From the monthly archives:

February 2007

Charles A. Boudoine Laminated Rosewood Sofa ca. 1855

February 16, 2007

I have a recently acquired habit of collecting sofas. I have more sofas than I have space to put them in. A recently purchased Jelliff sits in my garage while a Belter scroll sofa sits at a right angle to a French rococo sofa in the parlor. They’re placed in this configuration [...]

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Néo-grec Cabinet with Wedgewood Plaques

February 16, 2007

Up for bidding is a 1870’s Renaissance Revival cabinet with wedgewood plaques. According to the seller, the cabinet is mahogany with pine on the back with bronze ormolu mounts, brass trimming, gilt incising, and an inlay detail line on the top areas. There are actually three plaques: one round on each door flanking [...]

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Hunzinger Duplex Spring Lollipop Chair

February 14, 2007

This “Lollipop Chair” is probably the most recognizable George Hunzinger creation. The patented duplex spring on this chair is unique to Hunzinger’s work and aids the weekend antique store shopper in identifying his rockers, many of which were not in this lollipop form. This chair can be seen in “Styles of American Furniture” [...]

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Alexander Roux and Joseph Cabus Collaboration

February 14, 2007

Alexander Roux and Joseph Cabus had a brief (1852) collaboration on furniture in the form of A. Roux & Co. before Joseph began working with Anthony Kimbel (ie. Kimbel & Cabus). This labeled piece from Roux/Cabus is a three tier buhl inlaid dessert stand.

The stand is 32 inches tall with 9 inch spacing between [...]

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Mahogany NeoClassical Center Table w/ Caryatid Figures

February 12, 2007

Up for sale is a c. 1890 center table probably made in N.Y. and possibly by Herter Brothers. The legs are terminated by four ebonized and gilded caryatids. The curved stretcher ends in a gilded urn. You can buy-it-now for $5800 or provide a best offer bid. This table is being [...]

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R.J. Horner Oak Griffin Desk

February 11, 2007

I’ve had several recent posts dealing with R.J. Horner items and this is primarily due to two things: one, a significant number of visitors to my site/blog are looking for R.J. Horner items, and two, there have been a rash of Horner pieces coming up for sale at the moment.
It seems that too many [...]

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R. J. Horner Style Quartersawn Oak Griffin Sideboard

February 10, 2007

If you are a fan of R. J. Horner, you will love this Quartersawn, heavily carved sideboard. Although it is not being attributed to R.J. Horner, the quality, style and carvings are very representative of his work. If you aren’t familiar with Bradfords Antiques, they have been restoring quality antiques for over 30 [...]

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