From the monthly archives:

July 2007

George Hunzinger Patent 1866 Folding Chair

July 27, 2007

Up at auction is a George Hunzinger stamped chair, patented in 1866. This chair design is depicted on page 51 of “The Furniture of George Hunzinger, Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America” by Barry Harwood. The chair is refinished and reupholstered and exhibits Renaissance Revival details.
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, many Merklen [...]

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Inlaid Renaissance Revival Credenza

July 18, 2007

Coming up for sale is a Renaissance Revival credenza done in the style that Alexander Roux, Pottier & Stymus, Herter Brothers and the other New York makers would have produced. This piece has gold incising, inlay panels and Neo-Grec ormolu mounts. You’ll note the face of Jenny Lind in an ormolu mount in [...]

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Kilian Brothers Aesthetic Pedestal

July 9, 2007

Usually I profile a piece before it actually sells, but in this case I’m doing so after the sale. Here’s an Aesthetic pedestal that sold for $2,100 this past weekend on Ebay. A few noteworthy elements of this piece point to it being attributed to Kilian Brothers (courtesy of John Mihos): 1) multi-colored [...]

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John Jelliff Carvings Update

July 5, 2007

I ran into yet another carving style for the Jelliff arms after I submitted the post yesterday, so I am adding it here. A Jelliff-attributed sofa just went for sale with the above arms including something I’ve never seen on Jelliff carved bust arms – ebonizing. The sofa is starting at $1,900 and [...]

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John Jelliff Carved Bust Arms Analysis

July 3, 2007

There is a sidechair for sale on Ebay that is not attributed to any particular maker, but by zooming in on the arms one can see a carved Jenny Lind bust that normally would point to the chair being made by John Jelliff. With a starting price of $70 and expected range of $150-$300, this [...]

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