Sometimes my auction searches by keyword bring up some interesting items such as this Pabst table …

Pabst Blue Ribbon table that is - yes, the beer company. My search is intended to identify antique Daniel Pabst items coming up for sale but today’s search brought up something not by the famous Philadelphia cabinet maker, but by Pabst the beer company. The funny thing is that this Oak table is actually antique 1880s Victorian with shallow Eastlake incised carvings. And it is even stamped by Pabst Blue Ribbon! Too funny. We antique shoppers search (mostly in vain) to find markings, stamps, or labels denoting the cabinet maker for the pieces that we buy. Most of them have nothing for us to hang our hat on, but the beer company thinks ahead and stamps their table.

For those beer drinkers out there, you might notice the handy beer shelves under the table to keep your drink out of harms way when the gambling gets rowdy. Or maybe that shelf is a spot for you to review your cards in private.

Bidding starts at a frothy $1,200. More details and images here.

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I learn something new every day as I glean the Internet for memorable furniture. This form of dressing table can apparently be referred to as a “Duchesse” due to the curved back form. My initial research on the term Duchesse only turned up furniture such as this one which is a form of daybed. Dictionary.com also says that the term is used to describe a daybed, but I assume that Neal Auction is correct in their usage in the context of this table and is teaching me something new here.

This is a beautiful Meeks (attributed) dressing table, almost in the form of an etagere. The fretwork shelves in the curved back form suggest to me that this piece would have fit right in at the Batcave. There is a carved open basket on the stretcher, which is comprised of C-scrolls. The material is Rosewood with a Maple-lined drawer and apparently the marble is original.

Bidding starts at $10,000 and expected range is $15,000 to $25,000.

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Technically this American Classical sideboard that is attributed to Anthony Quervelle is pre-Victorian, probably 1825-1835, but that is close enough for me to profile this beautiful piece in the Rare Victorian.

Anthony Quervelle was a Philadelphia cabinetmaker of French origin. He was born in Paris in 1789 and was working in “Philly” by 1817. He had a successful “Cabinet and Sofa Manufactory” by 1835 at 126 South Street. His work was widely favored and he attracted notable clientèle such as President Andrew Jackson who commissioned Quervelle to produce three marble-topped center and pier tables for the East Room of the White House in 1829. Today his pieces are in several museums including the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can read more about Quervelle here.

From what I have seen of other Quervelle sideboards, the segmented fan panel is one common to his designs. The carved cornucopia brackets are apparently common to Philadelphia designs of the period. Neal Auction is selling this piece during the December 1st and 2nd sale and bidding will start at $4,000 with expected range of $6,000 to $9,000. More details at the listing.

I’ve also provide a picture of a Quervelle (attributed) sofa that is being sold during the same sale. Beautiful lines and proportion. You can click on the image for more details.

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