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notretro.com
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23/03/2009 8:05 pm  

Bought in Lincoln UK in 1960. Rosewood veneer. Unusual leg construction with inset aluminium beading. Allegedly prize winning but the original owner has alzheimers and cannot remember what prize!


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23/03/2009 9:42 pm  

I wouldn't know off hand -...
I wouldn't know off hand - but its beautiful! a keeper!


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Modern Love
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23/03/2009 9:44 pm  

Holy
beautiful!


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23/03/2009 9:47 pm  

Just lovely.
Unusual side-to-side and end-to-end bookmatch to the veneer. I assume that the double-Y leg stretcher is aluminum (?) with rosewood veneer applied ?
Is it yours now ? Can we see the interior layout ? Is the back finished (veneered) ? The finish is so "high" that it appears to have been refinished.


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whitespike
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23/03/2009 10:28 pm  

This is really, really...
This is really, really beautiful. I want one. I want to know who designed it. I am also curious to know if the middle stretcher is metal with an applied veneer???


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Killian
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24/03/2009 12:38 am  

Try Rudolf Bernd Glatzel
Try Rudolf Bernd Glatzel


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notretro.com
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24/03/2009 10:02 pm  

Thanks folks
I think Rudolf Bernd Glatzel takes the prize and particular thanks to Killian the Irish contributor for the referrence and 'photo.
It is the original finish and has not been "dealered", an adverb I picked up recentley when discussing an early British sideboad with the omniscient Simon Andrews, modern design icon in his own right at Christies, South Kensington, London.The back is not veneered but secured by an army of small brass screws.
I am buying it but it is a bit too high/tall for my taste. I am a John and Sylvia Reid man.
I prefer Killan's example in teak with metal legs.Mine(not quite)is almost too opulent aesthetically but the quality of construction is akin to cabinet making. I will post a 'photo of the doors hinges next week. They are truely second to none.


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Modern Love
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24/03/2009 10:45 pm  

I found the above photo
through Googling killian's reference.
"Dealered".... I like that.


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24/03/2009 11:07 pm  

Thanks,
notretro. I await further views. It certainly seems that the second photo above shows a piece which was either a copy of, or was the inspiration for, your piece. Note the difference in leg diameter, height of stretcher, and (of course) the presence of rivets or other fasteners to the stretcher.
I'm curious to know in what ways "cabinetmaking quality" might NOT appropriately apply to this. . .cabinet.


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Modern Love
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24/03/2009 11:49 pm  

I would like to know
how the stretchers attach to the legs, if not by hardware.


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