels, claw feet and other embellishments.
While the Great Depression put many furniture manufacturers out of business, Charak Furniture Company weathered the era’s difficulties. In fact, during the 1930s, it introduced one of its most enduringly popular dining tables: the drop leaf Danbury table. The solid mahogany table, which features four leaves to comfortably accommodate larger dining parties as necessary, is supported by four slender and elegantly curving legs, a wonderful example of the company's furniture from this era.
In the 1950s, Charak Furniture Company continued to thrive by shifting production to suit modern tastes. It worked with designers like Donald Deskey and Tommi Parzinger to develop collections that boast the clean lines and sleek silhouettes that characterized many of the period’s designs. The collaborations proved fruitful and prolific. The company’s rare revival and mid-century modern pieces have considerable appeal for today’s collectors.
In its heyday, Charak Furniture Company had showrooms in Chicago and New York City. Today, a 1958 desk designed by Deskey is part of the permanent collection at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
On 1stDibs, find an array of vintage Charak Furniture Company tables, storage cabinets, seating and more.
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Creator: Charak Furniture Company
Tommi Parzinger Leather Front Chest of Drawers for Charak Modern
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern. Drawer fronts feature hand tooled yellow/ parchment leather which perfectly compliments the dark wood case....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tommi Parzinger Chests for Charak Modern- A Pair
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant and rare pair of chests/ commodes designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern. Each chest features two large drawers and two half drawers, finished in an elegant mahogan...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Midcentury Bar Cabinet, Pair
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Countryside, IL
Tommi Parzinger for Charak midcentury Bar Cabinet - Pair
Each bar cabinet measures: 34.25 wide x 18.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we ca...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tommi Parzinger Credenza/ Sideboard for Charak Modern
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare long credenza designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern. Features three sections each revealed by a door. Left section containing a drawer and shelf, middle section housin...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Display Cabinet, c 1955, Signed
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare collectors item, this fully restored Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern (c. 1955) display cabiinet / vitrine, features beautiful french polish with Parzinger's signature statement door handles. Signed with Charak Modern label on the backside of the upper cabinet.
This refined and sophisticated Parzinger credenza with glass display hutch is perfect for those high-end luxury pads looking for an incredible and collectible statement piece, which Parzinger was known to create. The gorgeous color is close to the Hermès orange, but perhaps a little bit deeper and bolder - perhaps somewhere between Hermès orange and blood orange. Beauty in every detail, from the cross-cut glass panes, to the upper flared embellishments and the signature Parzinger door handles.
Let's not skip one more aspect of this table that is equally important - the collectors appeal. Furniture by Tommi Parzinger is one of the most sought-after and cherished items of sophisticated collectors. This isn't for your typical Eames and George Nelson collector, it is much more for a refined collector, perhaps a connoisseur of fine rarities. The quality of the materials and craftsmanship and design details are something to be admired. Parzinger and Charak Modern designed and crafted some of the highest quality furniture of the early and mid 20th Century. That was at a time when US manufacturing was at its best. And now in this day and age of cheap products not meant to last - this table is your daily reminder that 'they don't make them like they used to.'
We restored this incredible sideboard display cabinet with hand-applying a new French Polish lacquer. French Polish is the most laborious and expensive finish because it requires many repetitive coats and each one hand polished to a fine glass-like finish, and while it is very expensive, it is worth it for rare and valuable pieces like this Tommi Parzinger vitrine. The results are nothing short of spectacular - such a smooth, clear and deep finish - it looks almost like a sheet of glass (much more incredible in-person than you can see (or touch / feel) in the photos). And besides how incredible it looks - it will also protect your investment for the decades ahead. This Parzinger cabinet is an ideal example for the most discriminating interior designer client or collector.
This french polish cabinet...
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Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Two Door Cabinet
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Classic mahogany cabinet with tooled and gilt diamond pattern green leather door panels and distinctive polished brass door pulls.
Features a single adjustable interior shelf.
De...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Tommi Parzinger Tall Chest or Dresser for Charak Modern
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A tall chest of drawers designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern. Two piece cabinet with lower portion consisting of three generous sized drawers. Above sits a cabinet with door...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Tommi Parzinger Sideboard Cabinet
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern buffet. Ribbon grain mahogany with wonderful color, featuring 5 drawers centering two doors. Sculptural wood handles.
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Charak Furniture Company Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
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Charak Furniture Company cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.
Charak Furniture Company cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charak Furniture Company cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original cabinets by Charak Furniture Company were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider cabinets by Johnson Furniture Company, Michael Taylor, and Charles Hollis Jones. Prices for Charak Furniture Company cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $6,900 and can go as high as $27,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $13,400.
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