OOOOoooooh LA LA!!! This end table is magnifique!!!!!! This is a French Louis XV style end table by Baker Furniture comprised of gorgeous hardwood with a four-square star or book matched inlay top and cabriole legs with stunning brass ormalu feet and an elegant brass foliate handle on a single drawer. It is simply “Belle!” It would go beautifully in a traditional setting but equally as wonderful in a Hollywood Regency setting or anywhere in your home that needs a touch of French “Je ne sais quoi!” Which is kind of funny because that phrase was borrowed into English to mean “attractive or an expression of quality,” but in fact in French it translates to “I don’t know what.” BUT we definitely know that this end table is “fabuleuse” and will be an absolutely “parfait” addition to your home.
Baker is one of the most prestigious names in furniture! They were founded in 1890 by Siebe Baker, an immigrant from the Netherlands as an interior woodwork and door company. Three years later they made their first piece of furniture. In 1910 Siebe’s son, Hollis S. Baker, joined the company as a salesman and throughout most of Baker’s existence it was a family-controlled business, even being sold and repurchased in the 1920s-1930s. Baker is considered a design legacy and over the years they have produced furniture designed by such greats as Donald Desky and Kem Weber in the early 20th century, Finn Juhl in the mid-20th century, and John Saladino and Barbara Barry in the late 20th century. They have introduced many award-winning furniture collections including, during the 1940s and 1950s, Far East Collection, the first Asian furniture collection manufactured in the USA; and Palladian Collection an Italian neo classic design. Then, in the 1960s and 1970s the introduction of country English and French Provincial featuring the reproduction of choice antiques from the home of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. After decades of being in the Baker family hands, in 1969 it was sold to Magnavox then in 1986 to Kohler Co. It remains today a part of Kohler and operates out of North Carolina. Still one of the top names in furniture.
Don’t let this magnificent French style end table by Baker slip through your fingers!! Make it yours!!
