Vintage D. R Dimes set of 6 tiger maple chairs in the Chippendale style of 1780-1790. Excellent condition. Slip seats. Extremely strong. Absolutely gorgeous. Two arm and four sides. Dimes no longer makes Chippendale style chairs like these. They were the most expensive and complicated chair that Dimes ever made.
D.R. Dimes Benchmark tiger maple table with 2 board porringer corner top. The D.R. Dimes Benchmark series were top of the line - the very finest craftsmanship. Benchmark pieces are the finest pieces Dimes ever made. Graceful Queen Anne style legs, scalloped aprons with back blocks, chamfered top, wood pin joinery and hand-cut dovetailed drawer. It measures 21 inches square and 27 inches high.
Eldred Wheeler tiger maple chest on frame after the Dunlap original of circa 1790. Strong all over tiger grain. Please see Eldred Wheeler A Collectors Guide, pages 72 and 219, for examples of this chest on frame. Made from solid tiger maple boards, all hand block planed. Measures 57 inches high, 40 inches wide, and 19 inches deep. SPNEA reproduction. Truly exceptional.
Eldred Wheeler tiger maple bonnet top highboy in the c1760-90 style. Measures 85 inches high by 37 inches wide and 22 in deep. Note the beautiful interior with letter slots and stepped drawers at the writing surface, and double inverted fan carvings above the shelves and slots in the upper section. Like new condition. Please see "Eldred Wheeler / A Collector's Guide" by Emmett W. Eldred, pages 176-179 and 231, for reference to this exact highboy.
large oil on canvas by Raoul Maucherat de Longlpre circa 1890. The floral still life painting is signed at lower right. Beautiful mound of roses and lilacs with a Chinese porcelain jar, a fan, and a bracelet. The painting measures 30 x 38 inches. Professionally cleaned and restored to its original vibrant colors. This is one of the largest works by the artist. Ask ART bio: Raoul Victor Maurice Maucherat de Longpré 1843-1911. Raoul Victor Maurice Maucherat de Longpré was a masterful painter whose floral still lifes combine botanical accuracy with artistic acumen. Born in Paris on 2nd December 1843, the son of Jean-Marie-Antoine-Victor and Marie-Thérèse née Pinchaud de Longpré, he came from a strong artistic family whose younger brother Paul Gaston (1855-1911) also distinguished himself as a floral painter.