Friday, October 21, 2016

RWay Furniture Chest of Drawers


Strange bedfellows?  Not really. More like super stylish bedfellows.  This is the companion piece to the long dresser listed earlier this week.  With a nod to Saarinen and some of the finer Mid-Century Italian furniture we have seen, this chest by RWay is on our list of favorite pieces that have made their way into the shop.  It was a custom made piece for the client who purchased it in the 1950's.  She ordered a production piece, but with ivory colored drawer fronts.  In our research we have not found any other pieces with contrasting drawer fronts by RWay.  The addition of the contrasting fronts serves to enhance the already sophisticated styling of the piece with its cool lines, sculptural hardware and brass legs.  We found these cards in the back of one of the drawers.  When furniture used to come with thank you notes!  The cards are in as good of condition as the chest.  34" l., 18.5" d., 42" h.  American, c. 1950's  SOLD