From the monthly archives:

February 2007

R. J. Horner Blog Launched

February 28, 2007

If you’re a fan of everything R.J. Horner, be sure to check out my new R.J. Horner-only blog launched at rjhorner.com
Since there was so much interest in his items, I broke it out separately so that Horner fans who don’t follow furniture from Jelliff, Belter, Meeks, etc. can track high-quality Horner auctions exclusively. Be [...]

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John Henry Belter Child’s Chair

February 27, 2007

So what does the consummate Belter collector acquire when they thought they had everything covered? Why, a child’s chair of course! This laminated rosewood chair has an amazing 28 1/2″ height and a diminutive 11″ seat height. It exhibits the 7 lamination layers common to Belter parlor furniture. Auction ends March [...]

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R.J. Horner Winged Griffin 12 Foot Dining Table

February 25, 2007

As usual, Bradford’s Antiques has yet another great piece of R. J. Horner furniture for sale. This time it’s a 12 foot dining table with four 20″ leaves which are skirted and carved to match the carvings on the table top for the fully extended 12 foot length. I think this one is [...]

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Modern Gothic Kimbel & Cabus Desk c.1870

February 24, 2007

My (Victorian Era) antique collection includes a mishmash of Rococo, Renaissance, Aesthetic, Elizabethan and Neo-Grec pieces, but I’m conspicuously missing Gothic. I’m a big fan of Gothic design, but I haven’t run across any pieces that were reasonably priced, locally accessible and don’t give my home that “am I at church?” feel. If [...]

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John Henry Belter "Fountain Elms" Pattern Side Chair

February 23, 2007

Here is a beautiful rosewood John Henry Belter “Fountain Elms” pattern side chair up for auction for the next few days. I would have blogged about this chair earlier but the pictures on the listing are very dark and don’t highlight the carvings and the fact that this is a pierced Belter design. [...]

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c1850 John Jelliff Lady’s Writing Desk

February 21, 2007

I think we’re all used to seeing pieces done by John Jelliff in the forms of sofas and chairs, most with the trademark carved arms with figures of animals and humans. Here is a lady’s writing desk attributed to Jelliff and done in Rosewood. It measures approximately 64.5″ high by 36.75″ wide by [...]

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Herter Brothers Inlaid Aesthetic Movement Table

February 20, 2007

Several visitors have come to the site looking for Herter pieces so I am profiling this parlor table attributed to Herter Brothers by the seller, Bradfords Antiques. I will leave the description to Bradfords below, but will first let you know that the listing runs until February 27th and as of today, the price [...]

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