New York City’s artsy Soho district, long the haunt of painters and sculptors and the home of toney galleries that show their work, got a good look at high-style woodworking this past spring. Three different shows ran concurrently.

One of them, at Gallery Henoch, was a group show of works by David Ebner, John Dunnigan, and Richard Newman. The designs were accomplished, the craftsmanship superb.

A trip to Egypt inspired Dunnigan’s “Pavilion Bench” (below, left), in ebonized mahogany and curly maple. The lines are Pharaonic, the plastic rings recall street vendors hawking bracelets.

In France, lingerie is kept in a seven-drawer dresser-one drawer for each day. Ebner’s “Seminée,” (above, right) carries on the tradition. Built from Honduras mahogany, the chest stands 45 in. tall.

Newman’s “Wridng Desk,” (top) is his most recent piece. Made of curly cherry and ebony, its spiral-fluted legs were machined on a shaper using an elaborate jig.