What could be better than a Chin Hua Collection nightstand? Well, a PAIR OF THEM, of course!! OH, MY GOODNESS!!!! If you are looking for a marvelous pair of nightstands for your bedroom. Or a CRAZY gorgeous pair of end tables for your living pr family room. You have DEFINATELY found them! These beauties are part of the original Chin Hua Collection designed by Raymond K. Sobota for Century Furniture in 1975. The entire collection was retired in 1998 after a 23-year successful run. So successful that Century Furniture reissued the collection in 2012. And it is no wonder they revived it. The Chin Hua Collection was one of Century’s most revered collections of all time. And these pieces bear the original Century Furniture tag and are not part of the new collection and only available vintage!!! So, It’s your LUCKY DAY!!! Playing with Hollywood Regency and Chinoiserie styles, Raymond Sabota designed this piece oh-so-handsomely. They are comprised of stunning rectangular ebony-toned wood framework featuring beautiful burlwood inlays on the two drawer fronts and phenomenal recessed top. The drawers are surrounded with beautiful brass trim & feature magnificent brass hardware. Talk about AMPLE storage space for linens, clothes, books, or whatever your stow-away needs are! They are going to be an incredible addition to your bedroom or dressing area if you choose to use them as nightstands but they’re usage is not limited to that! They will be BEAUTIFUL in your living or family room used as end tables hosting a lovely table lamp on each side of your sofa or separate them and use in different rooms. Whatever their use, they bear an EXQUISITE and timeless style you are sure to love for years to come!
Raymond Karl Sobota (1914-2010) is an award-winning American furniture designer. He attended and obtained his degree in design from Kendall College of Art and Design in his native home of Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating in 1946 Sobota apprenticed with his namesake and uncle, a furniture designer as well, Karl Schmidt, who designed for Berkey and Gay Furniture Company. He apprenticed for seven years leading to his designing for Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co., the Mt. Airy Furniture Co., Hekman Furniture and finally Century Furniture for whom he designed from 1952 until 1995. He designed all the company’s wood furniture during that time in total, over 150 collections. The most notable being Citation, Chin Hua, Claridge, and the Henry Ford Museum and the British National Trust collections. Sobota is credited for helping make Century Furniture the industry leader it is today.
Century Furniture Company, one of the world’s largest privately owned upper-end residential furniture manufacturers, was founded in 1947 by Harley Ferguson Shuford, Sr. When first formed Century Furniture was a selling agent for local upholstery lines. But as soon as a year later Shuford had built a case goods plant in Hickory, North Carolina and that started it all. Harley Shuford along with his siblings and children acquired company after company expanding into upholstered furniture, chair manufacturing, and even a leather division. Century has made it through feast and famine in the furniture business and today retains their long-standing role as a leading force in the American home furnishings market.
This amazing Chin Hua pair of nightstands or end tables by iconic designer Raymond Sabota for Century Furniture is EXACTLY what the designer ordered. You simply MUST have them. So, just make them YOURS!!
