From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Canada and UK “What’s Hot” Added

April 20, 2008

In deference to Rare Victorian visitors from the UK and Canada which represent 2% and 4% of the traffic to this site, respectively, I have added country-specific links to the “Shop For Antiques” page. Don’t worry, I’m paying attention that you’re out there! It’s a start, anyway.

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Unattractive and Undesirable Sofa at Neal Auction

April 20, 2008

Pay no mind to this Grecian (scroll back) sofa in the next Neal Auction coming up in the May 3rd and 4th sale. The carved Cornucopias, incised crestrail, and seat rail gadrooning speak nothing of Anthony Quervelle and his designs. A friend who inspected this sofa for me indicated that the carved legs [...]

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Pair of John Henry Belter Rosalie Meridiennes … or are they Recamiers?

April 18, 2008

Kaminski Auctions of Beverly, MA is selling these twin John Henry Belter Meridiennes/Recamiers on the 26th of April. Condition seems to be fine on these two, which appear to be in the “Rosalie with grapes” pattern, though the image is small enough that I can’t guarantee the grapes are there. Some close-up images [...]

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“Victorian” Keyboard and Monitor

April 17, 2008

If there ever was a computer in the Victorian age, this is what the keyboard and monitor would look like. The “marble” base is actually paper printed from an image taken off of the Internet and the arms that support the monitor are actually antique lamp arms. The whole process of hand-crafting these [...]

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Bringing The 19th Century To The 21st Century

April 16, 2008

So what happens if you’re stuck in the airport, or waiting at the DMV, or standing in line at the cash register with nothing better to do? How to pass the time?
You check out what is going on at RareVictorian.com and VictorianForum.com from your PDA, iPhone or Blackberry, of course!
We are now mobile and [...]

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1869 Patent Hunzinger Side Chair With Original Upholstery

April 15, 2008

I’ts nice to have the drudgery of the blog move done and get back to passing on some of the furniture that I’m running across. If I don’t have to deal with another Nameserver for the rest of my life, it will be too soon.
It appears that this George Hunzinger Side Chair is sporting [...]

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