Kittinger Furniture
Before it became a legendary American manufacturer of traditional furniture, Kittinger Furniture was a paper company called Thompson, Colie & Company (later to become Colie & Son), after its founders, Oliver and George Colie. The father-son entrepreneurs started a small business in 1866 manufacturing paper products and, subsequently, upholstered furniture in Buffalo, New York. Business for the latter was so successful that in order to keep up with demand, the Colies opened a second factory in 1885 that focused on handcrafted furniture designed in 18th-century styles.
Later, George Colie decided to sell his beloved company to his son-in-law, Irvine J. Kittinger Sr., and his brother, Ralph. They changed the name to the Kittinger Furniture Company in 1913. In 1929, the company’s sales exceeded $1 million, which allowed the brothers to expand far beyond Buffalo, opening showrooms in Chicago, Dallas and other cities across the United States, where they could present their expert reproductions of popular historic furniture styles for the home and office.
In 1937, Kittinger was granted an exclusive license to reproduce antique custom furniture for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The company manufactured Hepplewhite-style chests of drawers, mahogany Chippendale dressers, Asian-influenced mid-century modern marble-top coffee tables of ebonized wood and a variety of other pieces. The brand’s revered Mandarin line, a Hollywood Regency–style collection that debuted in the 1940s, included bedroom furnishings such as lacquered wood vanities, nightstands and more, each featuring prominent Greek key drawer pulls and decorative black trim.
Between the mid-1970s and 1990s, Kittinger Furniture changed hands frequently and even went out of business. In 1996, Raymond Bialkowski, a former master cabinetmaker for the company, and his wife, Karen, purchased the company and, along with some other former Kittinger craftsmen, began creating furniture under its name once again in north Buffalo. Over the years, Kittinger has produced furniture for the White House, including a handcrafted conference table and chairs for the Cabinet Room during President Nixon’s administration and chairs for the Roosevelt Room in 2016.
Today, the award-winning Kittinger Furniture continues to make historical and new custom handcrafted pieces of high quality.
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Kittinger Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Jacobean Kittinger Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1980s American Chippendale Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown American Colonial Kittinger Furniture
Cherry
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Federal Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1960s American Queen Anne Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Georgian Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Georgian Kittinger Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Birch
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Kittinger Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Kittinger Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Queen Anne Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1960s American Regency Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s Federal Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Oak, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1920s Jacobean Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Kittinger Furniture
Rosewood, Satinwood
1960s American Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1980s American Chippendale Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Kittinger Furniture
Marble, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Lacquer, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Lacquer, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Gold Leaf
20th Century American Chippendale Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Lacquer
1980s American Georgian Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Federal Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Queen Anne Kittinger Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kittinger Furniture
Wood
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Kittinger Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Chippendale Kittinger Furniture
Mahogany
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Kittinger furniture is made in the USA. Specifically, the company produces its pieces in a factory located in Buffalo, New York. Most Kittinger pieces are custom-crafted to order. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Kittinger furniture.