arne vodder? rosewood? teak?  

was the furniture in question...
was the furniture in question underneath all that mess? 😛
I like it. my first thought was rose wood but im not good at wood ID and could easily be wrong.

mess yes
I am sorry to say ,,,it still is under the mess in my pa rent's home.. I live a few states away and after nine years of illness, my family and I own the house and contents.

Not sure about the...
Not sure about the sideboard. But I love the wall unit! Poul Cadovius i think...nice!

It doesn't look like Arne Vodder to me.
It looks to be teak, sat on little stubby beech or oak legs, is that right?

I'm
certain the wall unit (is it seperate or part of the dresser?) isn't Cadovious.
I have doubts that the dresser is Vodder too.
What's with the blue things, Are they decals or part of the design?

robert1960
Oops! My mistake! I have seen it advertised as Cadovius before!
Do you know the designer? I love that wall unit!

Nope
never seen it before, with those curves upturned ends..
Just wondered if it came with the sideboard/ dresser as the grain is very similar (although the handles different)

legs and wall unit
the legs are tapered (shaped like a V) with a gold metal or brass tip ring around the end. The furniture was probably bought between 1955 and 1960. The wall unit is separate. The blue shapes are cut into the veneer, not painted on top. I never liked them.
An interesting story, was that my parents disagreed on where to buy a house. My mother said because they bought the less expensive house(that DAD wanted)DAD told her,she could buy "whatever she wanted for furniture". My mother's friend was a NYC designer, so her friend designed the living, dining, kitchen and master bedroom. I think my DAD had no idea what could happen with that scenario.

Ha !
An expensive promise ?
Here's your post on the drawers, which somehow got posted as a new thread:
DRAWERS
After 50 years it is amazing how the drawers slide smoothly. The tambor door sticks a little. The interior drawers have that cut away front, what do you call it, where you put your fingers inside the drawer, no nob or pull on the front.
I believe the wall unit and sideboard came together.
posted by hb675
That scoop pull is often called a "finger pull."
If you are able to remove the tambour door, you can clean the tracks of accumulated schmutz and perhaps apply some hard parafin as a lubricant.

shelves with curved ends
I might have found the designer. Could it be Wilhelm Lutjens?
I found bookcase with similar selves on themodernwarehouse.com and there is a photo here too.
I am going to my parents house to make a detailed list with photos of all the MCM items... in two weeks... Will come back with more photos... but this time they won't be messy. My brother has finally cleaned up the house...
Diana

sibast
I have returned from visiting my parents home on Long Island, NY. found the Sibast label and "made in denmark" inside the tambour door where it opens.The shelves match the sideboard on the sides too, had to be made together.
Diana

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thanks
Thanks for the confirmation. My brother is the executor of the estate and he is looking for a buyer. If anyone is interested and live in the U.S. they can contact me first, at 99topayelectric at gmail.com
diana