Mcintosh Mid 1960’S Teak Dundas Drinks /Dining Room Cabinet

McIntosh mid 1960’s teak Dundas drinks /dining room cabinet

These lovely cabinets by McIntosh were made for a short time in the mid-1960s having been introduced in 1965. This version in teak was called the Dundas, but they also produced a more expensive version in rosewood called the Dunsyre. 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 we have so we don’t think it was made for more than 2 or 3 years.

This is McIntosh furniture at its finest, at a time when they were appealing not only to the middle market but were making some more costly up-market pieces. The British economy was about to take a turn for the worse and along with higher taxation for higher earners it was a market that was soon to be hit by a fall in demand.

Most buyers of contemporary furniture were buying long low sideboards for their dining rooms. It’s only about the 5th or 6th one we’ve had for sale in the last 15 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.

Condition

It was in good vintage condition when we bought it, but we gave it a light clean and oil as there were some small marks. It’s now looking great with no obvious marks or scratches. As with all vintage furniture you must expect to see some minor signs of wear if you look very closely.