American Art Deco Furniture
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American Art Deco Rosewood Sofa Side Table
This convenient American art deco sofa side tabel is from the 1930’s. constructed of rosewood and rosewood veneers, the table has two drawers and a space between for books or papers. The table has been refinished and is in excellent condition. It is 22" wide, 14" deep and 24" high.
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American Art Deco Occasional Table After a Design by Walter Von Nessen
This vintage American art deco table is after a design by Walter Von Nessen (1889 – 1943) but was not made by his firm. The top and base are of stained oak, the flat band of curved steel has a hand hammered martele finish. The table is 22” long x 12 ½” and is 20 ½” tall.
American Art Deco Chrome and Steel Black Mirror Occasional Table
This American art deco occasional table is from the 1930’s. Constructed for heavy nickel steel the table rises from an open circle base to a three ring apron with a black mirror center. The table is 14 ½" in diameter and is 20 high.
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Paul Frankl American Art Deco BIG FOOT Coffee Table
Paul FranklPaul Frankl
American [1886 - 1958]
Paul Frankl was the first American designer to produce a totally original American furniture design with his "Skyscraper" bookcases, the success of which led him to name his company "Skyscraper Furniture". Between his early (mid 1920's) success with "Skyscraper" style furniture and his later Chinese Modern and "Speed" furniture of the 1930's, Frankl wrote books and magazine articles on the Modern Style and was its most vocal proponent. He later designed production pieces for Brown & Saltzman of California and Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, incorporating an early use of biomorphic designs and novel materials such as cork veneer. (1886 – 1958) designed this iconic coffee table in 1948 for the Johnson Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The biomorphic top is lacquered cork veneer and the three legs are solid mahogany. It is known in the company literature as Model 5028. The table is in excellent condition. It is 72” long, 36” wide and 14 ½” high.
Donald Deskey American Art Deco Occasional Table for Ypsilanti Reed
Donald DeskeyDonald Deskey
American [1894 - 1989]
Donald Deskey was one of American Modern design's most famous names. He designed apartments for Adam Gimbel and John D. Rockefeller Jr., but his most famous commission was the Palace of American Art Deco - Radio City Music Hall.
Deskey's commissions were executed by the Company of Mastercraftsmen and Schmieg & Kotzian. He also designed furniture for his own company, Deskey-Vollmer and Amodec. Some of his best designs were for Widdicomb Furniture Company of Grand Rapids in the 1930's. (1894 -1989) designed this American Art Deco occasional table and licensed its use to Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, Ionia, Michigan, in 1928-1929. Constructed of black lacquered wood and chrome plated tubular steel, the table was No. X15502GC in the Ypsilanti Reed Catalog. It is 24” in diameter and 16” high. The table is in excellent condition.
Gilbert Rohde American Art Deco East India Laurel Sofa Side Table
Gilbert RohdeGilbert Rohde
American [1894 - 1944]
Gilbert Rohde was one of the pioneers of American Modern design.
Starting in the late 1920's, Rohde designed furniture for clients and his own furniture retailed by others.
In 1930 he designed a line of furniture for Heywood Wakefield and beginning in 1930 until 1944 he designed for Herman Miller Company, using a variety of new materials and techniques. While Rohde designed for several other furniture manufacturers his work for Herman Miller remains his best work and some of the best work of the period.
Rohde's designs for clocks for the Herman Miller Company and lamps for the Mutual Sunset Lamp Company are classics of the Art Deco era. (1894 -1944) designed this rare sofa side table for the Herman Miller Furniture Company in 1934. Constructed with East India laurel veneers and chrome plated steel, the asymmetrical base is unique in Rohde’s work and only repeated in a similar table with integral lamp. The table, known as number 3549 in Herman Miller’s 1939 catalog, was numbered 135491 in a Herman Miller 1936 promotion piece titled Authentic Style Book of Modern Furniture. The table is 30” long, 13” wide and 20 ½” high. AF184
Frederick Kiesler American Art Deco Occasional Table
This asymmetrical table designed by Frederick Kiesler (1890-1965) is from the Montauk Long Island Estate of famed aviator, auto racer and speedboat pilot Caleb Bragg, who died in 1943. It is constructed of black lacquered wood and a unique base combining three flat thing aluminum bars and a wide 2” fat aluminum strip held together by Machine Age clamps. The table is 19” x 21” and is 21 ½” high. AF183
Four American Art Deco Folding Chairs by Warren McArthur
This set of classic American art deco folding chairs was designed by Warren McArthur (1885 – 1961) and made by his company, Mayfair Industries, Inc., in New York. He relocated from California to New York in 1933. With their sweeping aluminum structure and original bright blue vinyl upholstery, the chairs will add a note of sophisticated color to any room. The chairs are 33” high by 24” wide and 24” deep. They are in very good original condition.
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Kem Weber American Art Deco Arm Chair for Mueller Furniture Co.
This American art deco arm chair was designed in 1936 by Karl Emmanuel Martin (KEM) Weber (1889 - 1963). In 1935 Weber could not find a manufacturer for his “Airline Chair”. The several hundred he sold to Disney Studios were made by local cabinet makers. In 1936 he sold the concept (A wood chair that had no screws nails or bolts and could be shipped “flat”) to the Mueller Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan who manufactured this chair. The chair is 33 1/2” high 31” deep and 22” wide. It is in excellent condition and bears the Mueller Furniture Company tag.
