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Kittinger Furniture

Before it became a legendary American manufacturer of traditional furniture, Kittinger Furniture was a paper company called Thompson, Colie & Company (later to become Colie & Son), after its founders, Oliver and George Colie. The father-son entrepreneurs started a small business in 1866 manufacturing paper products and, subsequently, upholstered furniture in Buffalo, New York. Business for the latter was so successful that in order to keep up with demand, the Colies opened a second factory in 1885 that focused on handcrafted furniture designed in 18th-century styles.

Later, George Colie decided to sell his beloved company to his son-in-law, Irvine J. Kittinger Sr., and his brother, Ralph. They changed the name to the Kittinger Furniture Company in 1913. In 1929, the company’s sales exceeded $1 million, which allowed the brothers to expand far beyond Buffalo, opening showrooms in Chicago, Dallas and other cities across the United States, where they could present their expert reproductions of popular historic furniture styles for the home and office.

In 1937, Kittinger was granted an exclusive license to reproduce antique custom furniture for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The company manufactured Hepplewhite-style chests of drawers, mahogany Chippendale dressers, Asian-influenced mid-century modern marble-top coffee tables of ebonized wood and a variety of other pieces. The brand’s revered Mandarin line, a Hollywood Regency–style collection that debuted in the 1940s, included bedroom furnishings such as lacquered wood vanities, nightstands and more, each featuring prominent Greek key drawer pulls and decorative black trim.

Between the mid-1970s and 1990s, Kittinger Furniture changed hands frequently and even went out of business. In 1996, Raymond Bialkowski, a former master cabinetmaker for the company, and his wife, Karen, purchased the company and, along with some other former Kittinger craftsmen, began creating furniture under its name once again in north Buffalo. Over the years, Kittinger has produced furniture for the White House, including a handcrafted conference table and chairs for the Cabinet Room during President Nixon’s administration and chairs for the Roosevelt Room in 2016.

Today, the award-winning Kittinger Furniture continues to make historical and new custom handcrafted pieces of high quality.

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Item Ships From: New York
Creator: Kittinger
Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chest by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
This bold and thoughtfully composed Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Low Chest in Black Lacquer with Antique White Gold Greek Key Detailing is by Kittinger and originates from the Un...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture

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Lacquer

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chests by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
This bold and thoughtfully composed Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Low Chests in Black Lacquer with Antique White Gold Greek Key Detailing are by Kittinger and originate fr...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture

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Lacquer

Pair of Kittinger Company Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Dandelion Design
By Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
PAIR of Hollywood Regency-style (1950s) end / side tables with a walnut top section with an incised dandelion design and a single drawer with a brass drawer pull, resting on a black ...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Kittinger Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Kittinger American Mid-Century Wooden Four-Compartment Magazine Tables
By Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century wooden magazine tables with square top surrounded on three sides with shallow galleries open on two sides above three lower compartments with curved shelf...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture

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Wood

Classic Mid-Century Modern Night Stands/Tables by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of 1940s side tables with drawer. The two-tone finish in original factory paint, visible wear. Shelf is adjustable. Drawer marked with Kittinger foil label.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture

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Wood

Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Queen Anne Mahogany Revolving Server, 20th C
By Kittinger
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Queen Anne style revolving server offers mahogany construction in hexagonal form with upper and lower plat...
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20th Century American Queen Anne Kittinger Furniture

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Wood, Mahogany

Midcentury Bullet Form Silver Cerused Nightstands or End Tables by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern pair of nightstands or end tables were realized by the celebrated American firm, Kittinger, circa 1950. They feature bullet form bodies with channele...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture

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Walnut

Classic American Art Deco Dresser Mirror, Kittinger Furniture
By Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic American Art Deco dresser mirror manufactured by Kittinger Furniture, Buffalo New York, Tri- color lacquer salmon, bone and silver. Ret...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Kittinger Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Stunning Greek Key Tall Mandarin Chest Manufactured by Kittinger, Regency Modern
By Kittinger, James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fabulous tall chest of drawers/dresser by Kittinger from their earliest Mandarin collection with bold Greek Key drawer handles. Retains its original two-toned light green lacquer fin...
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1940s American Vintage Kittinger Furniture

Materials

Wood

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Kittinger furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Kittinger furniture 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 Kittinger furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Raymond Loewy, Kittinger Furniture Company , and Habitat. Prices for Kittinger furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $8,500 and can go as high as $11,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,000.

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