Beautiful Avalon six-drawer chest in teak with clean - lines and those distinctive carved Afromosia lip handles. This is British mid-century design at its most refined - no unnecessary decoration, just honest materials and proper construction methods.
The drawer fronts are flat teak veneer with warm honey tones and beautiful grain figuring. Each drawer has a curved Afromosia lip handle that projects from the front, carved to sit comfortably in your grip. The Afromosia provides subtle colour contrast against the teak - slightly richer, slightly darker - which highlights the handles without making them visually dominant. This kind of detail shows thoughtful design: the handles are integral to the aesthetic rather than applied hardware.
The construction is solid British manufacturing from the 1960s-70s. The carcass is teak-veneered with proper corner joints and a finished back panel. All six drawers run smoothly on their original runners with no sticking or wear issues. The drawer boxes are properly jointed with clean interiors – built for daily use over decades, not just visual appeal.
The proportions are excellent: tall enough to provide substantial storage capacity, but not so high that it dominates a room. The flat drawer fronts and minimal ornamentation keep the visual weight light despite the size. This works equally well as bedroom storage or in a living room, hallway, or landing where you need functional storage that doesn’t look utilitarian.
What makes Avalon furniture collectible is exactly this approach – quality materials, solid joinery, and design intelligence without unnecessary embellishment. The carved Afromosia handles required skilled woodworking and proper fitting, the teak veneer shows careful grain matching, and the overall execution demonstrates manufacturing standards that have disappeared from mass-market furniture.
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Avalon was a British furniture manufacturer from the 1960s-70s, known for teak and afromosia storage furniture with Danish-influenced design.
Their sideboards and chest of drawers feature clean lines, tapered legs, and quality construction with dovetail drawers and solid frames. Often similar in style to G-Plan and McIntosh pieces from the same era.
We stock Avalon sideboards, chest of drawers, and storage pieces, all properly restored and ready to use.
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