Wayne Pratt, Woodbury, CT, custom bench made cherry highboy in the William and Mary style of circa 1690-1710. Wayne Pratt was one of the country's top dealers in Early American furniture. He created a line of exact reproductions of some of the rarest examples of Early American furniture, made by top New England cabinetmakers. This highboy was all made by hand. Note the block-planed drawers, sides, base, blocks and top, and the hand-cut dovetailed drawers. Inventory number XTC937 is marked in one drawer. This piece as custom made for a CT estate in the 90's. For a similar example, please see "Wallace Nutting Furniture Treasury", page 337. Dimensions: 67.25" high x 39" wide at moldings x 22.5" deep at moldings. Pristine condition.
Vintage J. L. Treharn tiger maple pencil post queen size bed with canopy rails. Beautifully pronounced tiger grain on every part of the bed, even the rails. The bed is an exact copy of an 18th century bed, whose mattress would have been supported on ropes woven to the bed frame. Adhering to authenticity, Treharn put holes in the foot rail of his bed. J. L. Treharn, of Youngstown, Ohio, no longer produces hand crafted furniture. Measures 86.5 inches high to the top of the finals, 44.25 inches high to top of the headboard, and 25.5 inches high to the bottom of the headboard; 64 x 86.5 inches outside and 61 x 84.5 inches inside; 16 inches high to the top of the rails and 11 inches clearance to the bottom of the rails. Mattress slats are not pictured but are included. Excellent condition.
Matched pair of bench made tables in tiger maple and cherry. Straight tapered legs, wooden pin construction, hand chamfered drawer bottoms and wide hand cut dovetails. Excellent condition. Signed Kevin Wheeler 1998. Each measures 25.75" high x 23" square.
Eldred Wheeler tiger and birds-eye maple table on a crackle black base. Wooden pin construction and pad feet. Measures 26" wide x 18" deep x 27" high. 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.
Eldred Wheeler table in tiger and birdseye maple with a single drawer and a crackle black base. Wooden pin construction and pad feet. Measures 26" wide x 18" deep x 27" high. 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