Mahogany Credenza by John Keal for Brown Saltman

I've had the pleasure of working on a number of pieces by John Keal and always enjoy the opportunity to experience more.  All of Keal's pieces exhibit the designer's attention to detail with every aspect from aesthetics, to functionality, to material quality obviously having been considered.  He always seemed to incorporate some little "trick" feature that showed creativity beyond most designers.

This piece is no exception.  The frame is all hardwood wrapped with mahogany veneers and finished off with many solid mahogany pieces such as the legs, rounded front edges and the drawer pulls.  This piece has a "hidden" tray compartment below the doors and drawers that can be used to store large serving trays or other large flat items.  The uppermost drawer has dividers for organizing utensils, etc.  The open storage on either side of the drawers as an adjustable shelf on each side.

Originally this pieces was finished in bleached mahogany.  This is not a color and finish that I love and I find it difficult to incorporate with other pieces.  I opted to change it to a more traditional rich dark brown mahogany color that would also work well along side walnut pieces that are from the same era.

Dimensions: 66"W x 33"H x 20"D

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