The New York City modern furniture manufacturer and retailer Grosfeld House, which had showrooms in Chicago and Los Angeles, forged enduring partnerships with celebrated designers and is known to collectors for its vintage Lucite furniture and other pieces made between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Following the introduction of Lucite in the 1930s, Grosfeld House used the acrylic plastic extensively in its manufacture of everything from coffee tables to chairs to mirrors — its “Glassic” line came to encompass all manner of furnishings. Owing to offerings that took on unconventional forms as well as an integration of flamboyant ornamentation such as lacquered parchment, gilt metal and ebonized wood, the brand became popular with decorators who worked in what we now call the Hollywood Regency style. Grosfeld House also produced chairs, end tables and other pieces in historical furniture styles such as Hepplewhite and Louis XV.
Grosfeld House prospered under the creative direction of furniture designer Lorin Jackson, whose collections of plastic furniture became popular with consumers, and enjoyed collaborations with designers such as distinguished German-American creator Vladimir Kagan.
Kagan, whose oft-copied furnishings for Directional are well-known to collectors, created nearly 150 pieces for Grosfeld House. Eugene Schoen, an American architect and designer most closely associated with the Art Deco style, also developed pieces for the company, while designer Marc Berge made understated mid-century modern furniture for Grosfeld House into the 1960s.
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Grosfeld House 1940s Secretary by Lorin Jackson
By Grosfeld House, Lorin Jackson
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary with writing surface. Distinctive Grosfeld "Glassic" lucite ring pulls with sunburs...
Brass
Grosfeld House Secretary Bookcase by Lorin Jackson
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Hanover, MA
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House 1940s cabinet bookcase in mahogany featuring a pull-out secretary with writing surface. Distinctive Grosfeld "Glassic" Lucite ring pulls with sunbu...
Brass
19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated and stately Danish secretary bookcase. The partially pierced cornice and a secondary tiered; a shaped cornice over tw...
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Elegant Georgian style cabinet with classical pediment, geometric glazing bars over the twin doors with three adjustable shelves within, the lower section with a fall front, fully li...
Mahogany
$16,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 83 in W 42.75 in D 21 in
19th Century Federal Period Duncan Phyfe Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and important antique American early 19th century figured mahogany "Duncan Phyfe" style flap-top secretary bookcase with gorgeous lyre-shaped glazed doors. Color of mahogany has...
Mahogany
$6,000
H 34 in W 48 in D 21 in
Pair of Lorin Jackson For Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Modern White Dressers
By Lorin Jackson
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of Lorin Jackson For Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Modern White Dressers Dimensions : 48" Wide X 21" Deep X 34" Tall This gorgeous pair of dressers were made by Grosfeld Ho...
Mahogany
$7,797Sale Price|34% Off
H 77 in W 39.25 in D 19 in
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique George III Sheraton inlaid mahogany bookcase secretary, circa 1795. A diminutive bureau bookcase In two parts, the top having a stepped cornice with twin doors below, the doors having very unusual astragal decoration of neo-classical urns with swags & surmounted with 'Prince of Wales' fleur des lys finials, the doors enclosing three shelves and three short inlaid drawers. The base having an inlaid fall front & oval floral paterae enclosing a fitted interior with six pigeon holes four drawers and a central locking door with shell inlay, the writing surface having a red 'bull's blood' tooled & gilded leather. Below are three inlaid drawers with the original brass handles, the base having a single 'secret' drawer and the bookcase is raised on tall 'French' bracket feet. This rare and unusual Georgian bookcase secretary...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$85,000
H 106 in W 80.75 in D 25 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany broken pediment breakfront with carved floral medallions, candle light molding, four upper case glass doors with adjus...
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carv...
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary bookcase, Circa 1890.
Glass, Mahogany
$11,500
H 83 in W 58 in D 17 in
Grosfeld House Lorin Jackson Glass Caned Illuminated Mahogany Vitrine circa 1940
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Camden, ME
A dramatic neoclassic style mahogany cabinet by Lorin Jackson designed in 1940 for the "Glassic" line of Grosfeld House furniture. The exterior of the...
Glass, Lucite, Mahogany
$20,000
H 79 in W 35.5 in D 19 in
Venetian Hand-Painted Blind Door Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian blind door secretary with a carved scrolled decorative cornice, upper case bookcase with hand-painted parrots and foliage, slant top reve...
Brass
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An eccentric and highly unusual Classic Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood inlay slant front secretary with Chinese Chippendale style fine tracery (open-work) decoration. An impre...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$16,500
H 86.5 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
English 19th Century Black and Gold Secretary Bookcase with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black lacquer secretary bookcase from the 19th century, with glass doors, drop-front desk and gold Chinoiserie décor. Created in England during the 19th century, this secr...
Glass, Wood
Lorin Jackson "Glassic" Cabinet by Grosfeld House
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Hanover, MA
Stunning highly stylized American art deco tall breakfront cabinet designed by Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House circa 1939. Andy Warhol had the same one in black. See original Grosfeld House catalog No. 3557 "Glassic" Cabinet. Glassic, then a new transparent crystal clear methyl methacrylate plastic developed by Rohm & Haas and first presented for sale by Grosfeld House. Mahogany hardwood finished in satin white lacquer and matte citrus green interior with mirror, lucite rods and embellishments. Glassic pilasters, rods, trim, and gallery rail on top. Cabinet is two sections: The top section of two doors with Lucite rods, opening to a lighted interior with three adjustable shelves. The bottom section fitted with two mirror clad doors on which is applied a Trojan helmet design in hand carved Glassic and which open to reveal one shelf. Top of upper cabinet cleverly crafted as a hybrid draped sash and Ionic capitals. Reference: original Grosfeld House ad...
Lucite, Mahogany, Mirror
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H 80.5 in W 68.5 in D 16 in
Grosfeld House Neoclassical Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1940s
By Grosfeld House
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or Regency style lighted breakfront bookcase, display cabinet, or china cabinet By Grosfeld House USA, Circa 1940s Beautiful book-matched flame mahogany, with starburst and Greek Key ebony inlay, brass accents, and glass front doors. Cabinets lock, and key is included. Measures: 68.5" W x 16" D x 80.5" H. Very good original vintage condition. Several matching pieces...
Brass
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H 83 in W 58 in D 17 in
Ebonized Lucite Mirrored Lorin Jackson Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Vitrine
By Grosfeld House
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an original black lacquer and Lucite vitrine designed by Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House circa 1940. The cabinet has it's original florescent lighting system and is in very ...
Mahogany
Grosfeld House Bookcase
By Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Large Bookcase by Grosfeld House. Lightly cerused, mahogany cabinet with sliding glass doors on top section and closed storage space below. Pale leather-covered doors with gold detai...
Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Style Bookcase
By Grosfeld House
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic piece! A Hollywood Regency style bookcase or cupboard by Grosfeld House. Overall ebonized in its original finish, the molded top with ...