John and Elinor McGuire Tables
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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Creator: John and Elinor McGuire
McGuire Organic Modern Bamboo Coffee Table
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Fulton, CA
Organic Modern bamboo and glass 2 tier coffee table by McGuire Furniture of San Francisco. Convenient magazine, book or storage shelf under glass top. Retains brass McGuire label and...
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Beautiful Restored Pair of Mahogany, Rattan and Brass End Tables by McGuire
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Atlanta, GA
These fabulous end tables are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
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1970s North American Organic Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Brass
McGuire Model 69 Rattan Coffee Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
This handsome early organic modern design by Leonard Linden A.I.D. for McGuire of San Fransisco comes from the 1959 "Style 6" design series. It has a top and shelf supported by a ra...
Category
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Formica
Elinor McGuire NP-10 Center / Dining Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant piece is the perfect center table, and can also serve as a dining table. One of Elinor McGuire's most iconic and enduring designs for McGuire of San Fransisco, the NP-10...
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Elinor McGuire Model 226c Writing Desk
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite design by Elinor McGuire for McGuire of San Fransisco is an exercise in subtle beauty and refined detailing. With a body covered in cane, slightly splayed legs, and so...
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1970s American Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Brass
McGuire Whitewash Oak Writing Desk and Chair
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1970’s McGuire writing desk and chair design by Elinor McGuire.
The desk is solid whitewashed oak, leather top with brass bamboo pull...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,000 / set
Large Wheat Sheaf Dinning Table with an Oval Beveled Glass Top on a Bamboo Base
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice large wheat sheaf dinning table is made of a bamboo base with an oval beveled glass on top. This is a work by American designer Elinor Mc Guire. Circa 1970
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Nesting side tables in red lacquered bamboo – Mcguire San Francisco 1970
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Nesting side tables in red lacquered bamboo with wood top and leather bindings – Lyda Levi for Mcguire San Francisco 1970 – Laccati series
Product Details
Dimensions of the tables:
5...
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1970s Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wood
Elinor McGuire Rattan Side Tables
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
Elinor McGuire designed these rattan side tables/ nightstands for McGuire of San Fransisco, the company she started with her husband John. McGuire furniture is made to last generatio...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
$3,500 / set
McGuire Bamboo Coffee Table, Leather Straps, Brass and Grey Glass Round Top
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in New York, NY
1970s McGuire of San Francisco Rattan and Bamboo Coffee Table
An iconic piece by McGuire of San Francisco, this coffee or cocktail table features an intricate double-square (octagona...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Brass
McGuire Three Tier Natural Rattan Bamboo and Leather Rolling Bar Cart
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Germantown, MD
McGuire three tier ebonized rattan rolling bar cart in excellent vintage condition.
Measures: 25.5" in diameter and stands 30" tall. Lower tier has a 13" clearance and the middle t...
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Late 20th Century American Modern John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Paint
Genuine McGuire Organic Modern Palasan Rattan Pedestal Dining Table Base, Marked
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A genuine McGuire organic modern rattan pedestal dining table base, designed for use with a round glass tabletop. This beautiful piece is from McGuire's Palasan Collection, featuring...
Category
20th Century American John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
McGuire Organic Modern Round Glass and Rattan Pedestal Dining Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Designed for use with a glass top, this bamboo rattan pedestal dining table base is marked McGuire San Francisco and has the original cerused washed finish. The organic modern base i...
Category
Late 20th Century American John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Leather, Glass, Bamboo
McGuire Three Tier Ebonized Rattan Rolling Bar Cart
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Germantown, MD
McGuire three tier ebonized rattan rolling bar cart in excellent vintage condition.
Measures: 25.5" in diameter and stands 30" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Paint
Genuine McGuire Palasan Rattan Pedestal Dining Table Base for Glass Top, Marked
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A genuine McGuire organic modern bamboo rattan pedestal dining table base, designed for use with a round glass tabletop. This beautiful piece from McGuire's Palasan Collection featur...
Category
20th Century American John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Pair of nesting side tables in bent bamboo – Lyda Levi for Mcguire San Francisco
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of nesting side tables in bent bamboo – Lyda Levi for Mcguire San Francisco 1970
Product Details
With leather bindings and a dark-finished wooden top.
Dimensions of small table:...
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1970s Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Wood
Ficks Reed Bamboo Sheaf Dining Table and Five Swivel Chairs
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Hanover, MA
California modern sun room dining set with table and five armchairs.
