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Monterey Furniture refers to several furniture lines made from 1930 to the mid-1940s in California. Uniquely western, the line derived its character from Spanish and Dutch Colonial styles, California Mission architecture and furnishings, ranch furnishings, and cowboy accoutrements such as might be found in a barn (lariats and branding irons).
Introduction to Monterey Furniture. Monterey Furniture is another fine example of nostalgic furniture, a specialty of Mission Concepts, Inc. Its comfortable, live-in appearance conjures up wonderful evenings by the fire and days of simple pleasures.
OLD WOOD FINISH. THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL ORDER IN THAT IT HAS WONDERFULLY PAINTED FLOWERS ON THE LONG DRAWERS AND ON THE FOUR SIDES OF THE MIRROR. SUBTLE COLORS AND DETAIL THAT SHOWS THE FABULOUS TALENT OF THE MONTEREY ARTISANS. TOTALLY ORIGINAL.
We name the greats, the Imperial Company, Angeles Furniture Company (the line called Coronado), Del Rey, Karpen, Brown and Saltman, but even Sears (La Fiesta) and Stickley created Monterey-style furniture.
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Monterey Furniture. In 1929, executives from the Barker Brothers furniture store approached owners Frank and George Mason of Mason Manufacturing with a promotional poster from a Hollywood western movie featuring rustic-style furniture.
Monterey Furniture. Built entirely by hand, each piece of early Monterey furniture is branded with a horseshoe trademark. The furniture was especially popular during the California Spanish revival period, and owners included Will Rogers, Walt Disney and Gene Autry.
Best Furniture Stores in Monterey, CA - Rodney Hunter Furniture Collection, Mum's Place, Poppleton's, Wonderwall, Europa Design, Palomas Home Furnishings, Ashley Home Store, Pottery Barn, World Market, Macy's Furniture Gallery - Monterey.
Monterey-style furniture spread to homes in Texas, New York, Chicago and Florida. Changing Times. In 1943, Mason was drafted; his father died, and Monterey came to a grinding halt.
Spanish Colonial Revival style inspires Monterey-style furniture. Monterey Furniture grew out of a very specific time and place. As the heyday of the Craftsman style in California was coming to an end, the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition took place in Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.