Side table - Oak - record cabinet

This piece of furniture is a vintage record cabinet or gramophone cabinet, typically used from the early to mid-20th century, especially between 1920 and 1950, but naturally also well after. There are open compartments at the top with vertical dividers: these are designed to store gramophone records (78 RPM records) upright. The dividers helped keep the records organized and safe.
There is a drawer at the bottom, which is used for accessories such as needles, cleaning supplies, or sheet music.

Bent turned legs and wooden finish: This style evokes furniture from the Art Deco period or the interwar years. It is clearly a neo-style, imitating older styles. I estimate the period of this cabinet to be from the 1950s or earlier, probably of English or Dutch origin given the wood type (oak) and construction style. It contains pressed board, oak veneer, and solid oak. Pressed board became more widely used in the furniture industry after World War II, from the 1950s onward.

Dimensions: height 74 cm, width 38 cm, and depth 31 cm. Weight is 9.5 kilograms. It is a robust cabinet in which relatively heavy LPs or gramophone records are well protected without the cabinet buckling under this weight.

This cabinet was usually placed in a living room or music room and was part of a gramophone furniture set. Sometimes the gramophone was placed on top of it or it was a separate unit. The cabinet mainly served to store relatively fragile records dust-free and upright.

For a vintage - retro interior where the gramophone has its place, this cabinet will be an asset. I have taken photos from all angles so you can get a good impression of the cabinet. You will only receive the cabinet; the other attributes (including the LPs) are for visualizing the use of the cabinet. Please look carefully at the photos, as they are part of the description.

Due to a different, large size, the shipping costs may be higher than you are used to; please review this before placing a bid. The cabinet will be well packed and insured when shipped to you.





























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Thanks for the photo! This piece of furniture appears to be a small cabinet or side table, likely intended as a record cabinet or nightstand, and it is almost certainly made of solid wood (probably oak or a similar hardwood), with traditional wood joints and a warm, dark finish.

What stands out:
Construction & Style

The panel sides and legs indicate a traditional construction style, which was common before the rise of particleboard.

The drawer has a beautiful wooden front with a carved handle, which indicates attention to detail and craftsmanship.

Finishing

The glossy lacquer and the wood grain structure are typical of solid wood or veneer on plywood, but here, most of it appears to be truly solid.

Layout

The vertical partition and the open compartment suggest use as a record cabinet, side table, or possibly for magazines.

Conclusion
This piece of furniture appears to date from the 1920s–1940s (interwar period) and is likely made entirely of solid wood or partly veneered on plywood. The use of particleboard is highly unlikely, as it was only widely used after 1950.

If you want, I can help estimate the value or identify the style period (for example, Art Deco, Amsterdamse School, etc.).