Widdicomb End Table
View Similar Items
Widdicomb End Table
About the Item
- Creator:John Widdicomb (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Length: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Doylestown, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU837018442832
John Widdicomb
In the Widdicomb family, furniture ran in the blood. Furniture maker George Widdicomb emigrated from England to the United States in 1845, eventually setting up a cabinet shop in Syracuse, New York, before moving west to Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, he opened a shop with his four sons, including John Widdicomb, whose name would help carry the family legacy into the 20th century.
A wealth of pine and oak forests rendered Grand Rapids a logging center during the 1800s, and it eventually gained recognition for its furniture industry. The city became a destination for furniture makers who hailed from across the United States and beyond. The Widdicomb shop in Grand Rapids prospered, as the patriarch’s formal English training allowed him to produce pieces with superior craftsmanship compared to those of his competitors. Although the Civil War halted business and took the life of one of the Widdicomb brothers, the family’s survivors would start anew as Widdicomb Brothers and Richards, soon renamed the Widdicomb Furniture Company.
John Widdicomb, however, split from the family business in 1897 to create the John Widdicomb Company, where he would go on to focus on Louis XV- and French Provincial-style furnishings. Chairs made in these styles have distinct characteristics, such as floral motifs carved in the frames and gently angled backrests. John's company also remained a family affair: The founder’s son, Harry, assumed control of the company when his father died in 1910, while John's nephew Ralph Widdicombe — who retained the English spelling of his last name and joined the John Widdicomb Company at its start — designed every single piece of the offerings at his uncle's manufacturing outfit until he retired in 1951. Ralph was an internationally distinguished furniture designer whose modern mahogany bedroom suite won first prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
The original iteration of Widdicomb, which was helmed by John's older brother William while John ran his own brand, had shifted from making period revival styles of furniture, such as Georgian and Chippendale, to manufacturing modern pieces in the late 1920s. Admirers of mid-century modern furnishings likely recognize Widdicomb for the partnerships with iconic designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and Mario Buatta. In 1959, master woodworker George Nakashima created his Origins collection for Widdicomb when the firm merged with Mueller Furniture Corporation and was known, for around 10 years, as Widdicomb-Mueller. Origins, a revered Shaker-influenced group of nightstands, upholstered lounge chairs, dining-room tables and more, saw Nakashima working with woods like Carpathian elm and laurel in his Pennsylvania studio.
Eventually, the two Widdicomb companies would combine in 1970, operating under the name John Widdicomb Co.
In 2002, the business closed after more than a century of operations, and its assets were acquired by Stickley Furniture. Interestingly, it was not the first time Widdicomb and Stickley overlapped: In the final years of the 19th century, the companies opened a shared storehouse in London, while John Widdicomb and Albert Stickley would travel Europe together for the purposes of research.
Today, Stickley continues to produce John Widdicomb Company furniture, including French, Italian, English and Russian reproductions, as well as modern works from the first half of the 20th century.
Find vintage John Widdicomb bedroom furniture, tables, case pieces and more on 1stDibs.
- French Country Side Table, circa 1760Located in Doylestown, PAA charming Louis XV period side table in stained oak, with a single drawer on cabriole legs, circa 1760. The drawer has a nice old iron ring pull and the piece has a lovely old patin...Category
Antique 1760s French French Provincial End Tables
MaterialsOak
- Unusual Louis XV Side Table, 18th CenturyLocated in Doylestown, PAAn unusual Louis XV period side table with adjustable height top operated by lowering two side handles. The piece has a scalloped apron and cabriole legs with an interior fitted tray...Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
MaterialsFruitwood
- Custom Ikat Dog BedLocated in Doylestown, PAA custom dog bed upholstered in handwoven silk Ikat fabric, the top padded and at seat height to double as a stool. Brass decorative nailheads and turned wood feet. Hand-holes in ea...Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
MaterialsSilk, Wood
$1,250 - Table Lamp in Plaster, Serge Roche, 1940sBy Serge RocheLocated in Doylestown, PAA period 1940s table lamp in plaster by designer Serge Roche.Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsPlaster
- Ruhlmann Style Table MirrorBy Émile-Jacques RuhlmannLocated in Doylestown, PAA French table mirror with metal frame and bevelled glass in the manner of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, circa 1925. Dimensions: 11" W x 14.5" H. Small flake in glass.Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Mirrors
MaterialsMirror
- Chinese Altar Table, 19th CenturyLocated in Doylestown, PAA Chinese altar table in stained and lacquered elm with carved side decoration and two drawers with original hardware.Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
MaterialsElm
$750 Sale Price59% Off
- Stylish 1960s Circular Cherrywood Side/End Table by WiddicombBy John WiddicombLocated in San Francisco, CAThe round occasional/end table featuring a bookmatched top above a similar lower shelf; metal label to underside "Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co., Est. 1881, A Division of John Widdicomb.Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern End Tables
MaterialsCherry
- Pair Widdicomb Bleached Walnut & Cane Single Drawer End TablesBy John WiddicombLocated in Chicago, ILPair Widdicomb bleached walnut and cane two-tier, single drawer end tables. Sleek and simple design with a floating drawer cabinet with a parquetry bordered...Category
Vintage 1960s American End Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Lovely John Widdicomb Trapezoid Top Walnut End Table Mid-century ModernBy John WiddicombLocated in Pemberton, NJLovely John Widdicomb trapezoid top walnut end table with one curved drawer. This table is very rare and well constructed. The top looks great wi...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- John Widdicomb Solid Walnut Oak Interior Travertine Top End Table StandBy John Widdicomb, T.H. Robsjohn-GibbingsLocated in Rockaway, NJMid-Century Modern superb quality one drawer and shelf solid walnut end side table Stand with travertine top NY John Widdicomb.Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsTravertine
- Lovely Widdicomb Walnut & Cane Single Drawer End Table Mid-Century ModernBy John WiddicombLocated in Pemberton, NJLovely Widdicomb walnut and cane two-tier, single-drawer end table. Sleek and simple design with a floating drawer cabinet with a banded bordered top. ...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsCane, Walnut
- Mario Buatta for John Widdicomb Regency Style Ebonized End TableBy John Widdicomb, Mario BuattaLocated in Aramits, Nouvelle-AquitaineBeautiful eye-catching Regency style end table with paint decorated top and ebonized apron and legs with gilt rings, splayed feet, and brass reverse "C" stretchers, designed by Mario...Category
Late 20th Century American Regency End Tables
MaterialsWood