Baker Furniture French Provincial Country Style Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers

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Baker Furniture French Provincial Country Style Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers

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Handsome Baker Furniture bachelor’s chest of drawers in the Country French Provincial style. It is in fabulous vintage condition apart from a slight raising of wood grain on places of the top which can only be felt and not seen. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century. When we find a gorgeous piece of furniture of this high quality and from a maker of such high regard, we must have it to offer to you! This Country French Provincial style bachelor chest is circa mid-late 20th century by Baker Furniture. The wood grain and color on this incredible chest is exceptional. Plus, it is comprised of a beautifully detailed case that is fitted with four drawers of equal depth. Two narrow drawers on top and two full width drawers as the bottom two. The drawers are fitted with ornate antique brass handles and key escutcheons that accent the carved drawer fronts wonderfully. The sinuous cabinet apron has a beautiful scroll and feather carved design. The front legs are grooved and flow seamlessly into the delicate curved scroll of the foot. Baker is one of the most prestigious names in furniture! They were founded in 1890 by Siebe Baker, an immigrant from the Netherlands as an interior woodwork and door company. Three years later they made their first piece of furniture. In 1910 Siebe’s son, Hollis S. Baker, joined the company as a salesman and throughout most of Baker’s existence it was a family-controlled business, even being sold and repurchased in the 1920s-1930s. Baker is considered a design legacy and over the years they have produced furniture designed by such greats as Donald Desky and Kem Weber in the early 20th century, Finn Juhl in the mid-20th century, and John Saladino and Barbara Barry in the late 20th century. They have introduced many award-winning furniture collections including, during the 1940s and 1950s, Far East Collection, the first Asian furniture collection manufactured in the USA; and Palladian Collection an Italian neo classic design. Then, in the 1960s and 1970s the introduction of country English and French Provincial featuring the reproduction of choice antiques from the home of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. After decades of being in the Baker family hands, in 1969 it was sold to Magnavox then in 1986 to Kohler Co. It remains today a part of Kohler and operates out of North Carolina. Still one of the top names in furniture. This great Baker chest will be awesome in any room of your home. Use it in an entry with mirror above and chair beside. Use it in a living room between a pair of lounge chairs. Use it in your master bedroom as a much-needed oversized nightstand. Or, use it in a guest room for just the right amount of storage. Use it anywhere! Just make it yours. Chest size: • Height – 33 inches • Width – 49 inches • Depth – 21 inches • Weight – 121.4 pounds Crated size: • Height – 39 inches • Width – 55 inches • Depth – 27 inches • Weight –225 pounds.

Creator:
Baker Furniture Company (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)
Style:
French Provincial (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Wood,Patinated
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa Mid-20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. It is in fabulous vintage condition apart from a slight raising of wood grain on places of the top which can only be felt and not seen. Please see photos.
Seller Location:
Topeka, KS
Reference Number:
Seller: MON-CSG-0921stDibs: LU1873316256731

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Baker Furniture Company

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 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 100-year 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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