Birch Furniture

Ilmari Tapiovaara for Asko, 'Domino' coffee table, teak, birch, Finland, 1954. This Finnish coffee table is designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. The table features a solid rectangular tab...

This sculptural Swedish 'Kubbstol' (Stump Chair) is carved from a single, massive birch trunk—an iconic example of traditional Scandinavian craftsmanship from the mid-20th century. T...

Mid 20th century elm and birch Scandinavian chest of drawers circa 1960. Fine quality chest of drawers.  Fitted with 3 graduating drawers veneered in elm which also covers the top. ...

19th century Swedish Biedermeier secretary bureau crafted in birch veneer with warm golden yellow tones. The clean-lined form includes an upper drawer, central fall-front desk area, ...

Meticulously handcrafted in the United Kingdom, this upholstered stool boasts classic studding and hand-polished solid beech legs, showcasing a beautiful tapestry design perfect as a...

Pair of Scandinavian Modern birchwood stools by Sven Markelius made in the 1930s. These were made to complement his famous "Orkersterstol". Nicely patinated. Can be used as a stool o...

Beautiful Mid Century Danish Modern Teak 2 tier Credenza Sideboard Cabinet. Top section features three sliding doors with concave circle pulls revealing 5 drawers on the left and adj...

A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...

Large custom mirror constructed from vintage midcentury Forms + Surfaces panels with new birch wood frame. This beautiful and commanding mirror measures approximately 36.75" wide by ...

19th Century burr birch empire revival console table circa 1880. Good quality Swedish burr birch side table, ideal for use in the hallway, but suitable for most rooms around the hom...

A beautiful modernist mirror in the style of Alvar Aalto, circa 1950s. The design is simple and expresses a low-key elegance, typical for the Finnish Modern design era. This mirror ...

Pair of Mid century Scandinavian Modern blonde birch wood shelf wall unit or open bookcases. Very modern design and well built. Made of birch veneer plywood shelves and structural. V...

Alvar Aalto armchair No. 31. Produced by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy Turku, produced early 1930s.. Bent laminated birch frame, seat in laminated birch root veneer.

Nice Art Deco drawer made in Sweden in the late 1920s. It’s attributed to famous designer and architect Carl Malmsten. It made in stained birch with ...

Timberline Table Lamp in Oak and Birch by Mads Caprani for GUBI Originally designed by Mads Caprani in the 1970s, this scaled-down format retains the signature swan-necked shape an...

A vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish Grandma pair of armchairs designed by Carl Malmsten and produced by O.H. Sjögren, in good condition. The backrests of the Scandinavian lounge cha...

This unique copy of the Sumi nest of tables is exactly as shown in the pictures. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The name Sumi comes from the Japanes...

A rare and important American Art Deco Century of Progress Sideboard by iconic designer Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, fine quality craftsmanship and construction, having a rectangular exotic rosewood veneered top over conforming solid wood case fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, the top drawer opening to reveal felt lined divided interior for silverware, flanked by cabinet doors opening to shelved interior, subtle geometric lines add interest. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera. Signed, top drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching display case - vitrine cabinet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic Collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...

A very rare model from Arthur Umanoff. Special height chair believed to be used with his rush and birch desks he produced in the era. Note the stool seat height is 19-20" (chair seat is curved). All original with the original swivel metal foot glides and the swivel seat mechanism. Height 31.25". 18" wide and deep. Low foot rest...

Mid century Swedish birch baroque influenced chest of drawers circa 1950. Beautiful chest of drawers of smaller proportions and unusually made in birch.  Shaped top surface with 4 s...

Charles and Ray Eames designed their fiberglass and wire chairs to be fitted with a wide variety of bases to offer a range of heights, uses, and aesthetics. One of the most desirable today is the rocker. This rare early example of the RKR dates from the first few months of production as evidenced by the base which has supporting struts that extend from the front legs all the way to the back, crossing under the seat. The Eames RKR...

Beautiful Scandinavian Modern black leather footstool or ottoman designed by Hans Olsen. All original soft black leather down filled cushion. ...

An early 20th Century, antique set of eight Danish Gustavian style dining room armchairs made of hand crafted bleached Birchwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian side chairs have...

Exceptional mid-century entomology cabinet made in the 1950s (possibly late 1940s) by Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, very likely designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. These specimen chests were ...

Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern wall shelf 112B. Design by Alvar Aalto for Artek Finland. Striking Finnish design from the 1960s. Original birch and birch veneer frame with o...

A birch and blue fabric lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Mild to moderate wear to fabric (small hole in seat cushion, staining in headrest area, and minor fra...

Artek 81B table, birch with yellow linoleum. Designer Alvar Aalto. The table is from around the 1950s/60s. The table has signs of wear.

A stylish and classic Italian 1930's Art Deco briar wood side table; with one shelf. Northern Italy, circa 1930 Size: 29 3/4" high x 29 1/2" diameter

A beautiful model X600 stool designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1960s in Finland. Even though simple, this stool comes with great quality and attention to detail. The less comm...

