Seymour-Style Chair
This is an interpretation of a chair made by John and Thomas Seymour of Boston during the Federal Era. While most chairs of this form feature saber-style front legs, this later example has Sheraton-style turned and reeded legs. The front and side rails are fully reeded as is the top of each back leg. The diamond shaped design of the back is constructed of four separate pieces, cut and splined together and tenoned into the back legs and rails. The crest rail features two turnings that are each made on the lathe using two off-center axises allow the finished rail to form a c-shape with the rest of the back. A challenge to build but a neat design element and true to the original. Truly an exquisite chair, this particular piece was awarded Best Traditional- Single Piece at the Baltimore Fine Furnishings Show & Fine Craft Show. One chair is currently available for immediate delivery. They may also be ordered as a pair for a living room or as a larger set for a dining room setting.
Chris Robertson
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I specialize in reproductions and interpretations of traditional American furniture styles, including the William & Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale and Federal furniture eras. I also have a great admiration for Art Deco furniture and have worked in more contemporary styles. I will work in any style so long as the design will not sacrifice the integrity and durability of the piece. I demand my work be of the highest quality but I still try to ensure it is very competitively priced within the market.
Each new commission begins with a discussion of wood and a selection of the finest traditionally used hardwoods chosen for their grain orientation and figure. With access to wide stock (some boards 20" and wider) I rarely need to glue up panels. This eliminates unsightly seems and allows the natural pattern of the grain to play out over the full width of a table top or the side of a chest of drawers as the case may be. My pieces will utilize traditional joinery methods from hand-cut dovetails to pinned mortise and tenon construction. All carvings are done by hand. My federal furniture designs feature the finest quality veneers, shop made bandings, and inlay for dramatic grain effects and are always used over solid hardwood substrates. I am a craftsman and a throwback to a time when furniture was built with integrity and not merely efficiency, I believe in quality and that a piece of furniture, made properly, should last several generations. I encourage you to commission your own heirloom with the beauty of an antique and the smooth function of something brand new. Finally, it is my sincerest hope that you will use and admire your piece on a daily basis and pass it down in your family for generations as many of the originals that were so well loved have been.
I will hand deliver and install pieces to customers within a days travel distance. For those customers that are further away, pieces may be blanket wrapped and crated for safe transport.
I encourage you to visit the website and welcome you to email me with any inquiries that you may have and I will make a effort to answers you as quickly as possible. Cheers.
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