I realize many of you may not find this piece as beautiful as myself. It lacks a uniform appearance most desire. However, there is something very unique about the set. It is all solid wood. No veneers. It has a distinct Streamline MCM appearance to me. The construction is very solid, yet I was surprised to find it fairly lightweight. The top section actually weighs more then the bottom. I especially like the curved doors/drawers and the manner in which the main body floats above foot assembly.
I am very curious if anyone can ID it? Perhaps give me an idea of what wood was used? Any help would be appreciated. FYI- there is quite a bit of uniform sun or lighting fade that can be seen when I removed the top section from the buffet top. It was pretty dark to begin. Also, the number on the back and the back itself looks more like my Lovig credenza then a typical US made piece (Drexel, Lane, etc.). Thanks
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Solid wood is always surprising light. Unless it is rosewood. It is the glue in the particle board that gives the weight. It is a frequent irony of naïveté about furniture construction: "very well built, super heavy piece" translates to slabs and slabs of particle board. But I digress.
It looks like walnut to me. A bit faded as you say. And clearly solid from the appearance of the wood. I would not be surprised if it had a dark walnut tinted oil over it originally, which would have even out the appearance quite a lot. And this would have been the first thing to fade from UV light.
I am surprised there is a Danish looking number on the back. Photo? Because it looks American as you have realized.
And how about some photos of the sides and bottoms of the drawers. And any other ugly bits, backs bottoms, etc. These are usually very telling.
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