From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Pricing Your Antiques For Sale

February 18, 2008

My antique Victorian pricing research over the years has been a mishmash of looking at pricing on Ebay auctions for sale (current and closed) and Googling keywords appropriate to the piece I’m looking to sell. I might go to Ruby Lane or TIAS or Trocadero or GoAntiques and do searches there, but it is [...]

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Innovative Horn Chairs by Wenzel Friedrich

February 18, 2008

This piece may not look Victorian, but you can’t get more authentically Victorian than selling a piece to Queen Victoria herself! Wenzel Friedrich was a German immigrant residing in San Antonio Texas from 1853. He produced award-winning furniture from Longhorn cattle horns.
He began creating this furniture in the 1880s and even produced pieces [...]

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Fontaine’s "Exceptional Antique Auction" – February 23rd

February 15, 2008

For those of you who are avid VictorianForum.com visitors, you are already aware of this, that the Fontaine’s auction is approaching and now the listings have hit Ebay. I’ve created a custom search that isolates just the furniture for Fontaine’s here, which includes 139 high-quality pieces.
The Roux-attributed table above will be one of the [...]

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Completely Restored Regina Music Box From 1909

February 12, 2008

An anonymous commenter got the mystery device’s name correct – this is a Regina, technically a ReginaPhone 240 Music Box and it plays 15 1/2 inch Regina discs. I’ve wanted one of these for a while but they are so highly desired, the price for a nice tabletop version starts in the $2,000 range [...]

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What Mystery Device Produces This Music?

February 11, 2008

The highly distorted image above is disguising the device that produces the beautiful sound that you will hear when you play the audio below. If you have a guess as to what type of device it is, post your guess into the comments section below. I will reveal the device tomorrow and provide [...]

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Modern Day Merklen Maker

February 11, 2008

Tom Webster is a wood turner from Indianapolis, Indiana and he sent me these photos of a Merklen-inspired table that he created from Curly Oak. I’m very impressed by the reproduction of the triple-spiral legs that Merklen used to produce and you can see an image below of an authentic Merklen table with that [...]

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Eastlake Settee with Gothic Details

February 9, 2008

My Eastlake Search turned up the usual flood of newly listed furniture with Charles Locke Eastlake influences, but this one was interesting due to the Gothic elements that were pierce-carved into the seatback design. The carvings include a quatrefoil rosette, lancet arches, and finials that were popular in Gothic Revival designs.
Bidding ends February 13th [...]

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