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Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chests by Kittinger

Name: Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chests by Kittinger
Brand: Kittinger
Price: 19854.04 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (112 reviews)

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This bold and thoughtfully composed Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Low Chests in Black Lacquer with Antique White Gold Greek Key Detailing are by Kittinger and originate from the United States, Circa 1945. A lovely example of the utilization of eastern design influences rendered in minimal geometric form, the body of the chests are finished in a gleaming black lacquer with Greek Key detailing finished in a beautiful antiqued white gold leaf. The glittering quality of the white gold linear detailing pairs well and provides excellent contrast to the deep and sumptuous black lacquer. Each chest has three drawers providing ample storage, highly functional and aesthetically bold and elegant. Entitled the "Mandarin" chests referring to the eastern sensibility of the key detailing. Resting on well proportioned plinth bases and with carefully beveled convex curvatures circumscribing the outside edge of the white gold lining the piece, these sophisticated chests will draw the appreciation of those with a love for innovative Mid-Century Modernist design. Styling effortlessly in a wide array of spaces and settings, from Mid-Century Modernist to Contemporary and Minimal Interiors. In Mint Restored Condition. American, Circa 1945 Dimensions: Height: 33.25" x Width: 46" x Depth: 21"

Creator:

Kittinger (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 33.25 in (84.46 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Lacquer

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1945

Condition:

Refinished.

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU793439284562

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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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