Neoclassical Children's Furniture

1997, a gorgeous pair of custom upholstered twin headboards made by Charles H. Beckley, Inc., NYC upholstered in "Tessa" glazed cotton fabr...

A square cowboy theme silk pillow created from a vintage scarf. This fun pillow will be great in a children's room. The back is created from light white shantung silk. The front feat...

"Pair of antique Johnson Furniture Company twin size bed frames. Made of walnut featuring French Neoclassical styling with carved fluted and twisted accents with carved floral, ribbon and shell motifs. Johnson Furniture Co. 1908 - 1983, Grand Rapids, Michigan Successor to Cabinetmakers Co.; Predecessor to RoseJohnson, Inc. PERSONNEL Johnson Furniture was founded by three brothers who emigrated from Sweden in 1887: Carl (who had received a medal for his cabinetmaking skills from the King of Sweden), Hjalmar, and Axel. Tom Handley, who got his start at the prestigious firm of Waring and Gillow in London, became their in-house designer in 1908 and joined them as an officer in 1922. He continued to hold both positions until his untimely death in 1926. Handley established Johnson and Johnson-Handley-Johnson as major producers of high-quality, period revival, residential furniture. The nature of Handley’s designs required the skills of hand craftsmen like Bohemian-born carver Joseph Heyda, and Austrian-born Frank Davidhazy, Sr., who created the floral, figural and classical designs that were painted on the surfaces of some case pieces. David Robertson Smith, designer of Stickley Brothers Arts and Crafts lines, led Johnson into the production of Art Deco and Modern lines in 1928. The company later claimed that this was the first complete line of “modern” furniture produced in the United States. Lorenzo (Renzo) Rutili served as head of design from 1933 into the 1960s. He personally designed groups in the Modern and Neoclassical repertoires, and oversaw the contracted design of lines by a “Who’s Who” of famous Modern designers, including Paul Frankl, Eliel Saarinen, and J.Robert F. Swanson and Pipsam Swanson. When Earl Johnson retired and the family sold the company in 1963, it was purchased by a group of investors led by James Van Oosten. Milo Baugham and Kipp Stewart designed lines of residential furniture, which Johnson produced for Directional Industries between 1963 and 1968. After being owned by Holiday Inns, Inc. between 1968 and 1975, the company returned to the ownership of Van Oosten and company. PRODUCTS Generally speaking, Johnson produced wood residential furniture for the bedroom, while the Johnson-Handley-Johnson label was used to dining suites, occasional tables, and case pieces for the hall and library. Pieces produced between 1908 and about 1920 were designed in period revival styles, especially Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and Empire, and in a combination of European and American Revivals including Colonial, William and Mary, Jacobean, Queen Anne, French Provincial, Chinese Chippendale, and painted Italian or Venetian, from circa 1920 to 1935. Most notable are pieces designed by Tom Handley, which feature intricate marquetry designs and elaborate carving. Some of his most unusual designs are adaptation of classical Egyptian furniture, introduced in the early 1920s to capitalize upon popular fascination with contemporary archeological discoveries. The 1928 introduction of the Art Deco “Dynamique” line by D. Robertson Smith, with its exotic wood veneers and forms reminiscent of Frankl’s “skyscraper” bookcases, began a long period in which the company concurrently produced both modern and revival lines. Renzo Rutili selected traditional master works from museum collections across the country for reproduction in the 1938 American Museum Group. A sharp contrast to these reproductions came only a year later, when Johnson introduced a modular system for the home known as “Flexible Home Arrangement...

Pair of German Porcelain soldier lamps on bronze mounts with drum shades An unique and rare pair of adorable soldiers well suited for any prestigious o...

Stylish pedal car by Giordani Bologna Italy, model Grand Prix 503. Bullet nose, made in Italy, 1961. Suberb child's car attributed to the awesome USA Studebaker bullet nose car from the late 1950s-early 1960s. Charming white repainted metal Children’s car...

Pair of giltwood neoclassical style twin headboards. Gorgeous gold painted wood surrounds an upholstered velvet back. Can mount directly to bed frame or wall. Bottom of legs slightin...

For your consideration an antique decorative child rocker. Measures: 14" H x 33 1/2" D x 14 1/8" W.

Fit for a royal infant! This stunning cradle has been kept in superlative condition for well over a century and a half! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany with an exquisite g...

constructed entirely of walnut, the raised seat supported by square tapering legs, the armrests on shaped supports, open back, footrest Please go to www.robuck.co to see our compl...