The
latching mechanism at the top of the cabinet requires the left hand door to be
closed first. Closing the righthand door then depresses a latch that holds the
left door shut, allowing the key controlled lock to secure the cabinets contents
from unwelcome perusal. Of course the doors stay shut (via magnetic catches) without
the key. The ebony escutcheon is inlaid into the door, and also sits proud of
the door's surface by a beveled 1/32". The doors exterior feature an inlaid
ebony bead that highlight the bookmatched panels. The side veneers are cut from
the same flitch, as seen below.
Cabinet
is 24" high, 16" wide, and 12" deep. $4500, includes delivery to
the Northeast. Up to 35$ surcharge for west coast delivery. Buy
Out of Stock
Maccassar
ebony is one of the world's most beautiful, sumptuous woods. It's also extrememly
difficult to photograph, and these pictures simply don't do justice to the chocolate
richness of this piece. Solid macassar ebony legs, stretchers, and door frame,
with african ebony bead, pulls and escutcheon, contain the veneered side panels
and doors. The top is veneered with a full 3/32 thick shopsawn veneer, with inch+
wide solid mitred edgings.
The panels, 11'"deep
by 13" tall, allow the ideal storage of jewelry items that are best hung
: necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. This allows the most accessible and tangle-free
placement of pieces not ideally suited for traditional jewelry boxes. The panels
are suspended on a double glide system that allows them to be pulled entirely
forward of the cabinet enclosure, and then pivoted, providing perfect visual and
manual access to both sides of each panel. The panels are macassar ebony veneered
birch multi-ply panels with solidmaccassar ebony edge banding on both sides. The
rods are solid ebony dowels, sloped up for necklace retention. They're plenty
long for hanging multiple peices on each hanger. One panel houses ten rows of
earring holders, (five on each side of the panel) each containing space for 7-14
pairs of earrings. A total of 72 ebony rods, with two rows on each side of one
panel, and a single row on the two others, provide hanging room for necklaces
and bracelets. The necklace and bracelet panels also feature a padded well at
their bottoms, so extra-long pieces can be hung and their excess length can be
securely held.
Here
are open shots of the three drawers.The drawers are 14" wide and 10 "
deep, and are graduated in depth from 1 1/2' to 2". The top drawer has two
long compartments, either or both of which can be fitted with ring pads, and 16
small cubbies. The middle drawer has two long compartments which can be fitted
with ring pads, and four 4" x 5" compartments, and the bottom drawer
is seperated into two large areas for bulkier items. I can add additional divisions
per your request to any of the drawers.
I
use this interesting interlocking rabbet on the drawers for these cabinets. The
joint is a variant of the sliding dovetail, appropriate to the scale of these
drawers. It's cut to very close tolerances, a job for the dial caliper measuring
in 1000's of an inch rather than simply 64th's.
