¿ John Stuart ?  

To the best of my knowledge J...
To the best of my knowledge John Stuart was a high-end retailer. The company did not manufacture furniture, but did sell manufacturers pieces unlabeled with their badges on it. Maybe someone knows for certain though.

Thank you
Juanearl. I did about an hour of research online before posting and understand that John Stuart was a retailer; although they seem to have commissioned some furniture companies to manufacture pieces specifically for them. I also read that the namesake worked for Widdicomb at one point. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. - john

I believe that John Stuart al...
I believe that John Stuart also designed furniture in-house. I remember seeing a old advertisement online that featured john stuart and a few others listed as designers.(Not 100%) Either way, you are right, most of his furniture was retail, resale, resold....whatever.
Unless its danish, or particularly unique, you wont fetch high end prices. More in the realm of heywood wakefield, lane, and other american mcm designers.
In my opinion, this was made in the USA. From there, you'd have to sift through hundreds of vintage catalogs of various grand rapids furniture makers. I think most of the John Stuart American stuff came from Michigan.
This could all be incorrect of course.
Edit: Never mind, I think this was the ad i was thinking of.

vintage ad
Thank you, Tex. This is informative.

My Robin Day 658 chair has a...
My Robin Day 658 chair has a John Stuart metal
badge and it was a special order without the
back cushion. I was told that John Stuart's would
arrange for designers to produce custom pieces
for U.S. customers.
Thanks for posting the advertisement.