Antique Kittinger Jacobean Side Table Liquor Cabinet

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Here we have a very handsome antique carved Jacobean style side table or liquor cabinet. This one is made by … Read more Here we have a very handsome antique carved Jacobean style side table or liquor cabinet. This one is made by Kittinger in Solid American Walnut. From Wiki: In 1913, Irvine J. Kittinger, George Colie's son-in-law, and his brother Ralph purchased the company from the Colie family and changed the company's name to the Kittinger Furniture Company. Under the Kittinger family's control, the company's primary focus was to craft the highest quality furniture possible with Irvine Kittinger saying "Our business is not primarily to turn furniture into money, but to produce something really worthwhile." By 1929, the company was grossing $1,000,000 annually.

Kittinger built this piece specifically for a business executive in 1929. There is a brass company Inventory Tag claiming it as property belonging to Press Wireless, please see photo. Press Wireless was a global shortwave radiotelegraphy company founded in 1929 who was responsible for collating news headlines and sending them out via hand-keyed morse code and shortwave radio way back in the day.

This little locking cupboard was used for stashing bootleg liquor during the Prohibition Era. There's plenty of patina inside indicating such use ;-) Wonderful overall condition, extraordinary detail and quality construction throughout. One open cubby above which happens to fit old-fashioned glasses just fine and a locking cabinet below. There is one adjustable shelf inside and a three-number combination lock hidden behind a sliding brass tag on the door. Unfortunately I don’t have the combination for the lock. The lock is damaged, please see magnified photo. I'm guessing it could be replaced.

Paneled and finished in all four sides, it can be floated in the middle of a room next to your favorite leather club chair. It measures 20.25 inches wide by 17 inches deep by 30.5 inches tall. It's in very good condition, there is wear commensurate with age and use. As mentioned above, there are drink rings on the inside of the cabinet and evidence of liquor bottles banging around inside. Between the News and the Booze, imagine the stories this piece could tell!

Fabulous moldings and carved details, a lovely dark finish, brass hardware, adorable bun feet, japanned copper flash hinges and two spring loaded ball catches on the cupboard door. The original metal tag and paper labels are still present on the underside. A super stylish and very rare Hooch cabinet… thanks for looking!!! See less