A cupboard with hinged and drop-leaf doors designed by Silvio Cavatorta. Teak veneer, lacquered doors with flower decoration, brass handles and badges, lacquered metal uprights. Manufactured in Italy, 1960s.
Product Condition: Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures.
Wood obtained from tectona grandis from the East Indies or from other species of tectona grown in Africa. Yellowish brown in color, it is very hard and resistant to deterioration. In the East it was used to replace oak, while initially in the West it was used for furnishings and finishing of ships. With the advent of the modern northern European style, in which this wood is almost essential, teak has become a characteristic of design furniture since the 1940s.