Mid-Century Sideboard by Meredew (Brown Leather Handles)

Robert Heritage was adept at coming up with new ideas, which is a good example. Meredew, in the 1950s – 1960s, was aiming at the middle market and did nothing to push the boundaries until around 1968. Our catalogue from January 1969 introduces this fantastic model and two others, presumably by Loebenstein and his in-house team. Robert Heritage is probably best known for his many designs for the high-quality maker Archie Shine, but he was an independent designer. He worked for several other British furniture makers over the years and was an influential professor of design at the RCA. Heritage had a fantastic ability to come up with designs that looked different from each other. No other Heritage style links his creations, so his work for Archie Shine is different from that for other companies, and this model shares no features with anything else he designed. In this model, we see how he brilliantly mixed the teak with brown leather for the handles. We have here an example of its mastery with a beautiful and well crafted and finished teak, too. This sideboard gives us the opportunity to divide spaces due to its well-finished backside. The sideboard has been completely restored and is presented in excellent condition. Please note that the bottom drawer on the left-hand side has a small patch. This mark was present when we purchased the piece, and our restorers have carefully worked to disguise it as much as possible. Despite this minor imperfection, the sideboard is in excellent restored condition. It has been sanded and re-polished in full. It is in excellent condition structurally and aesthetically. Dimensions: Length: 205.5 cm Width: 45 cm Height: 72 cm Materials: Beautifully crafted from teakwood. Wood Finish: All surfaces are sanded in a hand mechanic manner to avoid the use of chemical strippers and re-polished with high-quality oils to give a "good as new" professional finish.