Claudio Salocchi is documented in connection with the SC50 nightstand for Sormani, and research sources place the model in 1962. This pair retains a Sormani label and shows the model’s recognisable combination of a rosewood-veneered drawer box, a tray-like upper surface and a freestanding pedestal base.

Design
Each nightstand is built as a compact rectangular case lifted clear of the floor on a single centred stem. That arrangement separates the storage box from the base visually, so the upper section appears to hover rather than sit as a grounded cabinet with four corner legs. Seen from the front, the composition is strongly vertical through the stem, yet the drawer box keeps a broad horizontal emphasis across the top half.

The upper section is shaped as a shallow tray rather than a plain flat top. Raised sides and a raised back run around the perimeter, then step down in angled cut-outs towards the front corners. This profile changes the outline when the piece is viewed from the side or at an angle: the top edge does not remain a simple rectangle, but rises and falls in a measured sequence. The front remains open above the drawer line, so the tray surface is still legible from the front, and the thicker perimeter gives the top a framed appearance around the flatter inner panel.

The rosewood veneer is used across the broad faces to make the cabinet portion read as a continuous wrapped volume. Dark, linear and swirling grain patterns run prominently across the drawer fronts and side panels, with the most dramatic figuring concentrated on the wider exterior faces.

Below the case, the pedestal broadens into a four-part base composed of curved horizontal arms that meet at the centre and finish in short cylindrical feet. The arms are shaped with a gentle rise and fall along their length, which softens the transition from the upright stem to the outer supports.

As a pair, the nightstands present the SC50 as a compact cabinet balanced on an open support rather than a solid block at floor level.

Condition
Vintage condition with some visible wear from age and use. The photographs show scratches, rubbing and small marks to the top edges, drawer fronts and base elements, with further finish wear around corners and minor wear to the pulls; one drawer interior shows age-related marking.