Rosewood Topped Drinks Box on Castors ID Help  

How about a phot of the underside?

Rosewood and white oak is a very rare combination. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. Finn Juhl often used mixed woods in the late 40s and early 1950s. He always paired oak with teak probably because the both have similarly coarse grain. And he always paired beech with rosewood, again probably because they have tighter grain.  But after say 1954 mixed woods became much less common.  This box absolutely looks like it is from after though.

Hi Leif,

Thanks for the info and taking the time to reply. 

Here is a photo of the underside...

Strange that someone bothers to paint the bottom black…. 

Could it be a self made box?

Those finger joints and the routed finger hole look very machined. Not that those aspects necessarily means it's not self made. But it looks like some 70s design. 

It looks very professionally made to me.  Book matched rosewood veneer top.  A very skilled amateur with a good shop (which is basically what a hand cabinetmaker back in 1950) could make this.  But it does not look at all like it is from 1950.  Probably mid to late 1960s or 1970s.  

I didn’t assume somebody veneered the top. I just thought somebody might have reused a piece from a broken or thrown out rosewood cabinet or table and upgraded the box with it. But in this case I guess the top would be a bit thicker.