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The works of M. Dale Chase represent how an artist can transfer technical skills (in this case as a vascular surgeon) to the arts. Working in wood, Chase began with ornamenting the exteriors of objects utilizing three ornamental lathes, including a 150 year-old Holtzapffel. Eventually he secreted the designs on the inside, creating surprises and wonder at the colorful nested layers of woods, elaborate rosette designs, and endless tactile surfaces. Chase named his hand-sized boxes by shape, including – pocket; clam; cricket; cream puff; prune; rims and nugget boxes. These treasures delight and amaze onlookers, and reflect Chase’s design and technical skills.
Ornamental Box Form
African Blackwood & Pink Ivory | 2.25" h x 2.75" dia | $1,500.
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