Each year, the Show brings together more than 100 U.S. and international artisans and dealers, including a number of I.G.M.A. Artisans and Fellows. They offer collectors unique, well-crafted 1-inch, 1/2-inch, and 1/4-inch scale miniatures from around the world.
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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Dealer Rhea Strange, Rhea's Wicker in Miniature

IGMA Artisan Rhea Strange creates authentic miniature 1:12 scale reproductions of antique wicker furniture from the 1860s through the 1890s. Each piece is exquisitely handmade with many hours of hard work and attention to realism and detail. Email: rheas_wicker@hotmail.com

Highly detailed 1895 Victorian rocker by Wicker Garden. The table and footstool are by Wakefield Rattan Company (around 1865).
Wicker bassinet by Rhea Strange, with Nanny porcelain figure by Debra Hammond.
Highly ornamental 1870s Heywood-Wakefield chair. 

To see more of Rhea Strange's fine wicker, go >here<.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

At the Show - Wicker Furniture

Rhea Strange (Rhea's Wicker in Miniature) offers 1:12 scale reproductions of wicker furniture from a bygone era, the Golden Age of American wicker furniture. An IGMA Artisan, she skillfully creates detailed and imaginative authentic wicker pieces from the 1860s-1890s. Her furniture is truly an art form requiring many hours of hard work and commitment. Rhea has been a dealer at Good Sam for the last several years.   rheas_wicker@hotmail.com



Photos taken on showroom floor.

Previous Rhea Strange post here.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Furniture: Rhea's Wicker in Miniature

IGMA Artisan Rhea Strange sells as Rhea's Wicker in Miniature. She handcrafts exquisite 1:12 scale Victorian wicker furniture from the Golden Age of American wicker furniture (1860s-1890s). Her reproductions are imaginative, skillfully detailed, and represent many hours of hard work and attention to authenticity. Rhea has been a dealer at Good Sam for the last several years. rheas_wicker@hotmail.com

Two beautifully detailed--and very fanciful--wicker rockers with side table.
Lovely set of conservatory or porch furniture with love seat, arm chair, side table and coffee table. Loaded with detail.

To see more of Rhea's fabulous wicker furniture, go here.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Figures by Debra Hammond

Debra Hammond, Charleston, South Carolina has been a dealer at Good Sam since 2008.  She specializes in porcelain dolls in one-inch scale and half-inch scale. She also carries some fine handcrafted wood furniture.  debraisland@gmail.com

Nanny porcelain figure in 1:12 scale by Debra Hammond with wicker bassinet by Rhea Strange, Rhea's Wicker.
Porcelain adults and children in period costumes (1:12 scale). Photograph of Debra Hammond's table at the 2012 Good Sam Show.

To see more of Debra Hammond's figures, to here.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

At the Show - Wicker Furniture

The Good Sam dealers in this week's blog all work in 1:12 scale. We share fabulous miniature reproductions of Victorian wicker furniture, exquisite stitchery, and fine doll molds for your viewing pleasure.

IGMA Artisan Rhea Strange has been a dealer at the Good Sam Show for the last several years. Doing business as Rhea's Wicker in Miniature, she creates authentic miniature reproductions of antique wicker furniture from the 1860s through 1890s. Each piece is exquisitely hand made with many hours of hard work and attention to realism and detail.  rheas_wicker@hotmail.com

1880s Wicker bed and ornate antique Victorian wicker lounge.
Late 1800s Swan arm settee and arm chair with side table and coffee table.
1860s arm chair and coffee table with natural patina.
1870s Tea table and ornate Victorian lady's reception chairs with petit point seat cushions.
1890s exotic peacock chair and ottoman.
1890s grouping with a Native American motif.
Settee, arm chair and ottoman from about 1895.
Highly ornamental 1870s Heywood-Wakefield chair.