Eldred Wheeler tiger maple breakfast table in country Queen Anne style, circa 1990. Exceptional hand craftsmanship, fine delicate legs with pronounced knees, pad feet, cut out side skirt, wooden pins and knuckle arm swing out legs. Measures 27.5 inches high, 28 inches long, 10.25 inches wide with leaves down, and 30 inches wide with leaves up. Eldred Wheeler was established in 1977 and is no longer in business. In its day the company made the finest copies of authentic Early American furniture. Please see "Eldred Wheeler / A Collector's Guide" by Emmett W. Eldred, page 225, for reference to this table. Eldred Wheeler made the finest reproductions of period American furniture.
Fine vintage country Chippendale style chest of drawers hand crafted by Jeffry C. Bickford, Oct. 12, 1993 in solid light honey toned maple wood. Four graduated drawers with wide hand-cut dovetails, bracket base, three-board back and solid brass hardware. Excellent condition. Measures 38.25" wide x 19.75" deep x 32.25" high.
Exquisite rosewood mid century modern bar cabinet. Designed by Torbjorn Afdal (1917-1999) for Mellemstrands Mobelfabrik, Norway, circa 1965. Completely finished all around. Slate top, brass hardware and casters, green felt bottle liners. Measures 30.5" wide closed, 61" wide open, 35" high and 16.5" deep. A storage pocket on the lower right door has been lost. Otherwise excellent condition.
Bench made solid tiger maple dining table and six matching fan back Windsor chairs, circa 1980. Strong all over tiger grain and beautiful light honey finish. The table has porringer ends, pronounced hand block-planed top, wooden pin construction and country Queen Anne legs. Excellent craftsmanship and condition, strong and very comfortable. We rarely come across sets of solid tiger maple chairs. The table measures 72" long x 35.5" wide x 29.75" high. The 2 armchairs are 44" high at the back, 28.75" high to the arms, 17.5" high to the seats, 27.5" wide and 17" deep. The side chairs are 39" high to the back, 17.5" high to the seats, 27" wide and 17" deep.
Howard and Sons, London, mahogany Georgian style games table. Hand built from heavy single stock mahogany. Single hand cut dovetailed drawer, cut-out wells for game chips or coins, and corner wells for drinks (in the 18th century the corner wells would have held candles). Measures 32.5" square x 28.5" high. The label states: Howard & Sons Manufacturers 25,26,27, Berners St, London, W. Earlier pieces are signed Howard & Sons, Berners Street, prior to the company's expansion. The business was opened in 1820. Howard sofas and chairs became popular during the Victorian era amongst the upper class. They collaborated with Gillows of Lancaster. They supplied furniture to the Savoy Hotel in London. Howard & Sons received a number of Royal Warrants of Appointment. Some authentic designs of Howard & Sons furniture nowadays are in the State Hermitage museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Their pieces are highly coveted by collectors.