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- Best Traditional Design
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  2021 Northern Woods
- Best Traditional Design
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  2019 Northern Woods
- Best Carving
  (Photo by Tony Kubalak)
  2018 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork & Peer
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  2017 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork
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  2015 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork
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  2012 Northern Woods
- Best Carving
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  2011 Northern Woods
- Best Traditional Design
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  2008 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork
  (Photo by Ramon Moreno)
  2007 Northern Woods
- Best Carving
  (Photo by Ramon Moreno)
  2006 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork
  (Photo by Ramon Moreno)
  2005 Northern Woods
- Woodworking for Pleasure
  (Photo by Burt Levy)
  2004 Northern Woods

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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

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Newport Blockfront Six-Shell Desk & Bookcase

This is a reproduction of mahogany Newport six shell blockfront desk and bookcase. There are ten known originals, and they can be split into two groups based on design elements. This one is a copy of the closed bonnet version, of which there are six originals. The other four are characterized by an open bonnet. The original of this one dates to 1760 - 1790. It was built in Newport, Rhode Island probably by John Goddard.

One of the unique elements of this piece is the three doors on the upper case. Two of the doors are hinged together to form one larger door, which opens as a unit. Another thing to note is that the convex shells are applied, but the concave ones are cut from the solid.

The last time one of these desks came to auction was in 1989. It was the Nicholas Brown Desk and was of the open bonnet variety. It sold for $12.1M, which still is a record for a single piece of furniture.