#transitionalmidcenturyfurniture

[indiastreetantiques]

Elegant Transitional style post-war cocktail sideboard from England. The shaped oak carcase is veneered in beautiful sugar maple in bird's eye and finger curl figures. The trim, shaped backboard, and baseboard are of dark straight-cut red walnut. The contrast of the dark and light woods is very attractive. The cocktail cabinet is inset into the center top. It is a barrel-style opening mechanism originated by designer Ronald Sadow for Beautility and based on roll top desk designs. The mechanism is triggered by tugging the brass pull on drinks prep station below the cabinet panel. When the panel opens, the inside light turns on and reflects off the mirrored interior. We attribute this piece to Heron Son Dining Room Furniture of Distinction, also known as Herons of London, started as Ronson Furniture in 1953. The Heron name was created by Gerald Ronson and referenced his father's name, Henry Ronson. Heron seemed to "borrow" from Beautility Furniture designs, except they used maple veneer on their designs. Due to legal issues and growing interests in real estate, Ronson / Heron Furniture did not continue manufacturing after 1957, if not before. Inside the left cabinet door is a British Standard Institutes ( BSI ) "kite mark" and regulation number 1960, introduced in 1953 for "domestic furniture constructed mainly of wood". The furniture company license number is 2066. Each furniture company was assigned a different number, withdrawn in 1977, and records were not maintained. We do not know for sure that Heron carried the 2066 license; however, based on other maple cocktail sideboards we have seen from Heron, we feel comfortable making the attribution. DIMENSIONS: 54.25ʺW × 20ʺD × 37.25ʺH Learn more by visiting https://www.chairish.com/product/3141855/vintage-birds-eye-maple-and-walnut-english-cocktail-sideboard-attr-to-ronson-heron-furniture @passportsandiego @chairishco @best.of.sandiego @littleitalysd #cocktailcabinet #cocktailsideboard #sideboard #transitionalmidcenturyfurniture #postwarfurnituredesign #realwoodfurniture #birdseyemaplefurniture #lightupcocktailcabinet #ronsonfurniture #heronfurniture #danishmodernsandiego #indiastreetantiques (at India Street Antiques / Danish Modern San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/CatHSr1lbn7/?utm_medium=tumblr