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Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

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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Creator: Kittinger
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has recently been refinished in a black stain that still allows you to see the beautifu...
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1960s American Regency Vintage Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rare 1940s Hollywood Regency 'Mandarin' desk / dressing table by Kittinger, USA
By Kittinger
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare 1940s Hollywood Regency 'Mandarin' desk / dressing table by Kittinger, USA. Greek key design drawer pulls: 3 drawers each side. Warm grey and ivory lacquer (a little bit of we...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Kittinger Chippendale Burled Walnut and Mahogany Desk or Credenza, Refinished
By Kittinger
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Chippendale style kneehole desk or credenza By Kittinger USA, circa 1960s Mahogany, with burled walnut drawer fronts, and original brass hardware. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

British Colonial Style Leather Top Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial Style Leather Top Desk. Five drawer desk crafted in mahogany with a classic form, three tooled brown leather panels on a top with a beaded edge, exotic burled cuts o...
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20th Century American British Colonial Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Kittenger Wood Lawyer's Desk
By Kittinger
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A Kittinger solid wood lawyer's desk. The desk is made of solid mahogany wood. The desk has a long thin drawer in the center flanked by four drawers to the sides. The desk has ornate...
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1980s American Vintage Kittinger Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

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Kittinger desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Kittinger desks and writing 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 Kittinger desks and writing tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original desks and writing tables by Kittinger were created in the Regency style in united states during the 20th century. Prices for Kittinger desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,000 and can go as high as $12,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,248.

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