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  2021 Northern Woods
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  2019 Northern Woods
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  2018 Northern Woods
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  2017 Northern Woods
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  2015 Northern Woods
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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
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  2007 Northern Woods
- Best Carving
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  2006 Northern Woods
- Best Handwork
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  2005 Northern Woods
- Woodworking for Pleasure
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  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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Waln-Ryerss Family Queen Anne Side Chair

This chair is a mahogany reproduction of the Waln-Ryerss Family Queen Anne side chair. Of the original set that numbered at least six, only four are known. This chair is the pinnacle of the Queen Anne form. It has been described as "the best American Queen Anne chair yet found." In December 2003 one of the four originals sold at auction for $679,500.00.

Furthermore, this chair is a transition piece in that it has rococo style carving, typical of the Chippendale style, yet it has the distinctive Queen Anne form. The construction details are also from the earlier Queen Anne period. The splat in this chair matches very closely the splat of a Chippendale chair displayed elsewhere in the chair section. The original dates from 1760.