Tassleback Philadelphia
Chippendale Chair

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This is an American classic, the highest order of Federal Period Chair Designs. The finest examples of Chippendale and other English furnishings were reproduced for the discriminating and wealthy clientele of Philadelphia and New York. The extensive hand-carving of the chairs richly embellished their fine proportions and solid structure.

The models and templates for this chair came from an authentic resource in the community. For several years, I was employed as a cabinetmaker for H. Sacks and Sons, in Boston, Massachusetts. They had acquired a reputation for fine furniture reproductions over a century in business. In my early 20s, I was able to learn techniques from these European furniture makers who were reaching retirement. I enjoyed their friendship as well as mentorship in the formative years of my career. In the end, they gave me their original models and patterns, developed over one hundred years of exacting study, which I have to this day.