Large Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Chapter One Gentlemans Chest Armoire
About the Item
- Creator:Broyhill (Maker)
- Similar to:Ettore Sottsass (Designer)Raymond Loewy (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 45.5 in (115.57 cm)Width: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)Depth: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. VERY VERY VERY GOOD restored condition. Restored with all new white paint on the body and plinth bases. Yellow drawers are original with only very minor imperfections. Drawers and laminate top have been buff-polished to high gloss shine.
- Seller Location:Chattanooga, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2255338820912
Broyhill
Founded during the 1920s, the Broyhill Furniture Company was one of the stalwart North Carolina makers of mid-priced, traditional wooden furnishings, and it served American families well. The Colonial Revival style — chairs with turned legs, beds with split pediment headboards — had always been the company’s stock in trade. But the vintage Broyhill bedroom furniture, dressers and cabinets of the postwar era are quite popular with today’s fans of mid-century modern design — particularly those who enjoy more flamboyant stylings, such as those of Adrian Pearsall.
For collectors of a certain type, Broyhill is most admired for its brief foray into the contemporary furnishings of the late 1950s and ‘60s. In 1957, responding to changing tastes, the firm launched its Broyhill Premier line with the Sculptra series.
Sculptra pieces featured decorative molding with a square-within-a-square motif and horizontal cat’s eye-shaped drawer pulls. Five years later, Broyhill introduced the Brasilia furniture group, inspired by the Oscar Niemeyer architecture for the brand-new Brazilian capital. The collection made its debut at the Seattle World’s Fair.
The cabinet door fronts of vintage Broyhill Brasilia pieces feature moldings based on the sweeping colonnades and parabolic curves of such buildings as the Palácio da Alvorada (“Palace of the Dawn”), the presidential residence. As you will see on 1stDibs, Broyhill created a striking and spirited line of furnishings that will make a happy keynote in any Atomic Age-inspired interior.
Ohio retailer Big Lots acquired the rights to the Broyhill name and related trademarks in 2019.
Find vintage Broyhill tables, credenzas, seating and other items on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Chattanooga, TN
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
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