Warren McArthur Machine Age Art Deco Nesting Tables
View Similar Items
Warren McArthur Machine Age Art Deco Nesting Tables
About the Item
- Creator:Warren McArthur (Designer),Warren McArthur Corporation (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Machine Age (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1930s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very good vintage condition. Some surface scratches on the top of larger table (picture #10), and some very small scratches to bases (pictures #8,9).
- Seller Location:Chesterfield, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2670320534642
Warren McArthur
Few 20th-century designers had influential furniture that regularly flew at 30,000 feet, but Warren McArthur did. His work on seating for military aircraft came near the end of his career, following decades of Machine Age furniture shaped from tubular forms and made of steel, chrome and aluminum.
Warren McArthur Jr. graduated with an engineering degree from Cornell University in 1908. After moving to Los Angeles in 1929, he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation a year later. His initial output of sleek, metal designs were popular in offices and hotels.
At the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Americans witnessed a new “Streamlined America” campaign, which included everyday furniture made from metal, opening the door for McArthur and other Machine Age designers to a residential audience. With this increase in demand for metal furniture, the Warren McArthur Corporation relocated to Rome, New York, and sold their aluminum furnishings out of a showroom on Park Avenue in New York City.
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Fredric March and Clark Gable were among his A-list clientele. McArthur also produced furniture for the dining cars on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chrysler Headquarters. His designs were featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1934 exhibition “Contemporary American Industrial Art.”
During World War II, McArthur pivoted production after a ban on the private use of aluminum. McArthur made an estimated three-quarters of all American military aircraft seating, including adjustable seats for the Beechcraft C-45 and revolving seats for navigators aboard the Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
Warren McArthur closed his business in 1948. He died in 1961.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Warren McArthur armchairs, tables and other seating.
Warren McArthur Corporation
Few 20th-century designers had influential furniture that regularly flew at 30,000 feet, but Warren McArthur did. His work — and the work of his company, the Warren McArthur Corporation — on seating for military aircraft came near the end of his career, following decades of Machine Age furniture shaped from tubular forms and made of steel, chrome and aluminum.
Warren McArthur Jr. graduated with an engineering degree from Cornell University in 1908. After moving to Los Angeles in 1929, he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation a year later. His initial output of sleek, metal designs were popular in offices and hotels.
At the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Americans witnessed a new “Streamlined America” campaign, which included everyday furniture made from metal, opening the door for McArthur and other Machine Age designers to a residential audience. With this increase in demand for metal furniture, the Warren McArthur Corporation relocated to Rome, New York, and sold their aluminum furnishings out of a showroom on Park Avenue in New York City.
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Fredric March and Clark Gable were among his A-list clientele. McArthur also produced furniture for the dining cars on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chrysler Headquarters. His designs were featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1934 exhibition “Contemporary American Industrial Art.”
During World War II, McArthur pivoted production after a ban on the private use of aluminum. McArthur made an estimated three-quarters of all American military aircraft seating, including adjustable seats for the Beechcraft C-45 and revolving seats for navigators aboard the Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
Warren McArthur closed his business in 1948. He died in 1961.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Warren McArthur armchairs, tables and other seating.
- Hagenaurer Art Deco Carved Wood Charging Ram BookendsBy Werkstätte Hagenauer WienLocated in Chesterfield, NJStriking and hard-to-find pair of charging ram bookends by Hagenauer. These beautifully executed bookends are made of carved wood and chrome-plated bronze...Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
MaterialsMetal
- French Art Deco Geometric Design Frosted Glass Ball VaseBy LaliqueLocated in Chesterfield, NJBeautiful French Art Deco mold blown glass vase. This vase has a ball shape with a wonderful geometric relief design and a smooth, acid frosted finish on clear glass.Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Pair of Art Deco Frosted Glass Figural Boudoir Lamps Attributed to McKeeBy McKeeLocated in Chesterfield, NJBeautiful pair of Art Deco boudoir table lamps with frosted glass nudes holding lyres attributed to McKee Glass Company of Pittsburgh. These have all new w...Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass
- Cofrac Art Verrier France Freeform Crystal Table LampBy CofracLocated in Chesterfield, NJGlamorous hand blown crystal lamp by Cofrac Art Verrier France. This heavy and impressive sized lamp has a fluid, freeform shaped shade and b...Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
$1,200 Sale Price20% Off - Urban Art Pinhole Photo Transparency and Lucite "Board"By Karen BrownLocated in Chesterfield, NJThis hanging piece "Board" consists of clear Lucite panels that encase a pinhole photo transparency with images taken from under an urban expressway. The panels are held together wit...Category
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
MaterialsSteel
- Urban Art Pinhole Photo Transparency and Lucite "I-95"By Karen BrownLocated in Chesterfield, NJThis hanging piece "I-95" consists of clear Lucite panels that encase a pinhole photo transparency with images taken from under an urban expressway. The panels are held together with...Category
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
MaterialsSteel
- Rare Warren McArthur Console / Hall Table, Art Deco, Machine Age, 1930'sBy Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur CorporationLocated in Buffalo, NYExtremely rare demilune console table designed by Warren McArthur. Amazing design, proportion, table has been re-painted (at some point) Retains remnants of original label, Also orig...Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Console Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Machine Age / American Art Deco Warren McArthur Aluminum Cocktail TableBy Warren McArthur CorporationLocated in Buffalo, NYMachine Age / American Art Deco Warren McArthur cocktail table, c.1935, Classic design, aluminum base, black laminate top, aluminum banding. R...Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Warren McArthur Console Sky Blue Cafolite Top c. 1935By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur CorporationLocated in Camden, MEUnusual Warren McArthur console or perhaps a work table from a department store or beauty salon cosmetic cubicle. The sky blue Cafolite top was produced for the Warren McArthur Corp...Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Console Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Warren McArthur DeskBy Warren McArthurLocated in Brooklyn, NYBlack lacquered top and drawers in aluminium tube base, with aluminum handles. Original lacquer finish.Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Desks
MaterialsAluminum
$8,500 - Classic Warren McArthur "J" Leg Art Deco Center TableBy Warren McArthurLocated in Buffalo, NYOne of the rarer forms,,Stunning Art Deco,Machine Age Center table,designed by Warren McArthur.Aluminum in Beautiful original condition, free of dents,,scratches etc. Original vitrol...Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Warren McArthur Coffee Table ca' 1930'sBy Warren McArthurLocated in St.Petersburg, FLUnusual Warren McArthur coffee table with architectural, machine age base and original formica black top. Signed underneath.Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Tables
MaterialsAluminum