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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Baker Furniture Georgian Mahogany Sideboard or Bar Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture, USA, Circa 1980s Book-matched mahogany, with satinwood string inlay and starburst marquetry...
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Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Georgian Breakfront Sideboard
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront sideboard buffet, credenza, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Gorgeous...
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Baker Furniture Mid-Century French Regency Cherry Wood Sideboard or Bar Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional mid-century French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, 1960s Gorgeous book-matched cherry wood. Cabinet locks, and k...
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Baker Furniture French Regency Carved Cherry Wood Sideboard Credenza
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous carved solid cherry wood, with original brass hardwa...
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Henkel Harris Georgian Cherry Wood Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, Newly Refinished
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian or Chippendale style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Henkel Harris USA, 1977 Gorgeous solid cherry ...
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Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry Wood and Parcel Ebonized Sideboard Credenza
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1980s Carved cherry wood, with ebonized columns and feet, an...
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Vintage Oak Sideboard Buffet with Queen Anne Legs, Traditional English Style
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
This elegant vintage sideboard buffet, crafted from richly grained oak, exemplifies Queen Anne–inspired traditional design with graceful proportions and timeless appeal. Raised on cl...
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Georgian Style Oak Sideboard Chestnut Creek 100 Yr Anniversary Edition by Keller
By Keller
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous 1995 Georgian style solid oak server cabinet or sideboard from the Chestnut Creek Collection 100 Year Anniversary Edition by Keller composed of solid oak, antiqued brass hardware, & dovetail drawers. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, No outstanding flaws found. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, October 26th,1995. Now THIS is the Keller piece of the CENTURY!!! Literally!!! This is a MARVELOUS server cabinet, sideboard or chest a.k.a…. an official member of the Chestnut Creek Collection 100 Year Anniversary Edition by Keller Furniture!!! It bears the original Keller medallion inside a drawer, stamped date on the cabinet back, and additional Keller identification tags and is comprised of a gorgeous SOLID OAK frame featuring two top drawers boasting antiqued brass hardware and dovetail joints. Below the drawers is a pair of large double doors suppressing behind them 2 fixed wood shelves and TONS of open storage space. The cabinet stands proud upon a handsome, decoratively carved recessed base and let’s just say… this is DEFINITELY a server cabinet, sideboard, or chest worthy of 100 Years of Keller Furniture MAGNIFICENCE!!! And talk about VERSATILITY!!! This incredible cabinet could serve SO MANY purposes!! It would be marvelous in your bedroom or dressing area utilized as an armoire or lingerie & small accessories cabinet, in your family or living room used as an entertainment cabinet for board games & blankets, in an office holding office supplies and décor, or in your dining room or kitchen filled with extra dishes, serve ware, & linens. It is Georgian in style but it bears such a great presence it would be beautiful blended with SO many décor styles and with a reputable and ICONIC name like Keller Furniture, it is sure to forever bear a timeless presence you are sure to love for years to come!! Keller Manufacturing Company was founded in 1885 but Keller Furniture history dates to 1866 when the “Keller Store” in Corydon Indiana was established. From that time, the operation entered into various businesses, including wagon productions from 1901-1912, running an electrical light plant, manufacturing spokes for farm wagons, operation in a hub-mill, farm wagon production, building barns, producing wooden porch furniture, wooden truck...
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Pennsylvania House Chippendale Style Solid Oak SideBoard Buffet
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pennsylvania House Contemporary Chippendale Style solid oak sideboard Buffet featuring rare 3 drawer and compartmented two door bottom storage cabinet with removable shelf and sing...
Cherry
19th Century French Oak Sideboard Buffet
Located in Round Top, TX
French oak sideboard buffet featuring three central drawers flanked by two paneled doors with inviting deep patina. Original French brass hinges and pulls remain; locks may operate ...
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Oak Cabinet Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English dresser sideboard circa 1720 having three drawers over two cabinet doors with center stile and shelf inside. Constructed of thick hand-sawn slabs of dark English oak with...
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19th Century English Oak Buffet with Five Drawers and Two Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak long buffet from the 19th century with five drawers, two doors, brass hardware and carved feet. Step back into the splendor of 19th-century England with this distingui...
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