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I was contacted by a Rare Victorian visitor about a Shupe & Noble bed that they would like to sell and I thought it would be good to share with everyone for two reasons: 1) the maker is known and is not one that I’ve run across before, and 2) it is one of those contraptions that the Victorians seemed to have loved to conjure up.

This Renaissance Revival bed/desk was made some time after the last patent date of 1881 (there are apparently 3 total patents: ’77, ’78, and ’81).  I’m not sure what will happen to your belongings when you open the bed and the drawers are upended face down to the floor.

The bed is for sale for those who might be interested.  Use the contact page on the menu above.

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Emily Dickinson Gothic Revival Chair Mystery

July 1, 2010

I was contacted by someone who was curious if the Rare Victorian community could take a look at this newly found, rare photo of Emily Dickinson. It was previously believed that there was only one of her in existence, but research in to the verification of this new image is proving to be promising that [...]

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“Victorian” Genre A.D.D.

June 29, 2010

If you are a R.J. Horner Renaissance Revival fan, you should hop over to RJHorner.com and read the two latest Horner attribution-debunking posts: Another Horner is actually Robert Mitchell There Is No Horner Egg Moving onto another genre, the Aesthetes in the audience may be interested in this ebonized chair which is currently being bid [...]

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Cabinetmaker Catalog Update

June 21, 2010

I just spent the past two days scanning two disintegrating Robert Mitchell catalogs into Adobe Acrobat format and have made them available for sale via immediate download. They represent a look into the ca. 1890-1910 furniture styles of the time and one catalog in particular (#66) shows a few pieces that have often been attributed [...]

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Allen & Brother Nightstand For Sale

June 20, 2010
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Available for sale is this nightstand with original marble top and “A” key, attributed to the famous Philadelphia cabinetmaking shop of Allen & Brother. All four sides have decorative birdseye maple panels.  These panels have an outer layer of maple and inner layer of a darker wood – walnut.  As was a practice of Daniel [...]

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