Eldred Wheeler queen size poster bed. Four fluted and turned posts with urn finials. Sheraton New Hampshire style. Excellent condition. Maple, 88 inches high. Label and brand on back of headboard. 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 247, for reference to this exact bed.
American Federal period American tall chest with 8 graduated drawers. Excellent condition. Signed in chalk by the maker and marked XIX for 1809. Oval inlay, inset wooden key escutcheons, and hand block-planed original back boards set with rose head nails. All original base glue blocks set with rose head nails. Wide hand-cut dovetailed drawers and single board top. All the drawers work effortlessly, no over-worn drawer slides. This is one of the most original pieces we have offered. Measures 60" high x 44/40" wide x 21/18.74" deep.
Vintage D. R. Dimes writing arm Windsor chair with knuckle grips. Crackle black over solid maple and tiger maple. Excellent condition. Wonderful hand block-planed writing surface and tiger maple grain on the back stile and the knuckles. Measures 47" high to the back, 29.5" high to the arms, 17.5" high to the seat, 37.5" wide overall, and 30" deep overall.
Antique American tiger maple work table circa 1825. Excellent condition. Strong all over tiger maple graining, wide board top, two 11" shaped drop leaves, two drawers with thick chamfered drawer bottoms and hand-cut dovetails, scalloped skirt, turned legs and wooden pin construction. Measures 30.25" high, 16.5" wide and 17.5" deep.
Howard Pyle Easel Stool Hercules Incorporated Edition 11 of 21 produced in December of 1994. Replication of the original stool Howard Pyle built and used, housed in the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, was licensed to Martin's Chairs, Inc. Howard Pyle (1853-1911), widely regarded as the father of American illustration. In 1883 Pyle bought a lot on Franklin Street in Wilmington and constructed what would become a Mecca of sorts for artists wishing to hone their skills under his tutelage. The stool measures 27" high x 16" wide x 10" deep.