From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Early John Henry Belter Applied Crest Chair

January 22, 2008

This chair sold yesterday and I kinda wish I had bid on it. Those of you who have been in the Victorian Furniture world for longer than I may have run across this form before, but I have not. I believe that the seller correctly attributed this to John Henry Belter (they actually [...]

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The Next Rare Victorian Giveaway!

January 18, 2008

Time for the second Rare Victorian free giveaway!
I have two of these, so I’m giving away a First Edition copy (1998) of Nadja Maril’s, “Antique Lamp Buyer’s Guide – Identifying Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Lighting” from Schiffer Books. This book retails for $29.95.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with [...]

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Best Place to Invest a Bonus – Victorian Furniture

January 18, 2008

I thought I’d pass on this article about where to spend your bonus – if you happen to be a banker. Although it’s written in the UK and most of the Rare Victorian readers are in the US (and aren’t bankers), I thought most would find it entertaining since it mentions dumping it into [...]

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Common Misspellings of Victorian Cabinetmakers’ Names

January 17, 2008

Is the name of the maker of the sofa above correctly spelled as Charles Boudoine, Badouine, Baudoine, Baudouin, or Boudouine?
None of the above. The correct spelling is “Baudouine” (see image of his stamp below). I have often misspelled it myself on Rare Victorian as a result of mimicking the spelling provided in [...]

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These Chairs Bother Me

January 13, 2008

It’s like that annoying itch that you can’t seem to get rid of. I’ve seen these chairs a hundred times and it seems that 1 out of 5 auction sales with decent Victorian items has at least one of them. They’re on page 94 in the book, American Furniture of the 19th Century. [...]

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Questionable Antique Descriptions

January 12, 2008

I thought that I’d share a personal experience of an example of the problem with online antique descriptions. This scenario happens to involve a dealer, but I won’t isolate dealers as the only individuals capable of misleading buyers. Ebay can be a better breeding ground for misleading information.
I happen to have sold this [...]

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Road Trip!

January 9, 2008

I’m heading to Ohio for business meetings (for my day job) on Monday and Tuesday and I’ve decided to head there early for the weekend. I’m a University of Dayton grad and lived in Ohio for 7 years so I have friends to visit with. It just so happens that Cowan’s is having [...]

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