Best Traditional Design - for reproduction of a Philadelphia Side Chair - 2021 Northern Woods Show
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Cartouche Award 2020 - Presented by the SAPFM for life time achievement in Period Furniture.
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Best Traditional Design - for reproduction of a Philadelphia Tip & Turn Tea Table - 2019 Northern Woods Show
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Best Carving - for reproduction of a Tall Case Clock - 2018 Northern Woods Show
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Best Handwork & Peer Award - for reproduction of a Chippendale Dressing Table - 2017 Northern Woods Show
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Best Handwork - for reproduction of a John Goddard Tea Table - 2015 Northern Woods Show
This is a reproduction of a piece that has been called the “Acme of Perfection Tea Table.” The original was made in Philadelphia around 1755. The carving has been attributed to the “Gravan Carver”, who is an unknown individual, but whose work is among the best of 18th Century Philadelphia. The top is a single board and the three legs are dovetailed to the pedestal. The "piecrust" decoration is cut from the solid. The “birdcage” allows the top to tip and turn.