Chad is right in there being more information available about Andrea Radio under FADA. It seems that Mr. D'Andrea is better known for his pioneering work in television than for his radios.
Here are a couple of links you might find interesting:
http://classicradiogallery.com/fada_history.html
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1946-49-ANDREA.htm
Pictures seem rather scarce, but I did find these three. Very handsome radios! The first one seems similiar to the one you described, though it appears to have been spoiled by a whitewashing.