The eclectic furnishings of Maitland-Smith celebrate artisan skills in an age of machines. Hand-carved woodwork, inlaid marquetry, painted detailing, gilding and lost wax casting lend the company’s decorative accents an artistic flair. Focused on pieces that add a dynamic flourish to an interior by incorporating tactile materials like leather, seashell inlays and crushed eggshell, the manufacturer draws inspiration across centuries, from the curvy forms of the Louis XV period to the geometric angles of mid-century modernism.
Paul Maitland-Smith established the company in Hong Kong in 1979, after getting his start in London in the 1950s as an antique dealer who also sold reproduction furniture, something that would become a Maitland-Smith specialty. The manufacturer’s early reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century furniture included Chippendale dining chairs, and soon afterward, Maitland-Smith expanded into a range of decorative designs that often exuded a whimsical spirit, whether a coffee table shaped like a stack of books or a pair of decorative obelisks. Maitland-Smith’s signature sculptural table lamps in particular show off this playful sensibility, with one balancing a pen-shell shade on a monkey’s tail and another taking on the form of a miniature hot-air balloon.
Since its founding, Maitland-Smith’s sourcing has been based in Asia, and although Paul Maitland-Smith later sold the company that still bears his name and is now headquartered in North Carolina, the brand’s furnishings are still largely made in Cebu, Philippines.
Today, Maitland-Smith continues to innovate on its finely crafted offerings by collaborating with contemporary designers and studios such as Tony Duquette Studios (founded by set and costume designer Tony Duquette in 1941), Celerie Kemble and painter and textile designer Susan Hable Smith.
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$2,995
H 33.25 in W 48 in D 20 in
Maitland Smith Egyptian Revival Style Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Console Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This striking Maitland Smith Egyptian Revival style console table captures the grandeur and elegance of neoclassical design with a bold exotic twi...
Walnut
Egyptian Revival Marble Top Table
Located in New York, NY
Egyptian Revival Marble Top Table. Italian retour d'Egypte two-drawer bedside table with writing slide and Sicilian marble top with fossils, all supported on tapering legs; with lock...
Marble
French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat. French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal mounts at all angles. This piece features three working drawers on the front with three faux drawers on the back. The superb gilt metal hardware is on the front as well as the back. The four arched legs grace gorgeous gilt metal decor...
Metal
$3,729
H 29.53 in W 50.79 in D 27.17 in
Elegant early 20th century writing desk with brass details and three drawers
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant early 20th century writing desk crafted in hardwood and inspired by the refined lines of the Louis XVI period. The desk features three drawers across the front, slender flut...
Brass
19th Century Russian Mahogany Desk with Leather Top, Gilt Eagle Design
Located in Queens, NY
Russian (19th Century) mahogany desk with inSet black leather top, key-locked drawer & pull out writing tray with a stretcher having a centered black ...
Mahogany
$1,416Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 29.53 in D 21.26 in
Antique Writing Desk with Flaps, Brass Ornaments, Late 19th Century France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique writing desk in black lacquered wood, with adjustable flaps on the sides, rich ornaments in gilded brass, built according to the fashion of the late 19th century in France. T...
Wood
Maitland Smith Faux Bamboo and Brass Mounted Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An extraordinary and exceptionally rare faux bamboo partner’s desk, this remarkable piece embodies the exotic elegance, craftsmanship, and artistic innovation that made bamboo-inspi...
Brass
Vintage Moroccan Inlay Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning example of late 20th-century Moroccan craftsmanship, this exquisite writing desk celebrates the rich decorative traditions of Moorish design through its extraordinary hand...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
$12,077
H 32.29 in W 71.66 in D 36.23 in
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date. The rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very...
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Desk. Offered is a lovely late 19th century Italian painted and giltwood bureau plat or desk with a single drawer and a beautiful marble top. Thi...
Marble
French Louis XV Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk Mahogany, with bronze/bronze trim and ormolu mounts, and embossed green leather top. Remnants of gilt fin...
Bronze
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass and Glass Console Table with Bronze Supports
By Mastercraft, Grosfeld House, John Widdicomb, Maison Jansen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A refined Hollywood Regency console table dating to the 1970s, featuring a polished brass frame with elegant turned bronze-finished supports and decorative X-form stretchers accented...
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Neoclassical Directoire Kidney Coffee Cocktail Table
By P. E. Guerin
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Very stylish mid century modern take on Neoclassical design. Kidney shaped glass coffee or cocktail table with brass neoclassical peg legs. Floating glass top secured with ball final...
Brass
Early 20th Century Serving Buffet
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning American Empire buffet. Solid construction with beautiful detail. Acanthus and crest carved detail. Lines that draw the eye. 2 smaller drawers hover over a large drawer for ...
Wood
Vintage Split Bamboo Console Sofa Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful console or sofa table with split bamboo detail. Lovely fanning of bamboo and interwoven lacing. Solid and sturdy with glass top. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Maison Jansen Style Faux Bamboo Brass and Glass Side Table, Hollywood Regency
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An elegant vintage faux bamboo side table executed in brass with refined neoclassical lines and a sophisticated Hollywood Regency presence. The sculptural frame features delicately t...
Metal
