William Savery (cabinetmaker)

Savery served a 7-year apprenticeship under the Philadelphia cabinetmaker Solomon Fussell, beginning in 1735.

[2]: 256 In addition to custom pieces in mahogany and walnut, Savery manufactured large numbers of maple rush-seated chairs.

Some of his pieces are marked with an "S." A rare few retain their original paper labels: "All Sorts of Chairs and Joiners Work Made and Sold by WILLIAM SAVERY, At the Sign of the Chair, a little below the Market, in Second Street.

Early in the 20th century, the walnut dressing table at Van Cortlandt House Museum in The Bronx became the first labeled Savery piece rediscovered by scholars.

This led them to attribute many unmarked Philadelphia pieces to Savery (see Halsey and Dyer, below).

Governor's Council Chamber, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Four of these Queen Anne chairs are originals and attributed to Savery; four are modern reproductions.
Side chair by William Savery, c. 1740-1750