https://sapfm.org/ https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/tables/queen-anne-tray-top-tea-table-1214 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/tables/queen-anne-tray-top-tea-table-1214 Adapted from the tea table shown in The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture by Joseph K. Ott, 1965. The 1740-1760 original, which may be of... ]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:24:53 +0000 1214 2018-04-05 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/45/01/f5/main-benjamintraytea-20180405-1850954306-79-1638049126.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/seating/roundabout-or-corner-chair-1123 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/seating/roundabout-or-corner-chair-1123 From Albert Sack's New Fine Points of Furniture, p. 67. Original attributed to John Goddard, Newport, Rhode Island, 1760-1765. Arms were modified and claw and ball feet replaced by... ]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:55:17 +0000 1123 2018-04-02 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/6c/c0/e2/main-benjaminroundabout-20180402-1630464845-74-1638045213.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/other-forms/federal-cellarette-bottle-case-1084 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/other-forms/federal-cellarette-bottle-case-1084 Primary wood: Sapele Mahogany, veneer inlays and bandings Inspired by a Queen Anne piece at Winterthur (see Fourth View). The inlays and bandings are made from Sycamore, Maple, Wanlut,... ]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:40:04 +0000 1084 2018-04-02 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/59/ab/d5/main-nvanariacellarette-20180402-1266814854-88-1638043562.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/other-forms/writing-slope-desk-1083 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/other-forms/writing-slope-desk-1083 Inspired by a c.1820-1860 writing slope (or writing box/lap desk as some people call it). The top is veneered with 'Waterfall' Bubinga. The... ]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:36:08 +0000 1083 2018-04-02 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/15/fd/a1/main-nvanariawdesk-20180402-1602576849-14-1638043562.jpg 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/chests/serpentine-front-chest-936 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/chests/serpentine-front-chest-936 Primary Wood: Cherry, replacing mahogany in the original Secondary Wood: Poplar Based upon the chest that appears in Albert Sack's, New Fine Points of Furniture, p. 95. Original is... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:29:22 +0000 936 2018-03-26 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/ca/61/2b/main-benjaminserpchest-20180326-1389577222-88-1638029851.jpg https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/cabinets/flame-birch-corner-cabinet-911 https://sapfm.org/member-gallery-grouping/cabinets/flame-birch-corner-cabinet-911 Inspired by a c.1820 antique I saw at the CSADA Fox Valley Antiques show. Horton Brasses hand forged hinges Finished using J.E. Moser's "Golden Amber Maple" dye, Boiled Linseed... ]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 17:40:27 +0000 911 2018-05-22 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/e2/69/bd/vanaria-20180522-1297429161-72-1638026344.jpg https://sapfm.org/required-jreview-museums/stephenson-house https://sapfm.org/required-jreview-museums/stephenson-house Colonel Benjamin Stephenson was one of the founding fathers of both the city of Edwardsville and the state of Illinois. He played an important role in Illinois becoming the... ]]> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:25:49 +0000 864 2021-11-23 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/59/03/63/Stephensen-87-1637699150.jpg https://sapfm.org/required-jreview-museums/art-institute-of-chicago-the https://sapfm.org/required-jreview-museums/art-institute-of-chicago-the Founded in 1879, the museum has stayed true to its founding mission: To collect, preserve, and interpret works of art of the highest quality from across the globe for... ]]> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:29:27 +0000 809 2021-11-23 https://sapfm.org/media/reviews/photos/original/b5/9d/bd/ChicagoArt-55-1637684967.jpg