Maison Bagues "Sheaf of Wheat" Coffee Table, 1950's

Sculptural coffee table designed and produced by McGuire in the United States, circa 1970. This iconic “Sheaf of Wheat” model features a beautifully crafted bamboo base with radiati...

The "Sheaf of Wheat" dining table by McGuire Furniture is an iconic piece featuring a round glass top and a pedestal base made of bundled rattan poles. The base is cinched at the cen...

Dating to the latter part of the 20th century, the bamboo frame if shaped like a sheaf of wheat, very typical of McGuire’s work and one of his most popular designs. The table is topp...

Mid Century Sheaf of Wheat Metal and Glass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 36 wide x 36 deep x 17 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored v...

A striking Hollywood Regency-style coffee table from the 1970s, featuring a sculptural gilded “Sheaf of Wheat” base — an iconic motif made famous by Coco Chanel, who used a similar p...

Coco Chanel 'Sheaf of Wheat' Coffee or Side Table with Glass Top Mid Century This is a beautiful and very distinct Coco Chanel sheaf of wheat style coffee or side table with a glass...

Wheat Sheaf Table by John and Elinor McGuire McGuire Sculptural Rattan and Bamboo Oval Console Table Base "Sheaf of Wheat" This authentic vintage McGuire sculptural table base, ofte...

Mid Century Modern vintage Hollywood Regency style coffee table, 1960s. An elegant gold-plated metal base sheaf of wheat l...

Hans Kogl Coco Chanel Table Germany 1970s

John and Elinor were the much loved founders of the iconic San Francisco based McGuire Furniture. They launched the business as a couple in 1948 and their lifelong creative partnership resulted in a signature look combining natural materials like rattan and hide with clean, Asian inspired shapes. This is a wonderful dining table which exemplifies their work. Dating to the latter part of the 20th century, the bamboo frame is very typical of McGuire’s work. The table is topped with a round bevelled glass in perfect condition and the base has a lovely warm colour which would look fantastic in any modern interior giving it that warm, relaxed feel of California design. Like so many artists and designers, husband and wife John McGuire (1920–2013) and Elinor Stevenson (1914–2005) became masters in their trade by accident. The couple met just before the start of World War II (during which John was in the U.S. Navy and Elinor was a navigation instructor) and got married after it ended. They settled down in San Francisco where John held a couple of jobs, among them selling newspaper ads for the San Francisco Examiner while Elinor worked for Boeing Aircraft. Soon, an old Navy buddy of John’s asked him to help sell a bunch of rattan furniture and, needing the money, John agreed. His side business became so successful that John decided to quit his ad-sales job and work full-time in design. In 1948, McGuire Furniture Company was born. Alongside themed-century modern furniture designs then gaining popularity in the United States, John introduced an unconventional idea: traditional armchairs, stools and tables made of natural materials such as bamboo, which was strong yet could be rendered pliable when steamed, that were intended for the indoors rather than the front porch. The brand’s first success was the now famous Director’s X-Chair byLeonard Linden. The military-campaign-style solid oak folding chair launched in 1956 and saw rattan binded with rawhide strips and a high-grade leather slug seat and back that eliminated the need for a plush cushion. Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charming moniker, the Cracked Ice chair was an instant classic and is one of the brand’s most recognisable designs. Today, McGuire and another American furniture manufacturer, Baker Furniture Company, comprise Baker Interiors Group. McGuire remains true to the founders’ ideals and commitment to crafting the kind of organic modern furnishings that are synonymous with the warm and relaxed feel of California design. The company has collaborated with interior designersSteven Volpe, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and Nicole Hollis...