Baker Empire
Late 20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Credenzas
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s Empire Buffets
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Empire Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Empire Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Pedestals
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Empire Revival Dressers
Mahogany, Oak
Late 20th Century Empire Console Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Buffets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Late 20th Century Empire Center Tables
Granite
Vintage 1980s American Empire Secretaires
Brass
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Empire Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood, Paint
Late 20th Century Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
1990s American Neoclassical Credenzas
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century American Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Empire Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 1840s American American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Steel
20th Century Ottomans and Poufs
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Sideboards
Cherry
Late 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
20th Century American Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Cabinets
Vintage 1920s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Gueridon
Gold
Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
20th Century American Empire Credenzas
Vintage 1950s American Empire Revival Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Empire Magazine Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Walnut, Burl
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Baker Furniture Company for sale on 1stDibs
Owing to the company’s collaborations with many leading designers and artists over time, vintage Baker furniture is consistently sought after today. The heritage brand’s chairs, dining tables, desks and other pieces are widely known to collectors and design enthusiasts for their fine craftsmanship and durability.
Within a few decades of its launch, Baker Furniture Company evolved into one of the largest and most important furniture manufacturers in the United States and became known for its high-quality production standards. Siebe Baker and business partner Henry Cook founded the original iteration of Baker Furniture Company in 1890 in Allegan, Michigan, after immigrating to the United States from the Netherlands. Allegan is a small town west of Grand Rapids, which, at that time was home to Widdicomb Furniture Co. and more and was known as America’s furniture capital. The company manufactured doors and interior moldings and introduced a combination desk and bookcase in 1893. In the early 1900s, Siebe became the sole owner of the business.
Among others, stage designer Joseph Urban and modernist designer Kem Weber contributed designs to Baker in the 1920s. In 1932, under the leadership of Siebe’s son, Hollis, who started at the company as a salesman but took the reins when his father passed in 1925, Baker Furniture introduced bedroom pieces and debuted its Manor House collection, which made reproductions of European furnishings available to the American market. (Hollis was an avid traveler and procured antiques overseas for the company to reproduce in the United States.) Soon, Baker Furniture Company moved to Holland, Michigan, and eventually opened showrooms in Grand Rapids and elsewhere.
Pioneering Scandinavian designer Finn Juhl created a Danish modern line for Baker in 1951, and the company produced his award-winning Chieftain chair for a short time. In the late 1950s, Baker introduced the Milling Road label to reach a younger audience with stylish but less costly furnishings like console tables, walnut dining chairs and more, and in 1961, British furniture designer T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings introduced a modern neoclassical line at Baker.
The 1960s and ’70s saw the introduction of historic reproduction furniture lines such as Woburn Abbey and the Historic Charleston collection, which remain very popular to this day. In 1990, Baker was licensed to produce a furniture line from Colonial Williamsburg. That same year, the Smithsonian Museum introduced Baker’s Chippendale chair into its permanent collection and the Grand Rapids Art Museum dedicated an exhibition to Baker’s 100th anniversary, a showcase that included 150 pieces of furniture Siebe Baker had collected as part of a larger assortment that had served as inspiration for his designs.
Today, vintage Baker furniture, such as its elegant mahogany nightstands and teak credenzas — particularly those crafted by Finn Juhl — sees high demand online and elsewhere. The company continues to produce contemporary collections with well-known designers such as Bill Sofield, Barbara Barry and Kara Mann and remains on par with some of the highest quality furniture in the industry.
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