Mid-Century Modern Oak Highboard on Tapered Legs, 1950s

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Mid-century, vintage oak buffet/storage unit, circa 1950's.

the piece is made of oak, with a golden-oak colored veneered finish, and … Read more Mid-century, vintage oak buffet/storage unit, circa 1950's.

the piece is made of oak, with a golden-oak colored veneered finish, and rests on tapered legs.

piece has been acquired from its original owner. It features a design with an ample storage capacity, enabling one to store a wide variety of objects, depending upon how one wishes to use it.

on the left side, the large storage cabinet with a removable shelf with a black formica edge. It measures at: h: 59 cm x w: 72 cm x d: 43 cm. The space above it is: about 34 cm and the space below it, is 22 cm. The cabinet door and the all of the 4 drawers, have their original, brass colored handles, covered with black "scoubidou" (lanyard) handles, typical of the epoch.

on the right hand side, there is an open storage space measuring at: h: 32 cm x w: 71 cm x d: 44 cm. The 3 drawers below are functional and clean.

there are overall, four drawers (1+3), fully functional and clean (see photos.)
the drawers and storages, have some light, old signs of age and previous use on the inside (see photos.)

the two side panels have a sleek, elegant, shark fin design, which bring elegance and lightness to the structure (see photos.)

the piece is in overall good, original and vintage condition, with some marks, signs of age, and previous use commensurate with time, as well as a patina of time and very light faded colors, as is expected for a piece of its age, on the top ( see photos next to 1 cent coin for perspective), side panels, drawers, sliding doors, handles, shelf, inside of the drawers and legs (see photos.).

note:
an old repair, at the lower left front side panel (see photo.).

a few little repair of veneer on the middle and third drawers on the right ( see photos)

very small tiny pieces of veneer missing on the edging of the right side panel ( see photos

the top of the piece has been refinished, and the entire piece, has been cleaned, oiled, and waxed. It is solid and stable.

all photos taken in outdoor. Natural light. So colors may vary, based upon brightness, reflections of stone. Angles and perspective in which they are viewed.

additional dimensions:
- drawers: w: 69 cm x d: 40 cm x h: 11 cm See less