Six American Art Deco Chairs by T.H. Robsjohn - Gibbings
This set of six quality American art deco arm chairs was designed by Terence Harold Robsjohn – Gibbings (1905 -1976) for the Grand Rapids firm Widdicomb Furniture where he worked as a designer from the 1943 to 1956. The chairs are constructed of solid blond mahogany which has acquired a warm patina. They are upholstered in a patterned ultrasuede. Each chair is 32” high, 25” wide and 22” deep. The seat hight is 18” and the arms are 25" high.
Modernage American Art Deco Streamline Design Coffee Table
This stunning American streamline design coffee table was retailed in the 1930’s by the Modernage Furniture Company in New York City, the largest "moderne" furniture store in America. Two curved supports in brown lacquer link the rectangular black lacquer top with the shorter black lacquer base. The table rests on brown lacquer feet and is 17" high, 36" long and 18" deep .
American Art Deco Streamline Electric Fireplace
This 1930’s American art deco electric fire place is hot! And cool! The “fire” isn’t real but the look is! Constructed of burl walnut and straight veneers and black lacquered wood, the fireplace has illuminated “glass” blocks, a “port hole” that opens, black lacquer “speed” lines around the two flanking columns and an electric “fire” that looks like real logs burning. The fireplace is 41” high x 58” wide and 21” deep. It is in good original condition and has been rewired.
Norman Bel Geddes American Art Deco Bedroom Set
This three pieces bedroom set was designed by Norman Bel Geddes (1893 - 1958) for the Simmons Company of Chicago, Illinois. The line was introduced in 1932 and exhibited at the 1933 Worlds Fair in Chicago. The set is in "exhibition yellow" and black enamel on steel. The dresser is 36" high, 46 ½" wide and 19" deep. The headboard is 36" high and 52" wide, the curved footboard is 23" high and 53" wide.
PAUL FRANKL American Art Deco Dining or Conference Table
Paul FranklPaul Frankl
American [1886 - 1958]
Paul Frankl was the first American designer to produce a totally original American furniture design with his "Skyscraper" bookcases, the success of which led him to name his company "Skyscraper Furniture". Between his early (mid 1920's) success with "Skyscraper" style furniture and his later Chinese Modern and "Speed" furniture of the 1930's, Frankl wrote books and magazine articles on the Modern Style and was its most vocal proponent. He later designed production pieces for Brown & Saltzman of California and Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, incorporating an early use of biomorphic designs and novel materials such as cork veneer. (1886 - 1958) designed this eight foot long dining table in 1949 for the Johnson Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The table top of cork veneers sits on two "Y" shaped bases of sandblasted wormy chestnut. The table is model # 2253 ½ in the company literature and is 29" high, 40" wide and 96" long. It is in excellent condition and will be equally comfortable as a dining table or conference table.
American Art Deco Console and Mirror by Wolfgang Hoffman
This elegant console and mirror was designed in 1935 by Wolfgang Hoffman (1900 -1969) for the Howell Company, St. Charles, Illinois, where he was the resident designer from the 1934 to 1942. The console, in high gloss black lacquer and chromed steel, would work well in an entrance hall or bedroom. The console is 72" high (to the top or the loop) 32" wide and 12" deep.
Alfons Bach American Art Deco Chrome and Black Lacquer Sofa Side Table
This streamline American art deco sofa side table was designed by Alfons Bach (1904 - 1999) for the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Menomonee, Michigan. Part of their Chromium furniture line, the table is number T-57-A and is pictured in their 1937 and 1938 catalog. The table is 23" tall, the top is 11" x 15", the shelf is 11" x 22" and the support are ¾ chrome steel tubing. The table is in flawless condition, the lacquered wood smooth, the chrome bright.
Paul Laszlo American Art Deco Curved Bookcase
This spectacular custom bookcase was designed by Paul Laszlo (1900 - 1993) in the late 1930’s for his home in Beverly Hills, California. The curved red lacquer case sits on a conforming indented black lacquer base. Time Magazine called Laszlo “The Millionaire’s Architect” and he is known for designing interiors ranging from Bullock’s Wilshire to homes for Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper and the Vanderbilts. He was also famous for rejecting clients such as Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Streisand. The bookcase, which has been beautifully refinished, is 24” high, 74” long and 22” deep. The top is 9” wide.
American Art Deco Black Lacquer and Chrome Table
This American art deco machine age table is from 1930’s. The 21 ¾” high table has a 19 ½” square black lacquer top and a 10 ½” square black laquer bottom shelf, both have been refinished. They are connected and supported by four “Harpin” chrome legs which have been replated
American Art Deco Industrial Executive Desk Chair
This American art deco swivel executive desk chair was made by Emco Industries, Hanover, Pennsylvania. The aluminum bodied adjustable swivel chair with swept back arms, streamline legs and castered feet is upholstered in hand stiched black leather. The chair is 33” high, 22” wide and 22” deep. The aluminum and leather are in excellent condition
American Art Deco Sculptural Occasional Chair
This American art deco boudoir or occasional chair is from the 1930’s. The base of the chair is constructed of two circular bands of wood with six upright wood supports holding a smaller diameter band of wood. The upper band holds the black leather seat and two nickel supports which contain the wood back rest. The chair is in excellent condition and is 29” tall and 16” in diameter.