Warren McArthur Art Deco Aluminum Dining Chairs circa 1930s

Selection of Art Deco aluminum chairs, designed by Warren McArthur, American, circa 1930s. These can be used as dining, desk, or occasional cha...

French Art Deco rosewood and marble-top credenza, France, circa 1930s. It is a versatile size and can be used as a credenza, bar, server, buffet, chest, or media cabinet. It offers a voluminous amount of storage, with the right and left doors opening to reveal large compartments with two shelves on each side, and the center bronze and glass door...

Elegant Pair of French Art Deco sconces, France, circa 1930s. They have been rewired and are ready to be mounted.

Roseville Futura Art Deco Lamp, American, circa 1930s. This is often called the "Black Flame" even though it is executed in beautiful shades of green. Roseville Pottery Model 391-10....

Danish Modern mahogany dining chairs by Frits Henningsen, Denmark, circa 1930s. They have probably been refinished and reupholstered at some point. Beautiful caramel color leather se...

Streamlined Art Deco Vanity, designed by Donald Deskey for Widdicomb, American, circa 1930s. This is piece is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of color....

A rare mid-1930s Art Deco aluminum armchair by important American designer Warren McArthur. Displays McArthur’s signature Streamline Moderne-meets-...

Warren McArthur chair, Warren McArthur Corporation, aluminum, leather, copper, rubber, USA, 1930s. Measures: 33½ H × 17 W × 21 D in Provenance: Collection of Stuart Parr Private Collection 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...

A set of steel and vinyl chairs, created by Warren McArthur, United States, 1930s.

Warren McArthur Desk Chair, Aluminum frame with upholstrey. Reupholstered Seat height 20"

Original period turquoise upholstery Labels below. Only 1 available

Four Warren McArthur dining chairs. The aluminium shows wear and one of the chairs is missing its cross bar (picture attached). They have been newly reupholstered. They measure 17.5"...