Friday, July 10, 2009

Dining Table - American North West & Ancient Castles - MLT0614


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All Scottsdale Art Factory Furnishings Are Designed In America and Built In America Using Solid Natural Air Dried Timber, Genuine Stone, Marble, Granite, Fine Leathers, Fabric And Hand Forged Steel. By The Hands Of True American Master Craftsmen.











Under the supervision of world renowned artist H. J. Nick using only the finest materials. We use "No" engineered cores or faux materials such as paste boards, veneers, masonite, MDO plywood, melamine and oriented strand board panels with expensive wood sounding names such as walnut or hickory veneer etc.

"This Is The Real McCoy."






Master Crafted In America Since 1913. Our prices are usually lower than lesser quality name brand mass production imports, this is because "We Are The Factory," so don't be fooled by our upscale appearance.





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Investment Quality Equals An Appreciable Asset Furnishing, Destined For Antiquity.


We build only proud to own family heirloom furnishing, rich with family history and priceless heritage. This process begins with you and your family personalizing each piece with your own special design requests. H. J. Nick supervises the details and drafting process with his design team, and upon your approval, we then build your product. Once you receive your item, you can enjoy it secure in the knowledge it will increase in value and become a cherished family heirloom that is guaranteed to stand the test of time.




Historical Origin And Design Inspiration



Whitetails communicate in many different ways including sounds, scent and marking. All whitetail deer are capable of producing audible noises, unique to each animal. Fawns release a high pitched squeal, known as a bleat, to call out to their mothers. Does also bleat, as well as grunt. Grunting produces a low, guttural sound that will attract the attention of any other deer in the area. Both does and bucks snort, a sound that often signals danger. As well as snorting, bucks also grunt at a pitch thats gets lower with maturity. Bucks are unique, however, in their grunt-snort-wheeze pattern that often shows aggression and hostility.







King Carol I of Romania (1839-1914), one of the great Romanian kings and conqueror of the National Independence, first visited the region and future site of the castle in 1866, when he fell in love with the rugged but magnificent mountain scenery. So, in 1872, a total of one thousand "pogoane", approx. 1,300 acres (5.3 km2), is purchased by the king and Piatra Arsa region becomes The Royal Domain of Sinaia, destined to be a hunting preserve and summer retreat for the monarch. On August 22, 1875, the foundation for Peleş Castle, the city of Sinaia, and indeed for the country of Romania itself was established. Several other buildings, annexed to the castle, were built simultaneously:




The Guard's Chambers, The Economat Building, The Foişor Hunting Chateau, The Royal Stables. The Power Plant was also constructed then, and Peleş became world's first castle fully operated by electric power. The "Sipot" Villa was constructed later. This would serve as the work site of architect Karel Liman. Liman would later supervise the building of Pelişor chateau (1889-1903, the future residence of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania), as well as of the King's Ferdinand Vila in the Royal Sheepfold Meadow (the actual Sheepfold Meadow). First three initial design plans for Peleş were copies of other palaces from western Europe but king Carol I rejected them all as they were too costly and unoriginal.




Second architect, Johannes Schultz won by presenting a more original plan, something that appealed to the king's taste: a grand palatial alpine villa combining different structures of classic European styles, mostly following Italian elegance and German aesthetics in Renaissance lines. The cost of the castle itself between 1875 and 1914 was estimated to be 16 000 000 gold Romanian lei (approx. $US 120 million today). Between three and four hundred men worked consistently on it. Queen Elisabeth of Romania, during the construction phase, wrote on her journal:













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Desiged From 175 Year Old Design KD2110 And CST899 And CBT500


Use Designs From Any Were And H J Nick And His Design Team Will Create Your Dream Furnishing


Details As Shown: Dining Table Royal Dining Room And Wilderness carved Chairs Solid Northern White Cedar - Exotic Natural Core Wood - 60" Wide X 216’" Long X 31” Tall with hand carved Harness solid joined and interlocking and is permanently mounted to the 4" thick solid timber table top. This handmade dining table is hand hewn, pegged, mortised and tenon joined to form a solid mass that will never become weak or wobbly. Each leg includes a mar proof leveling foot allowing this table to be leveled on any floor.




Details As Shown: Matching High Back Side Chairs. Solid Northern White Cedar - Exotic Natural Core Wood - 22”W X 20”D X 49”T. This size chair allows an adult comfortable sitting and a dining space of 24" (unlike most production tables with only 18" sitting space). These matching chairs are hand hewn, joined and doweled to form a solid structure that will never become loose or unstable. The posts are 2 3/4" X 2" and each chair leg has a mar proof button foot. The orthopedic slight pitch of the back allows for the most comfortable dining seating. These furnishings are truly custom and that means you may order your chairs to fit your particular comfort requirements at no extra cost.




