#Kittinger furniture serial numbers license
In 1990 the license expired and was granted to Baker Furniture Company. Like their rivals Biggs Furniture of Richmond, Virginia, Kittinger served an upper middle class market in search of mostly mahogany, reproduction furniture with dovetailed oak drawer lining, frame-and-panel backs and other mark of quality comparable to the originals, in the Queen Anne, Chippendale and Hepplewhite styles.
Other reproductions by Kittinger were labeled with a letterpress label in the 18th-century style. Williamsburg reproductions came with a bill of sale detailing the history of the original piece and were branded with the Williamsburg stamp. Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg could see Kittinger cabinetmakers in period costume at work in the workshop established in the Ayscough house. Antique Reproduction Furniture Indodeco was established by Con Spiros in 1995 to provide Melbourne with a quality source of antique furniture reproduction and custom furniture design.In 1937 the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation selected the Kittinger Company as the exclusive licensed reproducer of furniture at Colonial Williamsburg Kittinger reproductions were sold through the Williamsburg Reproductions program, the Craft House, established that year.^ Americana interiors: Kittinger Company.^ In collaboration with Biggs, Richmond, which became a subsidiary of Kittinger.
^ Branded 'Richmond Hill Collection by Kittinger' within a cartouche.^ History of Colonial Williamsburg Kittinger Company reproductions, 1937-1990.In 1937 the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation selected the Kittinger Company as the exclusive licensed reproducer of furniture at Colonial Williamsburg Kittinger reproductions were sold through the Williamsburg Reproductions program, the Craft House, established that year.
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