Theodore Alexander Ateliers De La Madeleine French Mahogany Chest Nightstand

An exquisite Demilune / Crescent / Halfmoon hall table by Theodore Alexander, circa 2000s. Features a mahogany burl frame with four drawers and foliate and foliate inlaid stiles over...

Pair of Late 20th century Ottomans / Foot stools by Theodore Alexander. French Country / Baroque inspiration with carved mahogany frames. Upholstered in brown tooled leather with nai...

Theodore Alexander "Chateau du Vallois" French Provincial Writing Desk. Features a serpentine form made from mahogany with tooled leather surfaces. Includes three dovetailed drawers ...

"Vintage Davis Cabinet Company commode or side table. Made of Walnut featuring square serpentine form with two drawers, carved accents and cabriole legs. Circa late 20th century, Nashville Tennessee. These words of our venerable leader introduce this short history of our firm which began in 1929. There are certainly older furniture companies ---- and obviously younger ones, but quite likely, none with a more romantic history or a more Horatio Alger-like history than ours. Davis Cabinet Company began as the dream of one man, Lipscomb ""Lip"" Davis, and as is the case with most dreams, this one ---- the impractical idea of building fine furniture from solid wood ---- was thought to be an impossibility. Wood, like steel and iron and most other substances, expands and contracts with climate changes. Furniture built of solid wood must of necessity rack itself to pieces through the inexorable changes of expansion and contraction. Lipscomb Davis thought otherwise. His personal philosophy might be expressed as ""Anything can be accomplished if it is done correctly"", and to this end he had already conceived and engineered a startling new concept of free floating construction that would allow the solid wood case construction to move at will . . . . naturally . . . and thereby avoid the stresses of climatic change. The opportunity to test the idea came dramatically in 1929 ---- but we're getting a bit ahead of our story. While Davis Cabinet Company was formed in 1929, it really had its beginnings around the turn of the century as a sawmill located near Fifth Street on the banks of the Cumberland River. The mill produced lumber from logs rafted down the river from neighboring forests. A ready market existed for most of the high grade lumber turned out by the mill. But, in order to utilize their entire production, the enterprising mill owners formed a subsidiary business, Standard Furniture Company. Here, they manufactured primarily veneered bedroom suites and sewing machine cabinets...

Vintage Theodore Alexander Pavlovsk Collection mirror. Made of mahogany featuring Art Deco styling with rectangular and with geometric beveled design. Measure: 46". Made in Vietna...

Mid century French Provincial dresser or chest of drawers with mirror. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with nine drawers, brass hardware, cabriole legs and shell accent ...

For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Magnificent Theodore Alexander Chest...

Theodore Alexander Palazzo chest. A Venetian silvered and gilt verre églomisé paneled chest features two deep drawers with brass drop handles. Tapered square legs and the lustrous go...

A Regency style occasional chest by Theodore Alexander. Walnut with a distressed finish, lighter and darker finish inlays, banded top with bullnose edge, brass ring hardware, and a b...

Immerse yourself in the epitome of American sophistication with the Vintage Regency Theodore Alexander Striped Bombe Chest of Drawers. This exquisite piece seamlessly marries classic...

Theodore Alexander Bombay Front Chest from the Althorp Living History furniture collection. Great quality Bombay form commode. Makers plaque ...

We are delighted to offer this extremely well made Regency style chest on stand by Theodore Alexander with slip brown leather serving tray and bronzed gallery rail Where to begin...