Eldred Wheeler tiger maple breakfast table in country Queen Anne style, circa 1990. Exceptional hand craftsmanship, fine delicate legs with pronounced knees, pad feet, cut out side skirt, wooden pins and knuckle arm swing out legs. Measures 27.5 inches high, 28 inches long, 10.25 inches wide with leaves down, and 30 inches wide with leaves up. 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 225, for reference to this table. Eldred Wheeler made the finest reproductions of period American furniture.
Howard and Sons, London, mahogany Georgian style games table. Hand built from heavy single stock mahogany. Single hand cut dovetailed drawer, cut-out wells for game chips or coins, and corner wells for drinks (in the 18th century the corner wells would have held candles). Measures 32.5" square x 28.5" high. The label states: Howard & Sons Manufacturers 25,26,27, Berners St, London, W. Earlier pieces are signed Howard & Sons, Berners Street, prior to the company's expansion. The business was opened in 1820. Howard sofas and chairs became popular during the Victorian era amongst the upper class. They collaborated with Gillows of Lancaster. They supplied furniture to the Savoy Hotel in London. Howard & Sons received a number of Royal Warrants of Appointment. Some authentic designs of Howard & Sons furniture nowadays are in the State Hermitage museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Their pieces are highly coveted by collectors.
19th century English mahogany dumbwaiter with three graduating cylindrical trays to a turned stem supported on tripod legs with pad feet. Dumbwaiters were traditionally used to display desserts. Diameters are 15, 20 and 24 inches; 43 inches high. Lovely patina and excellent condition.
George III period mahogany wing chair, England circa 1760. Shaped wings and scrolled arms over a loose cushion seat; short cabriole legs with pad feed joined by an H stretcher. Measures 49.5 inches high to the back, 17 inches high to the seat, 32 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Extremely strong and comfortable. Upholstery is faded from use, re-upholstery is recommended.
J. L. Treharn tiger maple silver table, or silver server, in the country Queen Anne style. Signature square wooden pin construction, strong all over tiger grain, single drawer. J. L. Treharn, of Youngstown, Ohio, no longer produces hand crafted furniture. The table measures 25.5" wide x 15.5" deep x 34" high; the drawer is 5.5" deep inside. Pristine condition.