Burgess Teak China Cabinet

A tall Burgess china cabinet in teak veneer, with surfboard trim.

The surfboard-shaped timber trim across the top glass doors is the detail worth having — a shaped, tapered moulding that Australian makers used briefly in this period and which instantly places the piece.

Glass above for china and display, solid timber doors below for everything that should not be seen. That split is what makes a tall cabinet work in a dining room rather than dominating it.

Warm golden-brown grain throughout.