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John Stuart Sofa Tables

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, was once known as “Furniture City” for its local mass-production industry that flourished from the mid-19th century into the early 20th century, led by furniture manufacturers like John Stuart. Stuart’s eponymous company, which would build showrooms in New York and Philadelphia, designed and sold elegant reproductions of various furniture styles, including 18th-century French and English furniture as well as what we now call mid-century modern home furnishings built by European craftsmen in the entrepreneur’s Grand Rapids factory.

In 1845, a British cabinetmaker named George Widdicomb arrived in New York before moving to Grand Rapids. There he set up a small cabinet shop in 1857 with a dozen craftsmen, including his son John Widdicomb. The store quickly found success due to Widdicomb’s English training and the dearth of other quality furniture makers in the region. Toward the end of the 19th century, Grand Rapids had earned an international reputation as a leader of American furniture manufacturing, and while the Widdicomb family would navigate some difficulty after the Civil War, they emerged anew as Widdicomb Brothers and Richards, and then the Widdicomb Furniture Company. Widdicomb’s son started his own company in 1897, the John Widdicomb Company, and in 1929, the Grand Rapids–born John Stuart joined the company as a director.

Stuart, who had been in the furniture industry since 1913, was named president of John Widdicomb Company in the early 1940s and by then had formed John Stuart, Inc., with partner Herbert M. Rothschild. John Stuart, Inc.’s offerings included oak buffets and other dining-room furnishings crafted in the Tudor and Elizabethan styles, with cabinet doors and drawer fronts characterized by meticulously carved natural-world motifs and other decorative flourishes. Stuart also oversaw the design of reproductions of sophisticated walnut and mahogany Queen Anne side tables and dining chairs, with the latter marked by pronounced, vase-shaped curves in the back splats and cabriole legs. In 1952, the manufacturer and distributor’s founder sold the business, including the right to trade under his name, to the John Widdicomb Company.

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Creator: John Stuart
Mid-Century Console Table by John Stuart Inc
By John Stuart
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This vintage console table by John Stuart features a stylish Mid-Century design with dark burl lacquered finish and brass trim. Floating style tabletop accentuates the elegant appeal...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage John Stuart Sofa Tables

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Mid-Century Console Table by John Stuart Inc
Mid-Century Console Table by John Stuart Inc

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John Stuart sofa tables for sale on 1stDibs.

John Stuart sofa tables 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 John Stuart sofa tables, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sofa tables by John Stuart were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 1970s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sofa tables by Charles Hollis Jones, Baker Furniture Company, and Henredon. Prices for John Stuart sofa tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,397 and can go as high as $1,397, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,397.

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