https://sapfm.org/ https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-serpentine-front-lowboy-1025 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-serpentine-front-lowboy-1025 An original design - although a few Queen Anne block-front lowboys exist I am unaware of any American serpentine-front specimens. The serpentine facade with blocked drawer ends, cut from... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:09:28 +0000 1025 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f0/8d/dc/main-benjaminserplowboy-20180401-1126303229-49-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/dressing-table-1024 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/dressing-table-1024 Reproduction of Eliphalet Chapin dressing table pictured on the front cover and pages 156-158 of Connecticut Valley Furniture: Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800 by Thomas P. and Alice K.... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:07:34 +0000 1024 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/35/40/e7/main-kauffmanlowboy-20180401-1477090612-98-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-lowboy-1023 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-lowboy-1023 This Queen Anne Lowboy is a reproduction of one found in the Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, VA. The original dates to 1713 by the Carter's, who now own... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:04:40 +0000 1023 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/4a/e7/4e/main-lauchlelowboy-20180401-1669889133-80-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/massachusetts-dressing-table-1022 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/massachusetts-dressing-table-1022 Massachusetts dressing table inspired by a Winterthur piece made in Coastal Essex County, MA 1755-1785 Photos are in the following books: American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, Plate... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:02:32 +0000 1022 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/07/a0/98/main-silberlowboy-20180401-1114383903-40-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-lowboy-1021 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-lowboy-1021 Cherry primary,crotch cherry drawer fronts, maple and poplar secondary This Chippendale lowboy was built as a reproduction of a lowboy that was originally made in Philadelphia between 1760 and... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:00:16 +0000 1021 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/2f/3c/66/main-low-20180401-2037978805-93-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-dressing-table-1020 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-dressing-table-1020 Philadelphia dressing table modeled after a high chest formerly in the Chipstone Collection. ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:58:00 +0000 1020 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ea/98/0e/main-phil-lowboy-20180401-1550289120-90-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/newport-dressing-table-1019 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/newport-dressing-table-1019 A similar looking glass was illustrated in Volume 2, Item 3076 (book has no page numbers) of the 1928 edition: Furniture Treasury, by Wallace Nutting. Many looking glasses of... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:55:27 +0000 1019 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/c5/bc/34/main-champagnelowboy-20180401-1258435199-11-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-dressing-table-1018 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/philadelphia-dressing-table-1018 The original is currently at the Art Institute of Chicago and was made in mahogany whereas this reproduction is in walnut with poplar secondary woods. This example represented the... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 11:55:06 +0000 1018 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/50/c3/da/main-swarbricklowboy-20180401-2060423645-70-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-scalloped-top-low-boy-1017 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/queen-anne-scalloped-top-low-boy-1017 Inspired by the piece on the cover of Jeffrey Greene's book American Furniture of the 17th Century. The major differences are that I put ball-and-claw feet on mine and... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 11:52:27 +0000 1017 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/a8/bf/4d/main-64492-qa-scallop-top-lowboty-5main-20180401-1854943920-7-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/newport-dressing-table-1016 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/dressing-tables-lowboys/newport-dressing-table-1016 Primary wood: Honduras mahogany Secondary woods: Sassafras (back) and Poplar Finish: De-waxed Garnet Shellac Styled after Master Craftsmen of Newport, page 208, Plate 24. Lowboy, Newport, Rhode Island ... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2018 11:48:25 +0000 1016 2018-04-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f6/86/64/zoom-38633-lowboywebzoom-20180401-1157613320-30-1638037720.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/seymour-style-tambour-lap-desk-1015 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/seymour-style-tambour-lap-desk-1015 Seymour style tambour lap desk-1800-1810 PRIMARY WOODS: Sapele and resawn figured walnut for veneer.Secondary wood is poplar. The lid on the inkwell tray is "lace wood"-1/4 sawn sycamore. Inlay... ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:48:43 +0000 1015 2018-10-01 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/81/7f/f9/dsc01835-dougs-seymour-tambour-lap-desks-reproduction-3-11-2018-20181002-1948872772-78-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-1014 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-1014 The piece was the subject of an article I wrote in the Pins and Tales on line journal. It is a "Sheraton Secretary-Bookcase- About 1800" Listed as courtesy of... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:35:49 +0000 1014 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/21/44/de/sheraton-secretary-bookcase-20180330-1436019237-21-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/bonheur-du-jour-ladys-writing-desk-1013 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/bonheur-du-jour-ladys-writing-desk-1013 ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:32:30 +0000 1013 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/d9/6f/44/bohneur-du-jour-20180330-1190559812-44-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladies-tambour-desk-1012 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladies-tambour-desk-1012 Primary Wood: Spanish Mahogany, solid and veneer, Holly, Dyed Veneer. Secondary Wood: Eastern White Pine. Reproduction of a Seymour Tambour Desk with inlayed Tambour.... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:30:01 +0000 1012 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/2a/0b/97/main-bstevensontambour-20180330-1944046713-54-1638035397.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-desk-1011 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/ladys-desk-1011 This is my interpretation of an original "Lady's Desk" found in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). The original was built 1795-1805 in Wilmington, NC; maker unknown.... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:25:41 +0000 1011 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/78/aa/c0/main-dmoulderldesk-20180330-1933965423-20-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-on-frame-1010 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-on-frame-1010 Primary Wood: Cherry Secondary Wood: Oak, Tulip Poplar This desk-on-frame is based on a photograph that was in Norman Vandal's book "Queen Anne Furniture". I later found that the... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:21:17 +0000 1010 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/26/72/e7/pri-wbunddof-20180330-1486808059-5-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/kneehole-desk-1009 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/kneehole-desk-1009 This is a reproduction of a kneehole desk dating from the last quarter of the 18th century, based on plan in "Construction of American Furniture Treasures" (1949, The Home... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:16:10 +0000 1009 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/6f/30/6d/pri-msketchleykd-20180330-1650114266-78-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/the-patton-secretary-desk-1008 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/the-patton-secretary-desk-1008 This early Tennessee secretary desk is a reproduction of the original that resides in the furniture collection of the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. I was given access by... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:13:22 +0000 1008 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/f3/4f/38/main-ryoungpattondesk-20180330-1559899452-94-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1007 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1007 Primary wood: Peruvian Mahogany Secondary woods: Bass, Maple This Peruvian mahogany desk is my own design that utilizes many classic elements of the Chippendale style: ball & claw feet,... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:10:19 +0000 1007 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ba/64/fb/sec-glauchledesk-20180330-1561148460-10-1638035396.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1006 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/desks-and-bookcases/desk-1006 Wood is walnut from Irion Lumber, and bald cypress from Northeastern NC. Finish is Aniline dye, shellac, and wax. Hardware from Marshall brasses, the same casting that was used... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:06:44 +0000 1006 2018-03-30 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/59/d5/57/main-hobbscaldesk-20180330-1454431924-1-1638035396.jpg