Four Vintage Baker Bamboo Style Arm / Tub Chairs
View Similar Items
Four Vintage Baker Bamboo Style Arm / Tub Chairs
About the Item
- Creator:Baker Furniture Company (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 35.75 in (90.81 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)Seat Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 4
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s-1980s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU216535713543
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.
- Pair of Baker Campaign Style Caned Chairs w/ Faux Bamboo DesignBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Ft. Lauderdale, FLPair of Baker Lounge chairs. Labeled on the bottom. Chairs are a campaign style with a faux bamboo look. 38" H x 24.5" W x 29" D x 21" Seat Height. Overall very good condition with ...Category
Late 20th Century Campaign Lounge Chairs
MaterialsWood
Sold$2,950 / set - Pair of English Chippendale Style George III Carved Mahogany Armchairs C. 1820Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FLRaised on four square molded legs the rear legs back swept, these stairs feature a seat later recovered with Gobelin style fabric. A great choice. The carved and curved armrests, the...Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Armchairs
MaterialsFabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,600 Sale Price / set28% Off - Pair of Vintage Michael Taylor for Baker 'Far East' Collection Lounge ChairsBy Baker Furniture Company, Michael TaylorLocated in Ft. Lauderdale, FLPair of Chinese Style lounge chairs by Baker Furniture and designed by Michael Taylor. Dark Brown wood with brass accents. Labeled on bottom. Horseshoe design.Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Lounge Chairs
MaterialsWood
- Designer Modern Mongolian Fur Dining Chairs, 4 AvailableLocated in Ft. Lauderdale, FLModern Mongolian Fur and chrome dining or lounge chairs. We have a total of 10 available and we're selling them in pairs. Came from a fabulous 30 million dollar Miami Beach Estate.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Brighton Pavillion Style Chinoiserie Rattan and Cane ArmchairsLocated in Ft. Lauderdale, FLThis pair of Chinoiserie Chippendale horse shoe back rattan and cane chairs often named Brighton Pavillion style chairs have an iconic quality and the model can be found with a varia...Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Chairs
MaterialsTextile, Cane, Rattan, Plywood
- Vintage 16 in. Terrestrial Globe and Tropical Colonial Style Bamboo Rattan StandLocated in Ft. Lauderdale, FLThis vintage terrestrial Replogle World Classic 16 in. relief globe is mounted in a lacquered Rattan Bamboo stand with four legs, each made of three stems and joined by decorative tr...Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Globes
MaterialsBrass
- Baker Furniture Mid Century Brass Arm Chairs, a PairBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in Countryside, ILBaker Furniture mid century brass arm chairs - a pair Each chair measures: 22 wide x 25 deep x 34 high, with a seat height of 20 i...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsBrass
- Faux Bamboo Regency Style ChairBy Baker Furniture CompanyLocated in New York, NYStylish Regency style side chair in the Regency style, having faux bamboo frame and caned seat, with custom seat cushion included ( cushion shows minor cosmetic wear wear ). The wood...Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
MaterialsCane, Wood
- Pair of American Mid-Century Style Faux Bamboo Tub ChairsLocated in Bradenton, FLA pair of vintage Stickley Furniture faux-bamboo tub armchairs. Made of faux-bamboo, each of this pair of American chairs features a tub sha...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsFaux Bamboo
- Pair of Vintage Faux Bamboo Arm Chairs, 2 Pairs AvailableLocated in Charleston, SCPair of vintage faux bamboo arm chairs. 2 pairs available. Fabric in good condition- back cushion can be removed to show the faux bamboo instead.Category
20th Century Chinese Armchairs
MaterialsWood
- 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
- Louis XIII Style Arm ChairLocated in Chicago, ILThis impressive French arm chair chair is carved from walnut and features an upholstered antique tapestry back and boiled wool seat. The original seat cushion stuffing has been suppl...Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
MaterialsWalnut
$1,740 Sale Price70% Off