Eldred Wheeler cherry two-part slant-front desk on frame with scalloped skirt. Queen Anne style. It was made at the shop at 60 Sharp Street, Hingham, MA. It measures 40 inches high x 25 inches wide x 16 inches deep; it is 31 inches high to the writing surface. A beautiful, well-executed piece of reproduction American colonial furniture. Eldred Wheeler, no longer in business, reproduced the finest examples of period American furniture. Please see Eldred Wheeler A Collectors Guide, page 232 for an example of this desk. Excellent condition.
Set of six Eldred Wheeler tiger maple dining chairs in the Chippendale style of 1780-1790. Excellent condition. Strong all over tiger maple grain. Two arms and four sides. 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 235 and 236, for reference to these chairs. Each armchair is 39" high x 26" wide x 21" deep; each side chair is 37" high x 20" wide x 20" deep.
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.