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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Vintage Kittinger Pembroke Table
By Kittinger
Located in Annville, PA
This Vintage Kittinger Pembroke Table will be recognizable to anyone familiar with fine antique furniture. Originally designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, this form of ta...
Mahogany
Antique Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg CW-27 Mahogany Drop Leaf Pembroke Table
By Kittinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg CW-27 Mahogany Drop Leaf Pembroke Table with ...
Mahogany
$1,995
H 24.25 in W 16 in D 24 in
Fine Baker Classic American Federal Mahogany Drop-leaf Pembroke End Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning classic early American Federal style mahogany pembroke occasional table by renowned fine quality American furniture maker Baker Furniture (United States, 1890-Present) S...
Brass
Vintage Mahogany Pembroke Table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc.
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Mahogany Pembroke table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc. A Classic Pembroke table by Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc. made of mahogany with...
Mahogany
English Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mahogany Pembroke table on turned legs ending in brass casters. Rectangular top with rounded corners; single pine-lined drawer with b...
Mahogany
$5,026
H 28.35 in W 19.3 in D 29.93 in
19th Century Victorian Style Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table Pembroke Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Regency folding table / Pambroketable first half of the 19th century. Solid mahogany. An elaborate frame box on conical feet in bronze caps endi...
Wood, Mahogany, Maple
19th Century Pembroke Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th century Pembroke table with two drop leaves with rounded corners, a single dovetailed drawer with a brass swing handle, and square tapered legs. Warm color and honest wear to ...
Brass
$6,813
H 28.15 in W 43.9 in D 41.34 in
Large Antique Pembroke Table, English, Drop Leaf, Dining Table, 4 Seat, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique Pembroke table. An English, mahogany drop leaf dining table for four, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Superb proportion and pleasingly crafted exam...
Mahogany
Classic American Drop Leaf Maple Pembroke Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic antique maple Pembroke drop leaf table that's 20.5 " deep with both leaves down. Expands to a large dining size when leaves are up, so very versatile. Beautiful honey warm ...
Maple
Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgian period mahogany and crossbanded Pembroke table. Crossbanded and string inlaid top and rounded twin flaps above a single drawer with crossbandin...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$25,000
H 28.25 in W 20.25 in D 31 in
Charleston Hepplewhite Mahogany Diamond Inlaid Drop Leaf Pembroke Table, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston Hepplewhite / Federal mahogany drop leaf pembroke table with flanking diamond boxwood inlays, single drawer with circular brass p...
Brass
Midcentury Kittinger Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Licensed Colonial Williamsbur reproduction of 18th century table by Kittinger Furniture, nicely grained mahogany gate leg drop-leaf table, Queen Anne legs terminating in pad feet. ...
Mahogany
English Mahogany Drop-Leaf Pembroke Table, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany drop leaf pembroke table with one board top, single drawer, original brasses, and terminating on tapered legs with original...
Regency Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A narrow boxwood strand separates the mahogany self-band from the center field of this delicate Pembroke table. With its shaped-front drawer following the curvature of the top and it...
Boxwood, Mahogany
$1,425Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.96 in W 15.16 in D 17.92 in
Antique Pembroke Table, English, Drop Leaf, Side, Occasional, Regency, C.1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Pembroke table. An English, mahogany drop-leaf side table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1830. Charming side table with appealing colour and form Displaying...
Wood
Biggs Kittinger Chippendale Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
By Biggs Furniture, Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Biggs Richmond, a division of the famous Kittinger Furniture, pair of chippendale mahogany small drop leaf table pembroke table. Tables are in e...
Brass
$1,375
H 25.25 in W 16 in D 26.25 in
Federal Style Councill Craftmen Mahogany Inlaid Drop Leaf Pembroke Side Table
By Councill
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully inlaid and banded top drop leaf Pembroke table by Councill in the Federal Style. Measures 16 inches in width, 29 inches in width leaves up. 26 inches in depth and 25.25 i...
Mahogany
Kittinger Georgian Mahogany Pembroke Tea Tables, Newly Refinished
By Kittinger
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Federal style Pembroke nightstands, end tables, or tea tables By Kittinger USA, Circa 1960s Mahogany, with original brass hardware. Measure...
Brass