A craftsman of a different breed

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Cabinetmaker Allan Breed is well-known among collectors and museum curators, who often commission him to do reproductions. Most of his works are those of Chippendale and Queen Anne pieces from Massachusetts and Philadelphia, PA. His background in American art and history serves his practice well.

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Masterworks: mantels of yesteryears

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Park and Jeanette Pigott run a successful business manufacturing mantels patterned after 18th century models. The business began by buying tarnished mantels and restoring their antique beauty. The couple released 16 new productions of antique-looking mantels in 1995.

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Masterworks: a Colonial-style craftsman

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Furniture maker Gregg Perry began to make furniture when he was still a medical student and needed furniture for his own apartment. He is now a successful manufacturer of high-quality, hand-crafted 18th century reproduction furniture.

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