From the monthly archives:

February 2008

The William P. and Emma C. Bancroft Bed

February 29, 2008

Recently, during one of my wife’s painting weekends (she is making sure all the white walls in our home’s upper floors adopt a real hue), we moved one of the beds away from the wall and I noticed this label on the back of the headboard. Not quite sure how I missed it as [...]

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Hunzinger Heyday

February 26, 2008

I have this picture in my head of Wall Street traders’ flailing arms with tickets in hand and yelling, “Buy, Buy, Buy Hunzinger!” That is about what it feels like with a recent series of Hunzinger purchases that have transpired. I don’t think I’ve seen this much excitement or should I say bewilderment [...]

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Four-Piece Aesthetic/Eastlake Bedroom Set

February 24, 2008

I’ve put up for sale a 4-piece bedroom set accented with Birdseye Maple panels. Although it is a nice set, it doesn’t fit the way I would like in the bedroom that I intended to use it in. I nabbed this set due to the Maple wood being a nice departure from the [...]

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Forum Post Contest Update

February 23, 2008

An update on the leaders in the Forum new posts contest: Peakangus and 1881victorian are neck-and-neck, but it is still anyone’s to win. If you haven’t stopped by the forum and are a Victorian antique lover, this is your place to communicate with other like-minded people.
I’m upping the ante on the contest and [...]

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Kilian Brothers Inlaid Parlor Table at Neal Auction

February 23, 2008

I happened to be perusing an old article from May ‘99 in The Magazine Antiques and noticed that this table at Neal Auction, attributed to Berkey & Gay, is actually in a photo from an 1870 catalog photograph. This table was done by Kilian Brothers and if you happen to have the article, look [...]

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Proof That Credenza Depot Stores Existed

February 22, 2008

I’m retiring from trying to figure out what cabinet maker made a particular credenza as it is just a mind-bending exercise to do. Cabinet makers didn’t need to make furniture from scratch; they could import components from Europe or purchase them locally and integrate these elements into their pieces. The inlay panels were [...]

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Neal Auction Company’s Winter Estates Auction February 23rd & 24th

February 20, 2008

Neal Auction Company’s Winter Estates auction is coming up this weekend and will include a nice selection of high-end Victorian Furniture including the Herter Brothers’ attributed sofa above. It reminds me more of a Gustave Herter solo effort a la page 132 of the Herter Brothers book.
A few other tasty items that got my [...]

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