Drexel French Furniture

1960s Drexel

Drexel Cherry

French Heritage

Drexel Painted

Drexel Provincial

Drexel Heritage Louis Xv

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

$1,650

Insignia Drexel Heritage Italian Provincial Burl 2 Door Bombe Cabinet Commode

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Insignia Drexel Heritage Italian Provincial Burl Wood 2 Door Bombe Cabinet Commode. Item features 2 dovetailed interior drawers, original label, quality American craftsmanship. Circa...

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Late 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Materials

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Louis XV Style Wide Wingback Bergere Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Baker

$2,000

H 37 in W 31 in D 31 in

French Louis XV Style Wide Wingback Bergere Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Baker

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Baker Furniture Co. French Louis XV Style Painted Wide Wingback Bergere Chair and Ottoman. Item features (1) wide frame wingback bergere lounge chair, (1) wide curved ottoman...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved and Laqué Gilded Bergère Settees or Loveseats

$24,950 / set

H 38 in W 66 in D 28 in

Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved and Laqué Gilded Bergère Settees or Loveseats

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of Louis XVI style carved and Laqué gilded bergère settees. The elegant pair of carved loveseats, upholstered in a blue velvet, with padded backs and sides and a cushion seat,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Loveseats

Materials

Wood

Wide Carved Walnut Frame Vintage French Arm Chair w/ Matching Ottoman Chaise

$2,600

H 35 in W 39 in D 32 in

Wide Carved Walnut Frame Vintage French Arm Chair w/ Matching Ottoman Chaise

By Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Wide Carved Walnut Frame Vintage French Arm Chair w/ Matching Ottoman Chaise ottoman dimensions: 32" x 23" x 19"

Category

20th Century American French Provincial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

CENTURY FURNITURE Louis XIII French Os de Mouton Armchairs a Pair

$1,421Sale Price / set|25% Off

H 46 in W 23.5 in D 30 in

CENTURY FURNITURE Louis XIII French Os de Mouton Armchairs a Pair

Located in Lake Worth, FL

For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...

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Vintage 1980s Louis XIII Armchairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Pair of Country French Light Fruitwood Armchairs Lounge Club Chairs Floral MINT!

$3,400 / set

H 35 in W 28 in D 25 in

Pair of Country French Light Fruitwood Armchairs Lounge Club Chairs Floral MINT!

By Henredon, Hickory Chair Furniture Company, Baker Furniture Company

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of Country French Light Fruitwood Armchairs Lounge Club Chairs Floral MINT!

Category

20th Century American Country Armchairs

Materials

Fruitwood

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Drexel French Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of drexel french furniture for your home. Frequently made of wood, walnut and brass, every item from our selection of drexel french furniture was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of drexel french furniture is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Hollywood Regency and Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made object in our assortment of drexel french furniture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Drexel and Heritage Furniture are consistently popular.

How Much is a Drexel French Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of drexel french furniture at 1stDibs is $1,798, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $3,475 for the highest priced.

Drexel for sale on 1stDibs

While vintage Drexel Furniture dining tables, dressers and other pieces remain highly desirable for enthusiasts of mid-century modern design, the manufacturer's story actually begins decades before its celebrated postwar-era Declaration line took shape.

In 1903, in the small town of Drexel in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, six partners came together to found a company that would become one of the country’s leading furniture producers. The first offerings from Drexel Furniture were simple: a bed, washstand and bureau all crafted from native oak wood, sold as a bedroom suite for $14.50.

One of Drexel’s early innovations was to employ staff designers, something the company initiated in the 1930s. This focus on design, which few other furniture companies were committing to at the time, allowed Drexel to respond to a variety of new and traditional tastes. This included making pieces inspired by historic European furniture, like the popular French Provincial–style Touraine bedroom and dining group that borrowed its curves from Louis XV-era furniture. Others replicated the ornate details of 18th-century chinoiserie or the embellishments of Queen Anne furniture. Always ready to adapt to new customer demands, during World War II, Drexel built a sturdy desk designed especially for General Douglas MacArthur.

In the postwar era, Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by John Van Koert. In the 1970s, Drexel introduced high-end furniture in a Mediterranean style.

Drexel changed hands and visions throughout the years. It was managed by one of the original partners — Samuel Huffman — until 1935, at which time his son Robert O. Huffman took over as president. It was then that the company began to expand, with several acquisitions of competitors in the 1950s, including Table Rock Furniture, the Heritage Furniture Co. and more.

With the manufacturer’s success — spurred by its embrace of advertising in home and garden magazines — it opened more factories in both North and South Carolina. By 1957, the company that had started with a factory of 50 workers had 2,300 employees and was selling its furniture nationwide.

Drexel underwent a series of name changes in its long history. Its acquisition of Southern Desk Company in 1960 bolstered its production of institutional furniture for dormitories, classrooms, churches and laboratories.

In the following decades, contracts with government agencies, hotels, schools and hospitals brought its high-quality furniture to a global audience. U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers bought Drexel Enterprises in 1968, and it became Drexel Heritage Furnishings.

In 2014, the last Drexel Heritage plant, in Morganton, North Carolina, closed its doors. The company rebranded as Drexel in 2017.

The vintage Drexel furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes end tables designed by Edward Wormley, walnut side tables designed by Kipp Stewart and lots more.