Biedermeier dining chairs in rare mixed set of 8 antique Swedish with flame golden birch veneers with the distinctive curved seat back, differing carved central motif sand gracefully...

This South German Biedermeier secretary from around 1825 displays a particularly striking walnut veneer with strong, mirrored patterns across the entire front. The warm, expressive g...

Mid century Danish modern Black leather 3 seat sofa with blonde birch wood legs. Beautiful black leather is soft and shows little signs of use but broken in nicely. Great Danish Mode...

These six Alvar Aalto iconic stools from 1930s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces of timeless design. The legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round seat wi...

Condition: Expertly Refinished With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage design...

Swedish grace/Art Deco desk in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth. Neoclassical arched column shaped legs in elm root veneer with vault shaped pattern on the bottom. Exquisite book match...

A pair of masur birch, brass and dark-stained wood nightstands designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900s. Dimensions: 27.25” H x 17.125” W x 14.5” D

Danish Art Deco dresser with 3 drawers made of light wood most likely veneered birch with lacquer. The oblong pull handles have a beautiful rounded design. This chest is really coz...

These Louis Sognot style table lamps were designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s. The lights feature sculptural openwork shades formed by curved rattan ribs encircling a s...

Stained flamed birch cabinet "Roma" for Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, SMF. Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth. Interior has 3 wide shelves, 2 smaller side s...

This rare sofa was designed by Märta Blomstedt and produced in Finland in the 1940s. The sofa has been fully reconditioned and newly upholstered in a w...

Rare writing table, designed by Alvar Aalto, 1960s. Birch with linoleum table top. Later modified with the reading lamp. The writing table is from the Otaniemi Technical University. ...

A primitive artist stool from France, 1950s, exudes rustic charm and functional simplicity. Crafted from birch wood, this stool showcases a raw, organic aesthetic with a patina that ...

Custom and well-crafted modular sliding-door cabinet produced by Eric R.E. Schuster of the Art and Trade Shop of New York City in the early 1940s. Styl...

A lovely Finnish Art Deco side table in dark stained birch and tubular steel from the 1930s. The table is surprisingly light and can be easily moved around. It features a middle shel...

Mid century birch wardrobe by Oscar Nilsson for nordiska kompaniet circa 1939. We are pleased to offer this fitted wardrobe which is an early piece in the scandinavian modern furnit...

A 1930s Art Deco table model 149 and named 'Siro' (Petite or graceful in English). The table was produced by Asko and most probably designed by Harald Honkanen who is documented as t...

Exceptionally rare set of early Alvar Aalto armchairs for O.Y Wilhelm Schauman A.B Jyväskylä, Finland, 1939. Custom ordered for NY World's Fair Restau...

Rare armchair / lounge chair designed by Eberhard Krauss for Thonet in 1930 for the exhibition "Thonet Werkbund" in Vienna. This model is sometimes also wrongly attributed to Adolf S...

A very lovely Louis Philippe fall-front secretary in pine with a light Gustavian-grey/white painted finish, and original French-polished birch wood interior. Features a carved bonnet...

Set of 3 vintage original vintage Alvar Alto 60 stools from early 1960s. From a private home with one owner who purchased them in the late 1950s. Two wit...

Scandinavian Modern Birch and light gray Laminate oval Racetrack Dining table with trestle legs. Designed by Rud Thygesen & Johnny Sorensen. Very simple clean design. Shows normal we...

A birch and beige fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1920s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 67”  H x 18”  W x 20” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specificati...

Four-drawer chest by William Hinn for Urban Furniture Sweden, 1950s. Beautiful curved chest or dresser. This piece shows an exquisite organic and amorp...

Scopri la nostra esclusiva cassettiera artigianale, un vero gioiello dell'arte italiana. Ogni dettaglio di questo mobile è frutto di un'abilità artigianale senza pari: i sei cassetti...

Very charming Swedish miniature chest of drawers in birch in Karl Johan (Swedish Empire) from the 1820s. Perfect for jewels or other smaller items. Wear consistent with age and use

These rare Art Deco stools was made in Sweden during the 1930-40s. Wonderfully crafted legs with middle part being in brighter birch, the seat newly upholstered in sheepskin/shearli...

Large 19th century hand woven and pine basket circa 1895. Generous sized Scandinavian hand woven basket, quite possibly have been used as a crib for an infant.  Carrying handle each end and a solid pine base for extra strength.  Ideal for use today for storage under the bed, or even as a fireplace log...

Swedish Modern Mirror by Otto Schulz for Boet, Sweden 1930-40s. It has a very unusual and attractive irregular shape. Made in flame birch and with a wonderful original bevelled mirr...

This clean-lined Swedish modern side table reflects the core values of Scandinavian design: functionality, balanced proportions, and the natural beauty of materials. Crafted from bi...

"Funkis" is the Swedish term describing the "Funktionell Stil" of the 1930's and 40's. All pieces of furniture from the most impressive Sofa to a modest side table were designed to be "smart" elements of the home or office. This simple golden birch side table with a shelf...