Meredew – Nachtkastje – Hout – Een paar nachtkastjes

H: 55.5cm W: 42.5cm D: 31cmA pair of midcentury bedside tables dating from the 1960s, each featuring a single drawer with sculptural chromed metal handles. The veneered drawer boxes sit atop ebonised open-frame bases with tapering legs and stretcher supports. The warm-toned wood contrasts neatly with the black-painted underframes, while the compact proportions and raised design lend a light visual presence. Typical of British cabinetmaking of the period, these practical pieces work well as bedsides or occasional side tables.*please not comes with some small paint damage to one of the drawers*Meredew Ltd a little known British furniture maker were a medium sized manufacturer in the 1960s and 70s . They were based in Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire . Having started out in London Frederick Hard who was the owner brought some 50 families with him in 1914 to the new town of Letchworth . By 1938 they were employing 177 people , and Frederick’s son John was in charge of engineering , so it was a priority at the time to keep costs under control .Some time in the 1950s ( probably around 1955/57 ) they took on their first staff designer a German émigré called Alphons Loebenstein (... lees verder bij Catawiki