Off-white lacquered bamboo sheaf pedestal base dining table raised on arched supports with a 42 inch round...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Bamboo Dining Table Sheaf of Wheat by McGuire, circa 1970, United States
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Marbella, ES
Bamboo dining table sheaf of wheat by McGuire, circa 1970 United States
Measure of the foot of table
72 x 61 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century American John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
McGuire Rattan Coffee Table with Glass Top
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
Elinor McGuire designed coffee table for McGuire of San Fransisco, the company she started with her husband John. McGuire furniture is made to last generations. Not only is the desig...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Leather, Rattan
1970s McGuire Organic Round Rattan Occasional Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Exceptional two-tier table by McGuire of San Francisco. To be used as a cocktail table, coffee table, or occasional table.
Featuring a circular rattan frame lashed together with ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Glass
Vintage McGuire Rattan Sheaf of Wheat Form Dining Table, Original White Lacquer
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Hollywood Regency McGuire rattan sheaf of wheat form glass top dining table or breakfast table designed in the 1960s. Beveled edge glass top has few minor scratches.
Glass i...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan
Mc Guire table set with 12 Mc Guire 70's chairs
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Table with glass top + set of 12 mc guire 70's chairs in black lacquered rattan
Table dimensions: 270 x 125 x 76 cm
Chairs dimensions: 45 x 45 x 78 cm
Prod...
Category
1970s American Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Cotton, Rattan, Glass
$15,740 / set
Stylish 20th Century "Sheaf Of Wheat" Dining Table By Mcguire c.1970
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
John and Elinor were the much loved founders of the iconic San Francisco based McGuire Furniture. They launched the business as a couple in 1948 and their lifelong creative partnership resulted in a signature look combining natural materials like rattan and hide with clean, Asian inspired shapes. This is a wonderful dining table which exemplifies their work.
Dating to the latter part of the 20th century, the bamboo frame is very typical of McGuire’s work. The table is topped with a round bevelled glass in perfect condition and the base has a lovely warm colour which would look fantastic in any modern interior giving it that warm, relaxed feel of California design.
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.
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 themed-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 byLeonard 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 recognisable 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 designersSteven Volpe, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and Nicole Hollis...
Category
20th Century American Other John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
McGuire 104 B Corner/ End Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
A great example of John and Elinor McGuire's sensibility– combining organic modern materials with a restrained modernist form, this rattan table supports a glass top and a mahogany l...
Category
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Walnut Wood and Leather Convertible Table Console McGuire 1970
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Walnut Wood and Leather Convertible Table Console McGuire 1970
Category
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$3,460 Sale Price
40% Off
Monumental McGuire Ming Altar Table with Ivory Crackle Finish
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Monumental McGuire altar table with ivory crackle finish. This altar table is McGuire’s interpretation of classic Chinese design. The Ming-inspired table has a hardwood frame that wa...
Category
Late 20th Century American John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Hardwood
McGuire Bamboo and Glass Dining Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Red Lion, PA
McGuire oval clear glass table on wheat sheaf-wrapped bamboo oval base, glass
Category
1980s Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
"McGuire" 1970s Bar Server Buffet, Trolley with Extendable Top
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
"McGuire" 1970s bar Server Buffet - Trolley with extendable top.
Designed by John and Elinor Mcguire in the seventies this item is part of a dining room set that can be bought toge...
Category
1970s American Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Elinor McGuire NP-12 Elliptical Dining Table
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
One of Elinor McGuire's most iconic and enduring designs for McGuire of San Fransisco, the NP-12 dining table has a base of rattan gathered at the waist like a sheaf of wheat that su...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Vintage McGuire California Circular Glass & Bamboo Dining Table, USA, circa 1970
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in London, GB
Vintage McGuire California Circular Glass & Bamboo Dining Table, USA, circa 1970
Circular glass top dining table constructed in iconic McGuire California leather wrapped bamboo.
Exc...
Category
1970s American Vintage John and Elinor McGuire Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Glass
John And Elinor Mcguire tables for sale on 1stDibs.
John and Elinor McGuire tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of natural fiber and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of John and Elinor McGuire tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by John and Elinor McGuire were created in the Hollywood Regency style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Nancy Corzine, John McGuire, and Marge Carson. Prices for John and Elinor McGuire tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $920 and can go as high as $16,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,800.