Michigan Chair Company Antique Solid Mahogany Sideboard with Ball & Claw Feet

Michigan Chair Company Antique Solid Mahogany Sideboard with Ball & Claw Feet

Take home a piece of America's past with this stunning Michigan Chair Company Antique Solid Mahogany Sideboard with Ball & Claw Feet, circa 1905. Constructed out of beautiful solid mahogany, the sideboard has a incised straight-lined backsplash with curved edges, five drawers straddling two cupboards, all with the original wooden knobs, original decorative brass key escutcheons and original locks, a straight-lined skirt, elegant carved ball and front front feet and curved back feet that combine to support the sideboard with much grace and add just the right finishing touch. The Michigan Chair Company Antique Solid Mahogany Sideboard with Ball & Claw Feet measures, 44.50 inches H X 62.00 inches W X 25.00 inches D, and is in the original finish with appropriate wear for its age. Originally intended for the dining area, its size and scale is such that it can be used for additional storage in the den or office, as a changing table in the baby's room, a cupboard for clothes in the bedroom, or retrofitted as a vanity in the bath area.

And for those that may want a bit of information about Michigan Chair Company, the company got its start in 1890 when the owners of Grand Ledge Chair Company in Grand Ledge, Michigan moved to Grand Rapids and opened Michigan Chair Company. The company was purchased in 1926 and operated as part of Michigan Furniture Shops until 1930 when the company was sold to Kroehler of Chicago. Michigan Chair Company closed its doors in 1938, however after World War II the company was re-incorporated. Kulper Manufacturing Company absorbed the company in 1951, and in 1972 the Michigan Chair Company finally closed its doors.