signed Silas Koph 1995, in three parts with overall fine inlay of lizards and checkered diamonds; the interior with three shelves; flared waterfall base; German brass 2 jewels works, 74"h; waist, 11.25"w; 7.75"d; base, 30.5"w; 17.5"d
From a Massachusetts woman, purchased from the maker.
Silas Kopf (b. 1949) has been making studio furniture since 1973. A graduate of Princeton University with a degree in architecture, he was an apprentice to Wendell Castle for two years.
In 1988 he was the recipient of a Craftsman's Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He used the Fellowship to study traditional marquetry methods at the École Boulle in Paris with Pierre Ramond. Kopf also traveled and studied marquetry and inlay in Italy, England, and Sweden. Kopf was named a Master of the Medium for 2015 by the James Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution. He now resides in Northampton, MA