Mid Century Teak Drinks Cabinet/Sideboard By A.H McIntosh Dundas Vintage Retro MCM

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Mid Century Teak Drinks Cabinet/Sideboard By A.H McIntosh Dundas Vintage Retro MCM

A beautiful teak drinks cocktail cabinet/sideboard designed by A.H McIntosh during the 1960s and made in Kirkcaldy in Scotland.

Featuring two cupboards and internal shelving above two drawers with recessed handles, the bottom section with two further large cupboards. Supported on vertical teak legs.

Featured in the 1966 McIntosh catalogue. This is the Dundas teak version, and not the Dunsyre rosewood version. In their 1966 catalogue it was described as a sideboard, but we do think it’s more a cabinet than a sideboard. It’s cross between a dining room sideboard and a living room cocktail cabinet. It doesn’t appear in any of the late 1960s catalogues, so we don’t think it was made for more than 2 or 3 years.

The 1966 catalogue describes it as having ”2 commodious cupboards fitted with full and half shelves. There are 2 drawers with recessed handles, one lined for cutlery”.

The design is usually attributed to Tom Robertson, but it could be by Val Rossi who left McIntosh to join Beithcraft around 1964.

This stylish piece is extremely rare, as it was only produced in low numbers. A very desirable piece, in superb restored condition.

Dimensions
Height - 132cm
Width - 112cm
Depth - 45cm

Scottish furniture manufacturer McIntosh is best known on the vintage market for their mid century furniture, particularly for teak cabinetry and sideboards. Founded in 1869 by Alexander Henry (A.H) McIntosh (1835-1919) in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

The business quickly grew in size, requiring new, larger premises just a decade later. In 1879, McIntosh bought a new factory and opened Victoria Cabinet Works a year later.

Though little information regarding McIntosh’s early designs is available, it is known that the factor - like many British enterprise - joined the war effort during the First World War. With most workers (including the founder’s grandson, Henry) called up to enlist, the McIntosh factory began manufacturing airplane wings and other parts for the duration of the war. During this time, Alexander Henry’s son Thomas Wishart McIntosh (1861–1933), headed the family business from London, where McIntosh had established an office.

Despite an aesthetic that could be mistaken as Danish modern, the company marketed itself, both at home and abroad, as a proud Scottish firm that utilized traditional processes and that employed local, highly-skilled cabinetmakers. The McIntosh label, which survives on many 1950s and 1960s pieces, shows the Scottish thistle and crown, a long-time symbol of Scotland. From 1948 until 1983, Tom Robertson worked as head designer for the firm; creating his most notable design, the teak Dunvegan sideboard (1960s) known for its sculpted handles.

To this day, the company continues to produce a wide range of school furniture, under the name ESA McIntosh.

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