Georgetown Galleries Furniture Company produced fine mahogany and cherry furniture in their workshops. Many people do not know the story behind the brand.
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As you probably learned, this vintage furniture company only existed for a short time. However, their quality furniture carried a reputation far into the future.
Georgetown Galleries used prime solid mahogany wood in most of their pieces. When you purchase a Georgetown Galleries Mahogany Buffet, you will notice that it features solid wood through in through.
Unlike other furniture brands, the top, sides, drawer fronts and cabinet doors feature solid wood without a veneer in most cases.
So, this type of furniture really epitomized luxury. Additionally, since veneer can chip and crack, they produced a type of furniture that had real longevity.
In other words, Georgetown Galleries furniture offers a great investment. You can easily refinish it and bring it back to life. Indeed, these solid mahogany pieces are a dream to refinish. Simply sand, remove the old finish and apply a few coats of deep rich stain. The grain on these fine mahogany pieces really shines.
Georgetown Galleries Mahogany Bedroom Furniture
Besides for formal pieces for the dining room, the company produced several lines of bedroom furniture.
Mostly, the company stayed true to classic American styles. Often you will see traditional shell carvings, blockfront shapes and beautiful bracket feet on vintage Georgetown furniture.
Indeed, these features speak to the luxuries designs of the company. After all, these fine style features replicated the finest cabinetmakers in history.
Chippendale furniture, Federal furniture and especially early American Colonial designs all inspired the designers at Georgetown Galleries.
Additionally, you will see that Georgetown Galleries Furniture also has the best hardware and metal parts. So, solid brass batwing hardware, or elegant Chippendale fretwork often plays into their designs.
These sumptuous details add to the luxurious feel and look of vintage furniture by the company.
The following image is of a typical Georgetown Galleries furniture stamp.