Details As Shown: Matching High Back Arm Chairs. Solid Northern White Cedar - Exotic Natural Core Wood - 26”W X 20”D X 49”T. This size chair allows an adult comfortable sitting and a dining space of 24" (unlike most production tables with only 18" sitting space). These matching chairs are hand hewn, joined and doweled to form a solid structure that will never become loose or unstable. The posts are 2 3/4" X 2" and each chair leg has a mar proof button foot. The orthopedic slight pitch of the back allows for the most comfortable dining seating. These furnishings are truly custom and that means you may order your chairs to fit your particular comfort requirements at no extra cost.




Details As Shown: Upholstery Full Wrap Fabric Seats And Backs With Tack Buttons. Customer's choice of fabric or leather. You may choose from hundreds of fabric styles or leather colors in stock or supply your own to further customize your dining room set.







Details As Shown: Dark Walnut Table - Exotic Cedar - Light Distress northern white core wood exotic cedar. If raised grain finish is desired. The wire brushed raised grain of the natural cedar is designed to appear rustic and aged, however, this is a highly finished, snag and splinter free surface. Our processes includes five to ten coats of hand rubbed furniture quality clear oils or water based non-toxic lacquers. It is applied, cured, rubbed and re-applied depending upon whether your order is limited edition or old growth original works. Every surface of this table and chairs is finely finished including the undersides and hidden areas. These furnishings are built to investment family heirloom quality and are finished to be virtually maintenance free and will stand the test of time. You may choose the natural color, from over 400 standard stain colors or computer color match to any color stain. Most of our finishes are water based and earth friendly. You may order any color or texture finish at no extra charge.








About The Wood: Important details about our timber and craftsmanship.



Hand Carving Information: Important details about the kind of carving you can expect when you order from Scottsdale Art Factory.












Colorized Carving. You can order any carving colorized. In order to achieve a colorized carving, multiple stain colors are used. The stains are hand applied and blended with an artistic eye to achieve an enhanced natural appearance.







Our Heritage: Marabella brothers come to America.






All Steel Is Coal Fired, Hammered By Master Blacksmiths “The Old Fashioned Way” And Patina Finished.
At Scottsdale Art Factory, we take pride in our traditional, superior quality workmanship and craft our products from only the finest steel. Our master blacksmiths have been classically trained, and utilize old world techniques such as coal firing, anvil hammering and hand forging to create the finest handcrafted hardware available anywhere. All of our steel work is hand patina finished by heat applying iron oxides to achieve a natural patina finish that will stand the test of time.






Nothing is Drop Forged. We create works “The Old Fashioned Way” using solid hand forged steel, (drop forging is a poor quality, casted copy of a hand forged work of art). Nothing is wrought iron; wrought iron is simply a softer and less sturdy form of metal that cannot compare to stronger hand forged low carbon steel.







Master Blacksmithing: The kind of hand forged metal work you can expect when you order from Scottsdale Art Factory.



Patina Finish As Shown: Various Colors Of Hand Applied Iron Oxide Patinas. Our beautiful patina finishes are hand applied using a special patented process where oxides are bonded into the metal at over 1000 degrees. This permanent finish beautifies with age. S.A.F. does not paint or faux finish any of our iron creations. Paint fades, chips and cracks over time and patinas last forever. No Drop Forged Casted Copies. No Paint Or Powder Coated Finishes. limited edition or original works. Every surface of this furnishing is finely finished including the undersides and hidden areas.








Each item is finished to be virtually maintenance free and to age with grace. All steel parts are hand patina finished the old fashioned way by iron oxide hand applied with high temperature heat. We never powder coat or faux paint our steel, it has been proven paint and powder coating methods do not hold up over time. You may choose from many natural iron oxide colors. Our patina finishes are water based and earth friendly. You may order any single color or texture finish at no extra charge.
Fine Finish Information: Important details about our finish process: patinas, sealant and wood finishes.




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Our Guarantee: We Guarantee Each Item “Forever” – No Questions Asked, backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship.












Our Price Guarantee: Why you may purchase hand made custom at production prices.








Scottsdale Art Factory carries on the American Arts And Crafts Movement of the 21st century, in the same way William Morris and John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) inspired Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement) in America circa 1900. Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene (inspired architects of the ultimate cottages such as the Gamble House in Pasadena California) are credited with raising quality standard to its highest level in their day. All of these great master craftsman also inspired the Marabella Brothers in the early 20th Century (founders of SAF circa 1913).




Every creative enterprise is always built on a foundation that was laid down by its predecessors. Creative people are also dependent on the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and Scottsdale Art Factory have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.



Our Heritage: Marabella brothers come to America.



See Our Blog More about the history of Scottsdale Art Factory and the American furniture movement of the 21st century.