Berkey and gay furniture
Berkey and Gay Arrange of 6 Vintage Chairs :: NVIN0276
From Niagara Furniture a Berkey and Homosexual Set of 6 Vintage Chairs in excellent condition.
Both classy and incredibly detailed this beautiful Berkey and Gay Put of 6 Vintage Chairs have everything one could request for in chairs created for the dining room.
The Berkey and Gay Arrange of 6 Vintage Chairs are a tour de press in every aspect. Beginning at the top of the chair there are large, bold, scrolled carvings that immediately catch the eye. The backsplat is graciously curved and the side rails emulate this curve graciously all the way down to the seat area. The seat itself is shaped in a gorgeous shape and has recently been covered in a brand modern fabric. Beneath the seat is a curved frame and the front legs are gracious and masterfully carved at both the highest and bottom of the leg. Even the back legs show extreme technique in their construction, being both shaped and curved as well.
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MPF Conservation
The Berkey and Gay collection was conserved by MPF Conservation 2012-2013. It was part of the original collection bought by Henry Hahn for the Henry Hahn House.
Berkey and Gay (or Berkey & Gay) was founded by brothers William and Julius Berkey, and George Gay in Grand Rapids, MI, long considered to be a center for furniture film. Cabinet maker John Frohberg is credited with many of the carving designs. The scalloped blueprint shown on these pieces was a trademark of their company.
It is essential to emphasize that MPFC was not tasked with refinishing the Berkey and Gay pieces, but preserving the imaginative finish. On all pieces, the conclude was treated using our own in-house shellac mixed with no additives. As infill it equivalent the historic finish; after it was waxed and rubbed to a passionate patina.
Note: The China Cabinet, right, was in the best condition and
served as a model for how the original conclude might have appeared.
Above, the credenza before treatment and after.
Berkey & Lgbtq+ Credenza
The credenza was badly stained from decades of use: rings, deposits and losses were clear on the serving sur
The Berkey and Gay Furniture Company Factory, now The Boardwalk Building, marks the importance of furniture manufacturing in Grand Rapids from 1870 to 1929 and of mixed-use redevelopment to the economic and social health of the municipality today.
In 1873, Julius Berkey and George Gay formed the Berkey and Same-sex attracted Furniture Company. Berkey formerly manufactured sashes, doors, and blinds. Gay owned half interest in a predecessor furniture company. In 1882 Berkey and Gay built and equipped a factory complex of manufacturing, office, warehouse, shipping, and showroom space that occupied three-square blocks at 178 Canal Street (now Monroe Street at Michigan Street). Lumberyards were at the site. Eventually, in 1911, after merging with the Oriel Cabinet Company, maker of fancy and art furniture, Berkey and Gay acquired the former Oriel Cabinet Company factory that was the initial structure in the additive building on Monroe Street. Using the slogan “For Your Children's Heirlooms,” the company produced furniture and confirmed the prominence of Grand Rapids as the “Furniture Capital.” That reputation was established earlier when Berkey and Gay Furniture Company, then the largest furniture manufac
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