From the monthly archives:

June 2007

R.J Horner? No, Stickley-Brandt

June 29, 2007

Here’s a parlor set that will be sold at auction by Steven’s Auction Company during their July 27th/28th sale that is marked down as a Horner set. I have seen this same set attributed to Horner and Karpen in the past but it was actually done by Stickley-Brandt and was in their catalog as [...]

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J & JW Meeks Side Chairs – Stanton Hall

June 29, 2007

Up for auction is a pair of J & JW Meeks side chairs made in the Stanton Hall pattern with coral damask upholstery. Expected sale range is $1,200 to $1,500 with starting price of $600. Here’s a pair of the same chairs for $12,500.

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Another Furniture Maker Attribution Rant

June 27, 2007

You’ve seen my previous posts on the problems with attributions. I wanted to share one more related theme that I tend to encounter too often when I write to antique sellers about the pieces that they are selling.
If I’m looking at a piece that a seller attributes to a particular maker and something looks [...]

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Leon Marcotte Credenza

June 26, 2007

Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone and I have just learned that lesson very recently. I recently purchased the above pictured credenza at a small auction house in the country that usually doesn’t have items that would be considered high-end. Their auction house has allowed me to create the [...]

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Charles Boudoine (not Belter) Armchair

June 24, 2007

Up for Auction is a very nice Rococo Rosewood armchair I will attribute to Charles Boudoine, and I believe incorrectly marked as John Henry Belter for it’s auction. In looking at the listing, the “earlobe” carving on the chair back reminded me of Boudoine but not of Belter. Charles Boudoine was of French [...]

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Hunzinger Lollipop Settee

June 21, 2007

Here’s’ the George Hunzinger Lollipop Settee from the “The Furniture of George Hunzinger Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth Century America” by Barry R. Harwood on page 131. Thanks go out to Joan Bogart who provided the image for the book for allowing me to post it here. I also am a big fan [...]

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George Hunzinger Settees

June 19, 2007

I am posting this pic of a settee by George Hunzinger for Ellen who passed by the Rare Victorian Blog this week and asked if Hunzinger did a settee in-line with the lollipop chair designs. Thanks very much to Joan Bogart who provided the picture above to me. You must see the Hunzinger table [...]

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