Nathan Margolis mahogany chest of drawers after Goddard Townsend, Newport RI. Circa 1940. This is the best of the best of Margolis furniture. Measures 40 in wide at top, 38 in wide at case, 36 in high and 22 in deep. It has an alternating triple shell carved top drawer and side handles. The Margolis brand mark is on two places on the back. Wonderful estate condition. The Nathan Margolis Shop, a furniture making firm, was established in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1894 by Nathan Margolis. Hand skilled craftsmen were employed to make furniture as well as to do restoration work. Harold Margolis inherited the business after his father's--the founder's--death. Harold concentrated on reproducing antique furniture and began to market high fidelity audio systems. The business continued into the mid-1970s. In later years it was known as the Margolis Shop. Harold had kept his shop in public view by lecturing and appearing on local television, often to promote its "Antiques of the Future". Nathan Margolis emigrated to the United States from Lithuania, where his family had been in the furniture making business, via London, England, arriving in 1892. He and his father Charles had an antiques business in Hartford for five years. Nathan then started to reproduce antique furniture. At least one of his brothers, Abraham, helped him in his shop. Nathan is believed to be the first person to make a cabinet for a radio set, his first being a reproduction of a lowboy. Nathan died on February 8, 1925, at the age of 52. He was married to Rachel Bliss. They had five children, including Harold who continued his father’s business, and Irving. Rachel Bliss Margolis died on June 17, 1951.

Margolis Chippendale style slant front desk circa 1940 from a West Hartford, CT, estate. Measures 42.5" wide by 39.5" high by 23" deep. Perfectly matched solid mahogany boards. Margolis made the finest reproduction copies of colonial pieces in major museums. This handcrafted piece has a shell carved front flanked by quarter columns all set on ogee bracket feet, interior having block and shell carving and secret compartment. After Goddard Townsend, Newport RI 18thc. The Nathan Margolis Shop, a furniture making firm, was established in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1894 by Nathan Margolis. Hand skilled craftsmen were employed to make furniture as well as to do restoration work. Harold Margolis inherited the business after his father's--the founder's--death. Harold concentrated on reproducing antique furniture and began to market high fidelity audio systems. The business continued into the mid-1970s. In later years it was known as the Margolis Shop. Harold had kept his shop in public view by lecturing and appearing on local television, often to promote its "Antiques of the Future". Nathan Margolis emigrated to the United States from Lithuania, where his family had been in the furniture making business, via London, England, arriving in 1892. He and his father Charles had an antiques business in Hartford for five years. Nathan then started to reproduce antique furniture. At least one of his brothers, Abraham, helped him in his shop. Nathan is believed to be the first person to make a cabinet for a radio set, his first being a reproduction of a lowboy. Nathan died on February 8, 1925, at the age of 52. He was married to Rachel Bliss. They had five children, including Harold who continued his father’s business, and Irving. Rachel Bliss Margolis died on June 17, 1951.

George III birdcage tilt-top tea table in solid mahogany. English, circa 1760-1780. Hairy paw feet, fluted tapered column and dish carved single board top with piecrust edge. Measures 24.5 x 25 inches across the top, 27.25 inches high when closed and 40.5 inches high when upright. Excellent condition, original finish.

Vintage limited edition Hitchcock armchair with the iconic Etna Insurance Company building in Hartford, CT, painted on the rail. Rush seat. Excellent condition. Measures 32" high to the back, 26.75" high to the arm, 17.75" high to the seat, 21.75" wide, and 15.75" deep. Signed by the artist.

RARE Eldred Wheeler SPNEA oval tavern table in tiger maple with black stained base. Beautiful 2 board top with tiger grain. Hand block planed, wooden pin construction, splayed legs and cut-out apron. Original label from the workshop at 60 Sharp Street, Hingham, MA. Measures 25.5 inches high, 34 inches wide and 27.75 inches deep. Please see "Eldred Wheeler / A Collector's Guide" by Emmett W. Eldred, page 226, for reference to this table. Eldred Wheeler made the finest reproductions of period American furniture. It is no longer in business. This table was copied from its eighteenth-century counterpart held in the collection of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. SPNEA copies were limited edition pieces. This is a rare piece for any collector of the original Eldred Wheeler pieces. A personal message from Emmett Wheeler: "Tom, Good to hear from you. Glad you were successful in purchasing the table... We actually made a prototype in 1991. There is a story about our working with Brock Jobe when he was at SPNEA in the Collector’s Guide starting on page 71. Brock actually was the one that suggested we make the table as is noted on page 73. By the way, since it is out of print, a PDF of the Collector’s Guide is on the website eldredwheelerblog.com. As I mentioned to you previously, I modified the initial emmetteldredblog.com site to be simply an Eldred Wheeler reference site."