Warren McArthur Side Tables

Warren McArthur (American, 1885-1961) Pair of Art Deco Bed Side Tables, with black Bakelite tops above aluminum bases. 30" H x 22" W x 22" D. Provenance: A New York City Collection.

Rare Early Warren McArthur side table with a Warren Furniture Company Los Angeles, California labeled and dated 1931, Model 1200. It is rare to find a piece from The Arizona Biltmor...

Warren McArthur Coffee table, model 1559-s Warren McArthur Corporation USA, c. 1930 enameled aluminum, laminate 18½ h × 30 dia in (47 × 76 cm) literature: Warren McArthur Corporation, Donnelly, pg. 50 Warren McArthur Jr. was an innovator in Machine Age/ Art Deco furniture design. McArthur moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1929 to pursue metal furniture manufacturing; he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation there in 1930. His furniture designs while unique were true to the Machine Age aesthetic. Machine Age design emphasized sleek forms inspired by automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. These objects were symbols of progress and modernity to the American consumer and industrial designers began constructing furniture in streamlined designs from steel, chrome and aluminum. Prior to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the “Century of Progress Exhibition.” The fair’s tagline, “See America Streamlined,” and the abundance of metal furniture and home goods exhibited finally presented the concept of utilizing metal designs in the typical American household. The Museum of Modern Art followed suit in subsequent years with exhibitions like "Machine Art," (1934), and "Bauhaus 1919-1928" (1938), further exposing the American public to this design style. The Warren McArthur Corporation moved manufacturing to Rome, New York in 1933, just as metal furniture was gaining popularity; the company’s products were sold out of a showroom in New York City on Park Avenue. As a manufacturer, McArthur filed numerous patent designs which he utilized in advertisements to exhibit the innovations he developed. The company also proudly printed patent numbers on furniture...

Unique example of a side table by Warren McArthur part of a group of furniture commissioned in stainless steel by Union Carbide for the terrace of a summer home in Glen Cove N.Y.. ...

Warren McArthur Corporation nest of 3 side tables from the mid 1930s with stainless steel frames manufactured in Rome, New York.. Union Carbide...

Warren McArthur minimal U-base side or entry table with original rubber disc feet and black lacquered wood top. Style No. 1558. Elegant simple design. The table frame and top are i...

An early example of Warren McArthur's individual cocktail or end table from the Arizona Biltmore, circa 1934. Style No 1572. The table frame is in ...

McCathur Three Tier Side table: Signed with applied manufacturer's label to underside: [Warren McArthur Furniture Los Angeles, Calif. Patents Pen...

Classic side table occasional table by Warren McArthur commissioned for the State Library of Virginia, delivered in August of 1940. The top is laminated Bakelite...

Simple elegant two ring Warren McArthur coffee table.