The eclectic furnishings of Maitland-Smith celebrate artisan skills in an age of machines. Hand-carved woodwork, inlaid marquetry, painted detailing, gilding and lost wax casting lend the company’s decorative accents an artistic flair. Focused on pieces that add a dynamic flourish to an interior by incorporating tactile materials like leather, seashell inlays and crushed eggshell, the manufacturer draws inspiration across centuries, from the curvy forms of the Louis XV period to the geometric angles of mid-century modernism.
Paul Maitland-Smith established the company in Hong Kong in 1979, after getting his start in London in the 1950s as an antique dealer who also sold reproduction furniture, something that would become a Maitland-Smith specialty. The manufacturer’s early reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century furniture included Chippendale dining chairs, and soon afterward, Maitland-Smith expanded into a range of decorative designs that often exuded a whimsical spirit, whether a coffee table shaped like a stack of books or a pair of decorative obelisks. Maitland-Smith’s signature sculptural table lamps in particular show off this playful sensibility, with one balancing a pen-shell shade on a monkey’s tail and another taking on the form of a miniature hot-air balloon.
Since its founding, Maitland-Smith’s sourcing has been based in Asia, and although Paul Maitland-Smith later sold the company that still bears his name and is now headquartered in North Carolina, the brand’s furnishings are still largely made in Cebu, Philippines.
Today, Maitland-Smith continues to innovate on its finely crafted offerings by collaborating with contemporary designers and studios such as Tony Duquette Studios (founded by set and costume designer Tony Duquette in 1941), Celerie Kemble and painter and textile designer Susan Hable Smith.
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$3,250
H 31.75 in Dm 72 in
Large Round Continental Walnut Dining Table w/ Carved Pedestal and Nailwork Edge
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large round walnut rustic dining table adorned with brass upholstery nail-work around its border, with baluster form carved pedestal with four feet. Continental in origin, dat...
Walnut
1920s English Georgian Style Round Mahogany Conference Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (circa 1920s) large round mahogany center / conference table with 4 fluted legs having dark brass feet emanating from a pedestal base (ten 12\" deep circular e...
Brass
$2,395
H 29.38 in W 52.25 in D 52.25 in
Baker Furniture McMillian Georgian Style Round Extension Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Baker Furniture Georgian style round pedestal dining room table that is extendable with two leaves and rests upon hidden drop down legs. Once extended on the metal rails, the turned ...
Brass, Other
$7,500
H 30 in W 108 in D 46 in
19th Century Antique Georgian Carved Mahogany Pedestal Dining Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Georgian or Chippendale style double pedestal extension dining table In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1890s Gorgeous mahogany, with carved solid ...
Mahogany
$2,332
H 26.78 in W 36.23 in D 20.87 in
Antique Victorian Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Oval Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality inlaid burr walnut oval centre table having a quality inlaid burr walnut oval shape top with a moulded edge supported by four turned walnut columns standing...
Walnut
$1,644
H 26.97 in W 40.95 in D 29.14 in
19th Century Victorian Antique Walnut Inlaid Oval Centre/Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian walnut inlaid oval centre table having a charming walnut top with attractive boxwood inlay. The oval shaped frieze has boxwood stringing and the base has 4 splendid...
Walnut
Custom Round Mahogany Regency Style Dining Table by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order round traditional mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a radial cut field of West African swirly crotch mahogany and two borders of...
Mahogany
Victorian Walnut Dining Table, Oval Design, Carved Base, 19th Century
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Walnut Dining or Oval Centre Table The table has a beautifully carved base with a large oval top, the top of the table is sun bleached and has a charming mature appearance...
Walnut
Fine Quality Figured Mahogany Oval Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality mid eighteenth century figured mahogany oval drop-leaf dining table with excellent figured top and good colour. The oval top with two drop-leaves with rounded edges, s...
Mahogany
$7,986
H 30.5 in W 87 in D 47.75 in
Antique Renaissance Revival Marquetry Oval Dining Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Renaissance Revival dining table crafted in walnut, featuring intricate marquetry inlay with a central cartouche motif, set against a beautifully grained sunburst pattern....
Wood, Walnut
Center Hall Mahogany and Lacquered Coconut Shell Round Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning round center table having carved mahogany trio of splayed legs with center decorative urn. Top is a fascinating lacquered coconut shell that takes on the appearance of natu...
Shell, Mahogany
Lovely British Georgian Court Style Queen Anne Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A lovely British Georgian Court style Queen Anne oval dining table with straight apron and tapering cabriole legs. Made from walnut with room for exten...
Walnut
British Regency Duncan Phyfe Style Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant banded inlay mahogany Duncan Phyfe style dining table with two pedestals. Features an impressive satinwood banded top supported by a double pedestal mahogany base over three ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely French early walnut tilt-top 'table de vendange,' or wine tasting table, circa late 1800s. Oval top circled by bentwood edge upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. ...
Walnut
Beautiful French Louis XV Style Midcentury Walnut Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Louis XV style dining table having gorgeous walnut top with two leaves. The extendable dining table features a wooden top with curved molding details raised on four carved cab...
Walnut
Rich Mahogany Antique American Empire Round Pedestal Center Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rich looking round mahogany American Empire antique center table with ebonized pedestal and gilded details. Structurally sound having turned feet and castors. A 48” round piece of ...
Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
