Flame Stitch Upholstery Pattern Wide French Provincial Arm Lounge Chair by Baker
View Similar Items
Flame Stitch Upholstery Pattern Wide French Provincial Arm Lounge Chair by Baker
About the Item
- Creator:Baker Furniture Company (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 25 in (63.5 cm)Seat Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1970s
- Condition:mint vintage condition.
- Seller Location:Rockaway, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU883727693332
Baker Furniture Company
Owing to the company’s collaborations with many leading designers and artists over time, vintage Baker furniture is consistently sought after today. The heritage brand’s chairs, dining tables, desks and other pieces are widely known to collectors and design enthusiasts for their fine craftsmanship and durability.
Within a few decades of its launch, Baker Furniture Company evolved into one of the largest and most important furniture manufacturers in the United States, and became known for its high-quality production standards. Siebe Baker and business partner Henry Cook founded the original iteration of Baker Furniture Company in 1890 in Allegan, Michigan, after immigrating to the United States from the Netherlands. Allegan is a small town west of Grand Rapids, which, at that time was home to Widdicomb Furniture Co. and more and was known as America’s furniture capital. The company manufactured doors and interior moldings, and introduced a combination desk and bookcase in 1893. In the early 1900s, Siebe became sole owner of the business.
Among others, stage designer Joseph Urban and modernist designer Kem Weber contributed designs to Baker in the 1920s. In 1932, under the leadership of Siebe’s son, Hollis, who started at the company as a salesman but took the reins when his father passed in 1925, Baker Furniture introduced bedroom pieces and debuted its Manor House collection, which made reproductions of European furnishings available to the American market. (Hollis was an avid traveler and procured antiques overseas for the company to reproduce in the United States.) Soon, Baker Furniture Company moved to Holland, Michigan, and eventually opened showrooms in Grand Rapids and elsewhere.
Pioneering Scandinavian designer Finn Juhl created a Danish modern line for Baker in 1951, and the company produced his award-winning Chieftain chair for a short time. In the late 1950s, Baker introduced the Milling Road label to reach a younger audience with stylish but less costly furnishings like console tables, walnut dining chairs and more, and in 1961, British furniture designer T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings introduced a modern neoclassical line at Baker.
The 1960s and ’70s saw the introduction of historic reproduction furniture lines such as Woburn Abbey and the Historic Charleston collection, which remain very popular to this day. In 1990, Baker was licensed to produce a furniture line from Colonial Williamsburg. That same year, the Smithsonian Museum introduced Baker’s Chippendale chair into its permanent collection and the Grand Rapids Art Museum dedicated an exhibition to Baker’s 100-year anniversary, a showcase that included 150 pieces of furniture Siebe Baker had collected as part of a larger assortment that had served as inspiration for his designs.
Today, vintage Baker furniture, such as its elegant mahogany nightstands and teak credenzas — particularly those crafted by Finn Juhl — sees high demand online and elsewhere. The company continues to produce contemporary collections with well-known designers such as Bill Sofield, Barbara Barry and Kara Mann and remains on par with some of the highest quality furniture in the industry.
Browse vintage Baker armchairs, sofas, coffee tables and more on 1stDibs.
- Mid-Century Modern Solid Oiled Walnut George Nakashima Slab-Arm Lounge ChairBy George NakashimaLocated in Rockaway, NJMid-Century Modernsolid oiled walnut George Nakashima slab-arm lounge chair.Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsWalnut
- Pair of Asian Modern Black Lacquer Barrel Horse Shoe Back Lounge Chairs Mint!By Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Rockaway, NJPair of Asian modern black lacquer barrel horse shoe back lounge chairs mint!Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery
- Pair of Wide Carved French Provincial Style Lounge Living Room Fireside ChairsBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Rockaway, NJPair of carved patterned multi-color velvet like upholstery lounge armchairs extra wide seats.Category
20th Century American French Provincial Lounge Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Hardwood
- Pair Faux Bamboo New Virgin Wool Upholstery Lounge Arm Fire Side Chairs MINT!By Drexel, Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Rockaway, NJPair of Decorative Faux Bamboo New Virgin Wool Upholstery Lounge Arm Fire Side Chairs MINT!Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Bamboo
- Pair of Carved Burl Wood New Oatmeal Linen Upholstery Armchairs Mint!By Henredon, Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Rockaway, NJPair of Carved Burl Wood New Oatmeal Linen Upholstery Armchairs MINT!Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Walnut
- Faux Carved Twig Wood & Eye Theme Arm Lounge Fireside Arm Chairs White Wash MINTBy Columbus Hickory Furniture Co., Baker Furniture Company, DrexelLocated in Rockaway, NJFaux Carved Twig Wood & Eye Theme Arm Lounge Fireside Arm Chairs White Wash. Frames are mint upholstery shows signs of wear.Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Hardwood
- 19th century Yorkshire broad arm Windsor chairLocated in Batley, GBAn ash with elm seat with a three piece arm bow sitting on nicely turned legs connected by a double H stretch. The wear and patina to the original black paint on this chair is absolu...Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
MaterialsAsh, Elm
- Charming 19th Century Elm Broad Arm Windsor ChairLocated in Petworth,West Sussex, GBA beautiful elm broad arm Windsor chair, superb quality 19th Century, high back with central fretted decorative splat and turned spindles, with...Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
MaterialsElm, Oak
- Primitive Antique Green Painted Barrel Back Windsor Caboose Tavern Arm ChairLocated in Dayton, OHAntique barrel back windsor style chair finished in apple green enamel paint.Category
Antique 19th Century Federal Windsor Chairs
MaterialsHardwood, Paint
- Peacock Chair by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen, Denmark, 1947By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes HansenLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLPeacock chair by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen 1947 Aldo known as PP550. Early 1960's production. Branded manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Johannes Hansen Copenhagen Denmark’. Ve...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsPapercord, Ash, Teak
- Pair of Late-19th Century Walnut Armchairs in Beige UpholsteryLocated in Opole, PLPair of Late-19th Century Walnut Armchairs in Beige Upholstery Armchairs with walnut frames upholstered armrests, seat, and medallion-shaped backrest. The chair frames are adorned w...Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Rosewood
- 1930s Danish Oak Windsor Chair by Frits HenningsenBy Frits HenningsenLocated in Sagaponack, NYA Windsor chair in oak with the original Nigerian goat red leather seat pad.Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Windsor Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Oak
